A unique exhibition, ‘Connecticut’s Revolution,’ has opened at the Museum of Connecticut History to commemorate America’s 250th year of independence. The exhibition, which will run until July 9, 2027, is the largest the museum has installed in decades.

Local Stories of the Revolutionary War

The exhibition features a range of artifacts, including a resolution signed by the General Assembly 20 days before July 4, 1776, and one of nine extant copies of the Declaration of Independence printed by Mary Katherine Goddard. It also tells the stories of lesser-known individuals, such as Esther Wallace Jackson, a Black woman whose three sons fought in the Revolutionary War and seven grandsons fought in the Civil War.

The exhibition’s curator, Jennifer Matos, hopes that visitors will leave with a sense of wonder and pride in the state’s history. ‘I hope they will feel proud of the state, the people who came before us, and the role they played in securing the freedom we have today,’ she said.

Original reporting: The Connecticut Mirror — read the source article.