Hingham Historical Society & Old Ship Meeting House Community Reading: Declaration of Independence

Hingham Historical Society & Old Ship Meeting House

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Community Reading: Declaration of Independence

Wednesday, July 8, 2026 – 5:30pm

As the bells ring from Hingham’s Memorial Bell Tower

Gather at the Old Ship Meetinghouse

on July 8 – 250 years after the Declaration of Independence was first publicly read

to join a nationwide synchronized reading of America’s founding document.

Consider walking to historic downtown Hingham with your friends and neighbors

as they would have in 1776! This event is free and open to the public