When the Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence, Vermont did not exist. The area was called the New Hampshire Grants and was already embroiled in conflict with the colonies of New York and New Hampshire over land ownership and government jurisdiction. Learn about this time in history and the references to Vermont that appear in primary-source documents in the U.S. Government Information Collection at Howe Library.

Join us for a panel discussion with:

• Alec Ewald, Professor of Political Science, UVM 
• Alexandra Garrett, Assistant Professor of History, Saint Michael's College and Revolutionary War Historian for Vermont's 250th Anniversary Commission
• Angela Grove, Director of the Ethan Allen Homestead Museum
• Trina Magi, Coordinator of the Federal Depository Library Collection and Map Room at Howe Library, UVM