Old Sturbridge Village to Host Ceremony for New U.S. Citizens on July 4

Wednesday, July 01, 2015

GoLocalWorcester News Team

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will celebrate the nation’s 239th birthday by welcoming more than 4,000 new U.S. citizens at over 50 naturalization ceremonies across the country July 1-4.

In Central Massachusetts, a naturalization ceremony will be held at Old Sturbridge Village on July 4. 85 people will take the oath of citizenship in front of a federal judge and dignitaries on the Village Common.

“As we celebrate Independence Day, we welcome over 4,000 new Americans who will be able to enjoy all the rights, privileges and responsibilities of U.S. citizenship,” said USCIS Director León Rodríguez. “From Los Angeles to New York, Miami to Seattle, Indianapolis to Los Alamos, these individuals are showing their full commitment to the freedoms, values and ideals that have inspired Americans since the Declaration of Independence in 1776.”

In Massachusetts, Concord and Northampton will also be hosting ceremonies on July 4.

Citizenship candidates will also take the Oath of Allegiance at locations including the New York Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center in Chicago, Seattle Center, the National WWII Museum in New Orleans and the Tower Theater in Miami. This year’s celebration also will feature ceremonies at historic sites such as George Washington’s Mount Vernon in Virginia; Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello in Charlottesville, Virginia; and the USS Midway in San Diego, California.