UW America’s 250 Celebration with Author Edward Larson – Declaring Independence: Why 1776 Matters
Event Information
Date: Mar 27, 2026
Time: 4:00pm—5:15pm
Address: Arts & Sciences Auditorium on the UW Campus in Laramie.
1000 E University Ave, University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071
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In this talk, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Edward J. Larson draws from his book, Declaring Independence: Why 1776 Matters, to explore why and how the fight for freedom launched in 1776 still matters 250 years later. This event is part of UW’s America 250 Celebration and the 2nd annual Humanities Summit. Sponsors include: President’s Office, UW Libraries, Malcolm Wallop Civic Engagement Program, American Heritage Center, Office of Community Engagement, Free Expression, Intellectual Freedom, and Constructive Dialogue Initiative, and the College of Arts & Sciences. This event will be held in the Arts & Sciences Auditorium (UW campus) at 4 p.m. on March 27th. Book signing and birthday cake for America’s 250th to follow the event. For more information about this event contact wallop@uwyo.edu or https://www.uwyo.edu/wallop/speaker_series.html. This event also will be available online: Wyocast Stream: https://uwyo.video.yuja.com/LiveStream/I/826/1029773352 Wyocast On-Demand (within 24 hours of the event): https://uwyo.video.yuja.com/v/larson27mar26 and on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/IlJu40hRStk?feature=share This event will be recorded.