US EditionDocuments From the Nation’s Founding on Tour for America 250
The Freedom Plane will tour eight U.S. cities with 10 original founding documents, offering free public access in celebration of the nation's 250th anniversary.
- The National Archives will fly at least 10 founding-era documents on a specially outfitted Freedom Plane from March 6 to August 16, stopping in eight U.S. cities.
- To expand public access beyond Washington, D.C., the National Archives and Records Administration said the tour lets Americans nationwide bear witness to founding principles, with Rodney Slater saying history belongs to all.
- Among the items on tour are 1778 oaths signed by General George Washington, Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Hamilton and Lieutenant Colonel Aaron Burr, the Treaty of Paris, 1783, a secret printing of the Constitution and the William J. Stone 1823 engraving of the Declaration.
- At each stop, the exhibition will be free at all eight venues, though some may require tickets; local communities and visitors should check museum websites for details and reflection opportunities.
- Echoing past commemorations, the Freedom Plane National Tour recalls the Declaration of Independence 1876 trip, the American Freedom Train reached 138 cities and more than seven million visitors, and organizers say it brings these documents together for the first time.
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‘Freedom Plane’ Tour to Bring Founding Documents to Cities Nationwide
WASHINGTON—The National Archives announced a traveling exhibition, the “Freedom Plane National Tour: Documents That Forged a Nation,” on Jan. 20 that will allow Americans across the country to visit original documents at special exhibits in eight cities in celebration of America’s 250th anniversary. James Byron, senior adviser to the nation’s archivist, said the documents are “instructional, revealing, exciting,” and many have never left Washing…
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The National Archives announced a traveling exhibition bringing original founding documents to eight cities for America’s 250th anniversary events. The post ‘Freedom Plane’ Tour to Bring Founding Documents to Cities Nationwide appeared first on The Thinking Conservative News.
Rare and original American founding documents to fly on Freedom Plane across nation
In celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States, a plane will showcase rare documents from our nation’s founding, giving Americans the opportunity to "experience" history right before their eyes. The National Archives and Records Administration and National Archives Foundation (NAF) announced this week that the documents will be traveling in a Boeing 737, dubbed the Freedom Plane.The Freedom Plane will travel to eight different citi…
Documents from the nation’s founding on tour for America 250
Ten documents from the nation’s founding era are leaving their home at the National Archives in D.C. and hitting the skies for America’s 250th birthday this summer. Reflecting on the “Bicentennial Freedom Train,” eight American cities will receive the “Freedom Plane National Tour: Documents That Forged a Nation” exhibit. “These documents are either precursors to the declaration and reflect mounting frustration with British rule, or they document…
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Founding documents to visit American cities on Freedom Plane National Tour
The National Archives and Records Administration announced plans for a new traveling exhibition.
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