(Manassas)- Manassas will celebrate its 150th birthday on Saturday with a full day of events planned in Dean Park. There will be videos of residents telling their “Manassas story,” tours of the Manassas Industrial School for Colored Youth, founded by Jennie Dean in 1893 to serve African-American children, and crafts for children of all ages meant to honor the city’s history. There will also be a historic Manassas Museum exhibit on display, poetry readings and live music. A time capsule meant to commemorate life in present-day Manassas will be locked up, not to be opened for 50 years.
