Lamont signs order creating 250th anniversary commission

HARTFORD, Conn. — Gov. Ned Lamont signed an executive order Friday creating a new commission charged with planning the state’s multi-year celebration and commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence signing. The executive order requires the panel of volunteers to be wide-ranging, including not just representatives from historical organizations and state officials but also designees from the state’s two federally recognized tribes. We can include everyone.” The state commission is charged with developing and coordinating celebrations and educational activities, while also providing help to Connecticut cities, towns and other groups planning their own commemorations. The group will also promote cultural and historic resources related to the semiquincentennial period while working to promote the state as a tourist destination for American Revolution history.