Declaration read to celebrate 250th anniversary

  • Pictured left to right are: Alan Donaldson, Terry Walters, Carrie Will, Joel Vernier, Carol Darlington, Kimberly Hines, Deb Platt, Ken Thomas, Nancy Bodnar, and Mike Visnaw.
    Pictured left to right are: Alan Donaldson, Terry Walters, Carrie Will, Joel Vernier, Carol Darlington, Kimberly Hines, Deb Platt, Ken Thomas, Nancy Bodnar, and Mike Visnaw.
  • Gladwin County citizens gathered to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence on July 8, 1776.
    Gladwin County citizens gathered to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence on July 8, 1776.
  • Karen Moore
    Karen Moore
  • Alan Donaldson
    Alan Donaldson
  • Deb Platt
    Deb Platt
  • Mike Visnaw
    Mike Visnaw
  • Susan Morgan
    Susan Morgan
  • Carrie Will
    Carrie Will
  • Colleen Reader
    Colleen Reader
  • Ken Thomas
    Ken Thomas
  • Joel Vernier
    Joel Vernier
  • Carol Darlington
    Carol Darlington

    GLADWIN

    Dressed in period costume, Nancy Bodnar rang a bell promptly at 6 p.m. and proclaimed, “Hear ye, hear ye,” to bring authenticity to a ceremonial reading of the Declaration of Independence last Wednesday on the steps of the Gladwin County Courthouse.

    The event was held to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the first public reading of the document on July 8, 1776, in Philadelphia. Similar re…