What Should We Remember about the Declaration of Independence in 2026?
Mon, Apr 27
|The Barn at Woodlawn
Time & Location
Apr 27, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
The Barn at Woodlawn, 21 Black House Dr, Ellsworth, ME 04605, USA
About the event
Join us on Monday, April 27th for a lecture titled, What Should We Remember about the Declaration of Independence in 2026? This lecture will be hybrid and can be joined in person or via Zoom. Once you register, a Zoom link will be sent to your email before the event. If you have any questions, please reach out to kelly.lunt@woodlawnellsworth.org . Light refreshments will be available.
About the Lecture:
This illustrated lecture sets the 250th commemoration of the American Revolution in both a historical and contemporary context. How was the Declaration of Independence created, and what did it mean in 1776? Equally important, what should it mean to us today?
About the Speaker:
Liam Riordan is Department Chair and Adelaide and Alan Bird Professor of History at the University of Maine, where he has been on the faculty since 1997. He is the co-editor of What We Know, What We Wish:…