Juneteenth celebration to honor local event founder Wilma Newton

Juneteenth celebration to honor local event founder Wilma Newton

Thursday’s Juneteenth celebration at Elliott Park will include a remembrance of the event’s founder, Wilma Newton, an organizer says.

Juneteenth in Gettysburg: Community events to honor Black history and heritage - Gettysburg Connection

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania – June 5, 2025 Educational programs, musical performances, and culturally centered events are planned to commemorate Juneteenth in Gettysburg, starting with a ceremony at the town’s historic Black cemetery. The commemoration begins on June 19 at Lincoln Cemetery — Gettysburg’s only surviving Black cemetery — which will host a public ceremony and graveside tours. The cemetery, the final resting place of more than 450 loca…