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Declaration Deep Dive: Dr. Michael Hattem
The Many Lives of the Declaration of Independence
October 19, 2025 · 2 p.m.
Ridgefield Library
Free
Declaration Deep Dive is a collaborative speaker series between KTM&HC and the Ridgefield Library designed to commemorate America250 and help audiences learn more about the Declaration of Independence and its impacts.
Dr. Michael Hattem will explore both the history and memory of the Declaration of Independence: how independence and the Declaration came about and the Declaration’s important role in American politics and culture; how Americans have understood the meaning and legacy of the Declaration; and how that understanding has changed over time in ways shaped by the events and context of the present.
Dr. Hattem is American historian, with interests in early America, the American Revolution, and historical memory. He received his PhD in History at Yale University and is the author of Past and Prologue: Politics and Memory in the American Revolution (Yale University Press, 2020) and The Memory of ’76: The Revolution in American History (Yale University Press, 2024). Books will be available for sale and signing.
Support for America 250 in Ridgefield: A Deep Dive into the Declaration of Independence is provided by CT Humanities as part of its America 250 CT program. Additional promotional support provided by Ridgefield Commemorates America at 250.
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