NSB Contributes $1,000 to Statewide Tour of Rare Declaration of Independence
PORTLAND — As part of our nation’s 250th Anniversary, the Maine Historical Society is providing everyone with the opportunity to view one of our nation’s most important documents. The organization will be stewarding one of 26 surviving copies of the Dunlap Broadside of the Declaration of Independence printed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776, and sent to the Colonies to announce American independence.
From July to October 2026, the Declaration will travel across Maine to all 16 counties with great pomp and circumstance. Stops at host sites will include public and student visitation, community celebrations, readings, and special events. Norway Savings Bank has donated $1,000 to the Maine Historical Society to assist with the costs associated with the tour. Here is the schedule:
July 4
Maine Historical Society (Portland)
July 17 -18
Maine Maritime Museum (Bath)
July 24-25
Bigelow Laboratory (Boothbay)
July 31-August 1
Brick Store Museum (Kennebunk)
August 7-8
Camden Public Library (Camden)
August 14-15
Belfast Free Library (Belfast)
August 21-22
Abbe Museum (Bar Harbor)
August 28-29
Tides Institute & Museum of Art (Eastport)
September 3-5
Foxcroft Academy (Dover-Foxcroft)
September 11-12
University of Maine at Presque Isle (Presque Isle)
September 18-19
Bangor Public Library (Bangor)
September 25-26
Margaret Chase Smith Library (Skowhegan)
October 2-3
University of Maine at Farmington (Farmington)
October 9-10
Norway Memorial Library (Norway)
October 16–17
Maine MILL (Lewiston)
October 22–23
Maine State Cultural Building—Maine State Library, Archives, and Museum (Augusta)
October 30–31
Bowdoin College Museum of Art (Brunswick)
For more information about the tour or the Maine Historical Society, visit www.mainehistory.org.
