Join the Belfast Free Library at the Colonial Theatre for a screening of the musical “1776”, in anticipation of the Dunlap Broadside’s visit to Waldo County! The Dunlap broadside of the Declaration of Independence, one of 26 surviving copies printed on July 4, 1776, will be on display at the Library on August 14th and 15th!

This screening is free and open to the public!

Colonial representatives gather in Philadelphia with the aim of establishing a set of governmental rules for the burgeoning United States. Benjamin Franklin and John Adams charge Thomas Jefferson with the task of writing a statement announcing the new country’s emancipation from British rule.

For more information visit https://belfastlibrary.org/revolutionary-belfast/