Copy of Declaration of Independence to Be Shown at UMF

Copy of Declaration of Independence to be shown at UMF

A rare 1776 printed copy of the document will be displayed at the University of Maine at Farmington’s Emery Community Arts Center on Oct. 2-3 as part of a statewide tour.

Norway Savings Bank contributes $1,000 to Declaration of Independence statewide tour

As part of our nation’s 250th anniversary, the Maine Historical Society is providing everyone with the opportunity to view one of our nation’s most important documents. The organization will be stewarding one of 26 surviving copies of the Dunlap Broadside of the Declaration of Independence printed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776, and sent to the Colonies to announce American independence. From July to October, the Declaration will travel across …