250 Years of Forging a Nation

As we commemorate the 250th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution, Liverpool Public Library and The Onondaga Historical Association present this interactive experience. This program isn't just a look back at 1776; it is an exploration of the ongoing work required to build and maintain a more perfect union.

Experience a blacksmithing demonstration with Mark the British Blacksmith.

Consider the time period from the perspective of the Haudenosaunee with representatives from Ska-Nonh.

Onondaga Historical Association will showcase a mini exhibit with some hands on activities and artifacts related to Women's Suffrage.

Jordan Historian, Elaine Peters, will demonstrate the historic recipe: Berry Fool (with tastings).

Discuss the history and view models of the USS Hana (1st ship of the U.S. Navy), and the U.S.S. Constitution (An 18th Century frigate commissioned by President Washington after the war {1797} and named to celebrate the United States Constitution with historian Jon Anderson.

Read the letters of a Union soldier to his family from the battalion from CNY and compose a letter to your future self with your thought on freedom, equality and unity with the Liverpool Village Historian's office.

Discover what Union soldiers carried in their packs and how they slept with Dan Fleet, a reenactor from the122nd New York Infantry Regiment.

The Liverpool Public Library Civics Team will be on hand to engage people in interactive activities focused on considering the principles behind the words in the founding documents.