I. Purpose: 

The 250th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence will take place in 2026. SAA aims to demonstrate the depth and breadth of the American story—extending both before the signing in 1776 and into the future—by centering archives and their stewards. As archives hold the essential evidence of the American story, it is essential that archivists seize this opportunity to make themselves part of the conversation.
 
The aim of this task force, therefore, is to develop programming, tools, and resources to coincide with the 250th Anniversary. The task force will propose one to three events, activities, or resources that could be created by SAA on this occasion; craft a budget for the proposed ideas; identify external resources to be shared broadly by SAA; and work to develop the proposed item(s) for dissemination during 2026.