KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – 2026 will be more than just a regular year, it is also the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
A local committee has already been working for months to come up with plans for local celebrations and to make sure they are well attended.
Dr. Sharon Carlson says they are working with limited funds and resources.
She acknowledges that not everyone may be in the mood for a party like this right now.
Dr. Carlson says 20 veterans of the Revolutionary War buried in the county will be celebrated and honored.
Right now they are working on a logo and the creation of a website to tie all the events together and promote them.
Officially it’s called the semiquincentennial, and most of the big celebrations will be taking place in Philadelphia, New York and along the eastern seaboard in the 13 original colonies.
In 1776, west Michigan was primarily oak savannas, prairies and swamp occupied by the indigenous Potawatomi.
Michigan was still a territory of Great Britain and wouldn’t become a territory of the United States for another 30 years.
The Village of Kalamazoo would not be founded for 67-years.
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