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Join the Signers of the Declaration

sign the declaration
Choose a pen and add your name to the Declaration of Independence alongside our Forefathers.
(This interactive exhibit requires the Macromedia Flash Player. Instructions and a link are provided.)
 
creating the declaration: a timeline
View the time line for the creation of the Declaration of Independence beginning
with the Lee Resolution and ending on August 2, 1776 when the
document was signed by most members of Congress.
 
the signer's gallery
Who was the oldest Signer of the Declaration of Independence?
Which Signer was also a musician? Learn the answers to these and other questions,
and get our fact sheet about the Signers of the Declaration of Independence.

Learn about Our National Treasure, interesting and informative facts about the Declaration and its history.

 
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