Star-Spangled Celebration: A youngster with Deborah De Los Santos’ summer camp group waves Old Glory at the Fourth of July ceremony to swear in new U.S. citizens at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture on Richmond’s Arthur Ashe Boulevard. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)

New U.S. citizens About 100 people from nearly 50 countries took the oath of allegiance to become U.S. citizens during an Independence Day ceremony outside the Virginia Museum of History & Culture in Richmond. Chief Judge Roger L. Gregory of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals presided over the ceremony and administered the oath as family, friends and area residents watched. Dina Zain, originally of Sudan, waves a U.S. flag. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)

New U.S. citizens About 100 people from nearly 50 countries took the oath of allegiance to become U.S. citizens during an Independence Day ceremony outside the Virginia Museum of History & Culture in Richmond. Chief Judge Roger L. Gregory of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals presided over the ceremony and administered the oath as family, friends and area residents watched. Felicia Baffour of Ghana shows off her new citizenship documents as she stands with her husband, Dave Baffour, and their children, Jaiden and Victoria. The family lives in Fredericksburg. (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)

Blooms over Overbrook Road (Regina H. Boone/Richmond Free Press)

Fourth of July fans Rain couldn’t dampen the Fourth of July holiday spirit of spectators who donned rain gear and huddled under umbrellas to hear the Richmond Concert Band perform at Richmond’s Dogwood Dell. The annual performance ushered in a fireworks show despite stormy weather last Thursday that canceled other area events. (photo by Ava Reaves)

Fourth of July fans Rain couldn’t dampen the Fourth of July holiday spirit of spectators who donned rain gear and huddled under umbrellas to hear the Richmond Concert Band perform at Richmond’s Dogwood Dell. The annual performance ushered in a fireworks show despite stormy weather last Thursday that canceled other area events.(photo by Ava Reaves)