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Past Events
October 3-5, 2024
Slave Dwelling Project Conference
Philadelphia, PA
Roundtable: Slavery in Pennsylvania German Households
September 17, 2024
Historic Trappe
Trappe, PA
Lecture and Preview of 2026-27 Exhibition
July 18-21, 2024
SHEAR Annual Conference
Philadelphia, PA
“‘Every one of us feels more Important than ever’: Remembering When Independence was Declared in New England”
Panel sponsored by The New England Quarterly
June 20-22, 2024
Archives of Revolution Conference
Providence, RI
“‘Não possa alguém allegar ignorancia’: Portugal in the Archives of Revolution”
June 6-8, 2024
American Political History Conference
Nashville, TN
Roundtable: New Directions in Writing the History of the Founding Era
May 19, 2024
Pennypacker Mills
Schwenksville, PA
“When the Declaration of Independence was News to the Continental Army”
Presentation at Revolutionary War Weekend
May 15, 2024
Washington Memorial Heritage Leadership Forum
Valley Forge, PA
“The Most Important Resolution in American History: How May 15 Set Up July 4, 1776”
January 25, 2024
McNeil Center for Early American Studies
Philadelphia, PA
We Hold These Truths: A WHYY Community Screening and Discussion
Presentations
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Overview of why, when, and how the United States declared independence from Great Britain, and how people reacted to the Declaration in 1776
Great for any audience!
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Exploration of what the Declaration meant to the soldiers who needed to fight to secure independence, and how soldiers and officers—including General George Washington—learned the news
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Survey of how the Declaration of Independence has been celebrated and commemorated, and how different people have used the Fourth of July to advocate for the rights promised in the Declaration
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I can design a presentation about the Declaration of Independence that is specific to your organization, event, location, or a certain theme—submit a request using the form below