On Sunday, June 14 at 2:00 PM, join the Hudson Historical Society and members of the community at the Unitarian Church of Marlborough and Hudson (80 Main Street) for an engaging afternoon program that connects historic ideals with present-day civic life. The Unitarian Church was the site of Hudson’s first Town Meeting in 1866, and where many other important meetings and events took place over the years. Join us for the event and for refreshments as we consider the impact of the Declaration of Independence!

Declaring Independence: Then & Now brings to life the Declaration of Independence as a forum for civic dialogue and engagement through a forty-minute performance and ensuing moderated community conversation. The script, written by public historian Mary B. Fuhrer, utilizes primary source material researched by citizen historians to reveal how individuals within Massachusetts towns debated and responded to the question of independence in the spring and summer of 1776, followed by an annotated reading of the Declaration itself.

In commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, 15 community-hosted performances are scheduled across the Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area during the spring and summer of 2026. Find a performance near you!

Declaring Independence: Then & Now is supported, in part, by the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati