Zoom webinar registration link: https://bit.ly/41tIZmF

Michael Morand, Beinecke Library Director of Community Engagement and New Haven City Historian, will be in conversation with CT Humanities Executive Director Jason Mancini and Board Chair Frank Mitchell about plans and aspirations for America 250 in Connecticut and the work of the America 250 | CT Commission, which is administered by CT Humanities.

July 4th, 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The America 250 | CT Commission was created to help Connecticut commemorate this milestone. In addition to honoring 1776, the Commission aims to inspire grassroots efforts that promote inclusivity and belonging among Connecticut’s residents, looking back beyond the last 250 years and ahead toward a shared future. Learn more: https://ct250.org/about/

This online talk on April 14 is in conjunction with an in person event at Beinecke on Saturday, April 19, noon - 4pm, Meeting the Moments: Connecticut’s Roger Sherman and America 250, a special display of materials from Yale Library collections related to Roger Sherman, America 250, Connecticut, New Haven, and Yale History on Sherman’s birthday in the Beinecke Library reading room, 121 Wall Street. The library will showcase historic newspapers, broadsides, maps, correspondence, and other materials by and about Sherman and his time. Visitors will be able to see the historic first printing of the Declaration of Independence, the first printing of the United States Constitution, and other items about the American Revolution.

Mondays at Beinecke online talks focus on materials from the collections and include an opening presentation at 4pm followed by conversation and Q & A beginning about 4:30pm until 5pm. Episodes are generally recorded and published on the library’s YouTube channel within a few weeks of original live program.