Freedom Plane takes ‘documents that forged a nation’ on US tour for 250 celebration
What's the endgame here?
A special event for the country’s 250th anniversary celebration begins this week with the debut of the Freedom Plane National Tour as part of the National Archives’ recognition of the nation’s 250th celebration festivities. The tour brings historical documents that played an important role in American history to people throughout the country in an eight-city tour.
“For the first time in history, unique and original Founding-era documents have taken flight as part of the Freedom Plane National Tour,” read a release from the National Archives. “The documents are now traveling the country as part of the National Archives’ celebration of America’s 250th anniversary. These historic documents will travel to each corner of the country, allowing Americans the opportunity to celebrate the semiquincentennial in their hometowns.”
The Freedom Plane tour will feature nine “original Founding-era documents” including the Articles of Association from 1774, the Oaths of Allegiance signed by George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and Aaron Burr from 1778, the Treaty of Paris from 1783 which ended the American Revolution, David Brearley’s draft printing of the U.S. Constitution from 1787, an official record of the voting on approving the Constitution by state delegates from 1787, a markup of the Bill of Rights by the U.S. Senate from 1789, and an engraving of the Declaration of Independence by William J. Stone from 1823.
“It really is the best gift that we can give younger generations of Americans to have that sense of America,” said Monica Crowley, chief of the protocol of the United States Ambassador, at Monday’s send-off ceremony.
Jim Byron, senior official at the National Archives serving with the authority of the Archivist of the United States, said these documents show that the principles and ideals of the Founding Fathers are everlasting.
“What they prove today is that the nation that our Founding Fathers brought forth has more than survived the test of time – it has thrived,” said Byron. “And 250 years on, we are charged with carrying on what they started, to ensure that this noble American experiment lives on, boldly and proudly.”
The tour begins on March 6, 2026, with a stop at the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri. The Freedom Plane National Tour will also stop at Atlanta, Georgia; Dearborn, Michigan; Denver, Colorado; Houston, Texas; Los Angeles, California; Miami, Florida; and Seattle, Washington. The documents will visit …
What's the endgame here?
A special event for the country’s 250th anniversary celebration begins this week with the debut of the Freedom Plane National Tour as part of the National Archives’ recognition of the nation’s 250th celebration festivities. The tour brings historical documents that played an important role in American history to people throughout the country in an eight-city tour.
“For the first time in history, unique and original Founding-era documents have taken flight as part of the Freedom Plane National Tour,” read a release from the National Archives. “The documents are now traveling the country as part of the National Archives’ celebration of America’s 250th anniversary. These historic documents will travel to each corner of the country, allowing Americans the opportunity to celebrate the semiquincentennial in their hometowns.”
The Freedom Plane tour will feature nine “original Founding-era documents” including the Articles of Association from 1774, the Oaths of Allegiance signed by George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and Aaron Burr from 1778, the Treaty of Paris from 1783 which ended the American Revolution, David Brearley’s draft printing of the U.S. Constitution from 1787, an official record of the voting on approving the Constitution by state delegates from 1787, a markup of the Bill of Rights by the U.S. Senate from 1789, and an engraving of the Declaration of Independence by William J. Stone from 1823.
“It really is the best gift that we can give younger generations of Americans to have that sense of America,” said Monica Crowley, chief of the protocol of the United States Ambassador, at Monday’s send-off ceremony.
Jim Byron, senior official at the National Archives serving with the authority of the Archivist of the United States, said these documents show that the principles and ideals of the Founding Fathers are everlasting.
“What they prove today is that the nation that our Founding Fathers brought forth has more than survived the test of time – it has thrived,” said Byron. “And 250 years on, we are charged with carrying on what they started, to ensure that this noble American experiment lives on, boldly and proudly.”
The tour begins on March 6, 2026, with a stop at the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri. The Freedom Plane National Tour will also stop at Atlanta, Georgia; Dearborn, Michigan; Denver, Colorado; Houston, Texas; Los Angeles, California; Miami, Florida; and Seattle, Washington. The documents will visit …
Freedom Plane takes ‘documents that forged a nation’ on US tour for 250 celebration
What's the endgame here?
A special event for the country’s 250th anniversary celebration begins this week with the debut of the Freedom Plane National Tour as part of the National Archives’ recognition of the nation’s 250th celebration festivities. The tour brings historical documents that played an important role in American history to people throughout the country in an eight-city tour.
“For the first time in history, unique and original Founding-era documents have taken flight as part of the Freedom Plane National Tour,” read a release from the National Archives. “The documents are now traveling the country as part of the National Archives’ celebration of America’s 250th anniversary. These historic documents will travel to each corner of the country, allowing Americans the opportunity to celebrate the semiquincentennial in their hometowns.”
The Freedom Plane tour will feature nine “original Founding-era documents” including the Articles of Association from 1774, the Oaths of Allegiance signed by George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and Aaron Burr from 1778, the Treaty of Paris from 1783 which ended the American Revolution, David Brearley’s draft printing of the U.S. Constitution from 1787, an official record of the voting on approving the Constitution by state delegates from 1787, a markup of the Bill of Rights by the U.S. Senate from 1789, and an engraving of the Declaration of Independence by William J. Stone from 1823.
“It really is the best gift that we can give younger generations of Americans to have that sense of America,” said Monica Crowley, chief of the protocol of the United States Ambassador, at Monday’s send-off ceremony.
Jim Byron, senior official at the National Archives serving with the authority of the Archivist of the United States, said these documents show that the principles and ideals of the Founding Fathers are everlasting.
“What they prove today is that the nation that our Founding Fathers brought forth has more than survived the test of time – it has thrived,” said Byron. “And 250 years on, we are charged with carrying on what they started, to ensure that this noble American experiment lives on, boldly and proudly.”
The tour begins on March 6, 2026, with a stop at the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri. The Freedom Plane National Tour will also stop at Atlanta, Georgia; Dearborn, Michigan; Denver, Colorado; Houston, Texas; Los Angeles, California; Miami, Florida; and Seattle, Washington. The documents will visit …
