Open House: Declaration of Independence

Join the American Antiquarian Society for a free community open house commemorating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Drop in to view some of the many printings of our nation's foundational document that are preserved at AAS──from the first printing in a newspaper on July 6, 1776, to a richly embellished lithograph produced for the Centennial Exhibition in 1876──and create a commemorative, take-home copy on a tabletop press. At noon participate in a public reading of the Declaration on the steps of historic Antiquarian Hall. The hands-on printing press activity is presented in partnership with Arion Press. 

See the many creative ways printers reproduced the Declaration of Independence during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in our new online gallery. https://www.americanantiquarian.org/library/declaration-of-independence

The first facsimile edition of the Declaration of Independence, engraving by William Stone, 1850. Catalog record. This print is included in the online gallery the Declaration of Independence.