This summer, get up close and personal with one of our nation’s most sacred documents. A rare copy of the Declaration of Independence is coming to the Belfast Free Library on August 13-15, 2026!

Join the Maine Historical Society and the Belfast Free Library for an incredible opportunity to view the Dunlap broadside of the Declaration of Independence, one of 26 surviving copies printed on July 4, 1776. Explore Maine’s important role in the American Revolution and our country’s continuing effort to uphold our founding principles in this interactive traveling exhibition, which will be in Belfast for Waldo County’s tour stop on August 13-15.

For information about how to get your free tickets to reserve your spot, please click here! 

We have also planned a summer full of exciting events to commemorate the nation’s semisesquicentennial and the Declaration of Independence. See the calendar below!