What do you remember about the the Bicentennial of the American Revolution?
Americans marked the anniversary in a variety of ways. They performed pageants and plays, attended speeches, marched in parades, bought commemorative merchandise, ignored the anniversary altogether, researched family history, watched the celebration on TV, or just plain partied.
This site is dedicated to gathering and disseminating information—particularly first hand accounts—about the American Revolution Bicentennial in 1976. If you’ve got a Bicentennial memory, please share it with us. You can send narratives of any length, video, photos or other materials.
Americans marked the anniversary in a variety of ways. They performed pageants and plays, attended speeches, marched in parades, bought commemorative merchandise, ignored the anniversary altogether, researched family history, watched the celebration on TV, or just plain partied.
This site is dedicated to gathering and disseminating information—particularly first hand accounts—about the American Revolution Bicentennial in 1976. If you’ve got a Bicentennial memory, please share it with us. You can send narratives of any length, video, photos or other materials.
The Spirit of 1976 Project is sponsored by grants from the Cahill Foundation and the Moseley Foundation.
"America On Parade" Souvenir Cup. Disney sold souvenirs with this graphic of its famous characters in the fife-and-drum march. Do you remember these souvenirs? Dawn Comer of Defiance, Ohio recently found this one in her hometown thrift store.
Mysteries of '76
This photo is part of a collection in the Ohio State Archives. It was taken by Don Miller as part of the "Spirit of Ohio" photo contest, but the name of the subject has been lost. Do you know this Bicentennial man? Solve this Mystery of '76 by letting us know.
Costume contest winner, Sand Lake, Michigan, Summer of 1976
