The 55th annual commemoration of the birth of President Millard Fillmore. Free public graveside service; indoor guest speaker & reception.
THE BUFFALO PRESIDENTIAL CENTER & THE UNIVERSITY at BUFFALO INVITE YOU TO A FREE PUBLIC EVENT
JANUARY 7, 2020 10 am at FOREST LAWN CEMETERY BUFFALO, NY
to COMMEMORATE THE 220TH ANNIVERSARY of the BIRTH of MILLARD FILLMORE, 13th U.S. President
Gravesite ceremony including presentation of wreath from the White House by Lt. Col. Shawn Reynolds, Niagara Falls Air Force Base
Followed by a reception at the Margaret L. Wendt Archive & Resource Center with refreshments sponsored by The Buffalo Club and speaker Courtney Speckmann (former Director of Education/White House Historical Association;Buffalo Presidential Center Trustee)
Exhibition of Fillmore memorabilia from the
Bren Price and Brad Hunt Collections
FREE TROLLEY SHUTTLE BETWEEN THE GRAVESITE AND WENDT CENTER PROVIDED BY FOREST LAWN
Fillmore legacy organizations, which Fillmore helped found, include the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, the Buffalo Club, Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, Buffalo General Medical Center, Buffalo History Museum, Buffalo Public Schools, Buffalo Science Museum, Hodgson Russ LLP, SPCA serving Erie County, Unitarian Universalist Church of Buffalo and the University of Buffalo. Fillmore was the first chancellor of the University of Buffalo