Residents take a trip back in time with Fourth of July Antique Faire
Mack Phinney, Howie Smith and Gary Franklin fire a volley at the Fourth of July Antique Faire on Saturday. Photos by Nick Mossman
Claire Smith, center, rings a freedom bell. 
Angela Dunham rings a freedom bell. 
Mack Phinney, Howie Smith and Gary Franklin were part of the militia that fired a volley at the Antique Faire. 
Howie Smith adjusts his gun.
Lots of antiques were out on the green during the faire. 
Many dealers sold antique boxes.
One dealer sold nesting dolls. 
One of Kellogg's bottles amid the glassware that he was selling.
Mack Phinney, Howie Smith and Gary Franklin fire a volley at the Fourth of July Antique Faire on Saturday. Photos by Nick Mossman
Claire Smith, center, rings a freedom bell.
Angela Dunham rings a freedom bell.
Mack Phinney, Howie Smith and Gary Franklin were part of the militia that fired a volley at the Antique Faire.
Howie Smith adjusts his gun.
Lots of antiques were out on the green during the faire.
Many dealers sold antique boxes.
One dealer sold nesting dolls.
One of Kellogg's bottles amid the glassware that he was selling.
Wareham residents took a trip back in time during the Wareham Historical Society's annual Antique Faire on Saturday, July 4 at the Village Green.
The faire featured Revolutionary War-era minutemen, a ringing of bells for liberty and antique dealers scattered across the lawn at the green.
Three men wearing garments from the era of the American Revolution stood at the center of the green and fired a three-round volley for Independence Day at around noon.
After the volley, Wareham Historic District Commission Chair Robert Blair spoke about the importance of the 250th anniversary and honoring America's veterans.
"Let us pause for a moment and remember the sacrifice that gave us today," Blair said.
Blair spoke about the sacrifice that the Founding Fathers made when they signed the Declaration of Independence and the risks that they were taking by doing so. He then spoke about the sacrifices that American servicemen and servicewomen make and have made throughout history.
In addition to Blair's speech about the 250th anniversary, a group of 14 attendees also rang freedom bells as part of a nationwide ceremony to honor the American semiquincentennial.
The historical presentations and bell ringing weren't the only ways to engage with the nation's history at the faire. Many antique dealers, like Jim Kellogg, sold antiques from decades ago.
Kellogg said that the oldest items in his collection were bottles from 1880.
Historical Society President Angela Dunham said that she was "very pleased" with the faire's turnout, despite the conditions outdoors. The temperatures sat above 90 degrees outside as the sun beat down on the Village Green. While some antique dealers were set up in the shade, others were sitting in the sun during the faire.
"I think we've done well," Kellogg said, in spite of the temperature outside.
