Community Reading of the Declaration of Independence
This year our national holiday occurs on Saturday, July 4, 2026. Join fellow citizens at 9:00 A.M. at the Blue Star Memorial on the grounds of the Portsmouth Free Public Library to read aloud portions of our nation’s founding document, the Declaration of Independence, adopted unanimously by a fledgling Congress 250 years ago on July 4, 1776. Copies will be available or you may bring your own.




