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ANNUAL TRADITION
Pat Shingleton presents 2019 Parade Poster to Drum Major Staff Sergeant Keith Algeo who lead the Marine Band.
N THE EARLY YEARS OF THE PARADE
(1986-1991) simple green on white posters
announced the date and location of the St.
Patrick’s Day parade. With staple gun in hand,
Gretchen Screen placed a poster on every
telephone pole in the area to announce the
upcoming event. That was 1980’s social media,
and the only way to get the word out. We will
be forever grateful to Martin Flanagan and the
Holiday family who owned Franklin Press for
creating and printing them.
Many years later, in 2018, the tradition of
printing annual parade posters was reignited
when Katie Shingleton Maxcy designed a
vintage-style poster which depicted a band
major with pipe in mouth… marching with a
blackthorn shillelagh. Unlike the original posters,
the 2018/2019/2020 editions are meant to
survive the future as each is printed with archival
ink on archival paper. All posters are printed in
limited quantities.
Our online store offers
these collectible posters in
addition to other St. Patrick’s
Day merchandise. Visit
www.wearinofthegreen.
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If you want praise, die.
If you want blame, marry.
The highlight of the 2019 poster
was the presentation of it to Staff
Sergeant Keith Algeo at the opening
ceremonies by Pat Shingleton. Our
of our parade as seen from the foot
of the Perkins Road Overpass. The
United States Marine Corps Band was
riders tossing beads to the excited
truck that brings up the rear of the
parade annually. All versions of the
2018 and 2019 posters were signed
and numbered by the artist. Each
year also featured 50 posters signed
by Founder Pat Shingleton, the Grand
Marshal (Patrick Mockler/2018)
(Father Mike Moroney/2019) and
artist Katie Maxcy.
We are very excited about the
creation of our 2020 poster by Ray
Gallegos, Creative Director for
Raising Canes. Our 35th Anniversary
Poster features the Raising
Canes’ plush puppy adorned in a
Marshal is CEO Todd Graves, one of
whose passions is pet welfare. The
posters are printed on a heavy felt
stock which gives them a richness to
the touch.
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HISTORY OF PARADE POSTERS
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