1876 The Centennial Celebration & America’s First World’s Fair

 

SUNDAY, AUGUST 13, 2026, 6:30pm

Speaker Jim Shriver will cover how the United States of America celebrated the Centennial and the significance of a World’s Fair. Local and Maryland participants in the Philadelphia Exposition (The World’s Fair) will be included and local events held to commemorate 1876 will also be highlighted.

This event is being held on the HSCC campus at the Shriver-Weybright Auditorium & Naganna Exhibits Hall & History Learning Center.

This is a free event. No registration is required. If you have any questions, please contact Laura Bankard, Outreach & Events Director, at [email protected].