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An old fashioned Independence Day in Ledyard

July 04, 2015 12:00 am • Last Updated: July 06, 2015 7:36 am

By Tim Cook

Anna Finlayson, 16, right, adjusts her 4-year-old sister Lily's bonnet as participants celebrate an old fashioned Independence Day with the Ledyard Historical Society at the Nathan Lester House and Farm Tool Museum in Ledyard Saturday, July 4, 2015. (Tim Cook/The Day)
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Ledyard — Anna Finlayson, 16, adjusted her 4-year-old sister Lily's bonnet as participants celebrate an old fashioned Independence Day with the Ledyard Historical Society at the Nathan Lester House and Farm Tool Museum Saturday.

Sarah Bailey, 10, of Gales Ferry laughs after she completely missed catching the hoop while playing the colonial game Hoops and Graces with her friends as participants celebrate an old fashioned Independence Day with the Ledyard Historical Society at the Nathan Lester House and Farm Tool Museum in Ledyard Saturday, July 4, 2015. (Tim Cook/The Day)
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