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Songs of Liberty

Old Sturbridge Village 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge, MA, United States

A 25-minute live performance explores how music carried revolutionary ideas through taverns, homes, and meetinghouses across New England—often faster and with greater impact than the written word. A cast of […]

Included with general daytime admission or membership.

Voices of a Revolution

Old Sturbridge Village 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge, MA, United States

Visitors will step into a rural Massachusetts community and meet six Revolutionary-era residents—a printer, housemaid, lawyer, shopkeeper, tavern keeper, and farmer’s wife—each navigating the growing conflict in their own way. […]

Included with general daytime admission or membership.

Ceremonial Reading of the Declaration of Independence

Goshen Town Hall Main Street 42, Williamsburg, Massachusetts, United States

Hear ye, Hear ye! To commemorate the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence, which took place 250 years ago in Philadelphia, the Town of Goshen, Massachusetts will join […]

Free

Community Reading of the Declaration of Independence: Hingham

Hingham Memorial Bell Tower/Old Ship Meetinghouse 90 Main St Main Street 90, Hingham, MA, United States

Sharing the Spirit of America! As the bells ring from Hingham’s Memorial Bell Tower, gather at the Old Ship Meetinghouse on July 8 – 250 years after the Declaration of […]

Andover’s Declaration of Independence Public Reading

36 Bartlet Street Andover Bartlet Street 36, Andover, Massachusetts, United States

On July 8, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was read aloud publicly for the first time. Join us in Andover on Wednesday, July 8 at 5:45 PM in The Park […]

Reading the Declaration of Independence

60 Monument Avenue Swampscott MA Elmwood Road Rotary 22, Swampscott, MA, United States

Swampscott Historical Commission will read the Declaration of Independence on Town Hall lawn on July 8 at 6:00 p.m.

Free

City of Framingham Reads the Declaration of Independence

150 Concord Street, Framingham Concord Street 150, Framingham, MA, United States

City officials will read the Declaration on steps of memorial Building outside at 150 Concord Street on July 8 at 6 p.m. Reading will be elected City Councilors, School Committee […]

Free

Sharing the Spirit of America in Greenfield

Greenfield City Common Court Square 14, Greenfield, MA, United States

The City of Greenfield is proud to announce its participation in Sharing the Spirit of America, a statewide initiative commemorating the 250th anniversary of the first public readings of the […]

Leyden’s 250th Anniversary Celebration

Leyden Town Hall West Leyden Road 16, Leyden, Massachusetts, United States

Leyden residents, families and friends will gather at the Leyden Town Hall and participate in a multigenerational reading the Declaration of Independence. Paul Kaplan and Annie Patterson will lead the […]

Free

Semi-quincentennial Celebration and Open House at Wilder Homestead

Wilder Homestead Ashfield Road 129, Buckland, Massachusetts, United States

Take part in this once-in-a-lifetime celebration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence! Bring a picnic, hear the declaration as proclaimed 250 years ago. Have a cold ice cream […]