"The US National Archives will send a group of historic documents on a national tour this spring and summer, as part of the cultural programming marking the 250th anniversary (or semiquincentennial) of the country's founding. The initiative, inspired by a railroad-based "Freedom Train" exhibition on the occasion of the US bicentennial in 1976 that visited 138 cities and was seen by around 7 million people, has been dubbed the "Freedom Plane" and will touch down in eight cities from March to August."
"While the Freedom Train invited visitors aboard the titular vehicle to view historic exhibits, the Freedom Plane-a customised Boeing 737 jet-will remain off-limits to the public. Instead, exhibitions of Freedom Plane National Tour: Documents That Forged a Nation will take place at museums in the eight selected cities. The tour will begin at the National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri (6-22 March), followed by stops at the Atlanta History Center (27 March-12 April)."
"The documents set to crisscross the country include the Articles of Association of 1774, signed by all 53 delegates to the Continental Congress, urging colonists to boycott British goods; and the oaths of allegiance to the Continental Army that George Washington, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr signed during the Revolutionary War. Also taking to the skies is the Treaty of Paris, the 1783 treaty signed by John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and John Jay, whereby Great Britain officially recognised the United States as an inde"
The National Archives is launching a national tour of historic founding documents in spring and summer to mark the 250th anniversary. The tour, modeled on the 1976 Freedom Train, uses a customized Boeing 737 called the Freedom Plane, though the jet itself will not be open to the public. Exhibitions titled Freedom Plane National Tour: Documents That Forged a Nation will be hosted at museums in eight cities from March through August, with free admission. Highlighted items include the Articles of Association (1774), Continental Army oaths signed by Washington, Hamilton and Burr, and the 1783 Treaty of Paris signed by Adams, Franklin and Jay.
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