In Congress at Exeter
2026-01-05 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Exeter Town Hall, Front Street, Exeter, NH, 03833, United States
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In Congress at Exeter
A Celebration of America’s First Constitution
January 5, 2026
Exeter Town Hall
With Special Guests Professor Lawrence Friedman and Hon. N. William Delker
The Historic New Hampshire Draft Constitution of January 5, 1776
on display courtesy of the New Hampshire Archives
Free to the Public
Sponsored by the New Hampshire Supreme Court Society
Register today!

Save the Date! Author Colin Woodard in Exeter!
2026-05-07 18:30 - 20:30 | Exeter Town Hall, Front Street, Exeter, NH, 03833, United States
In partnership with Water Street Bookstore and the Exeter Public Library, the American Independence Museum is sponsoring a town-wide read of two books by celebrated author Colin Woodard: American Nations and Nations Apart. The read will take place in early 2026, culminating in an event in Exeter with Mr. Woodard. Stay tuned for more details!

COLIN WOODARD is a New York Times bestselling author, historian and award-winning journalist. He is the author of seven books that have been translated into a dozen foreign languages and inspired an NBC television drama. He is currently Director of Nationhood Lab at the Pell Center for International Relations and Public Affairs at Salve Regina University. As State and National Affairs Writer at Maine’s Portland Press Herald, he won a 2012 George Polk Award and was a finalist for a 2016 Pulitzer Prize. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Politico, The Economist, Smithsonian and dozens of other major publications.
A native of Maine, he has reported from more than 50 countries and seven continents and lived for more than four years in Eastern Europe during the collapse of the Soviet empire and the transition that followed. A graduate of Tufts University and the University of Chicago he is past Pew Fellow in International Journalism at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, a recipient of the Jane Bagley Lehman Award for Excellence in Public Advocacy, and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.

American Independence Festival
2026-07-11 10:00 - 16:00 | Folsom Tavern, 164 Water Street, Exeter, NH, 03833, United States
