On this day 250 years ago ...

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Hello

In 1776 print was tremendously important. For example, Ben Franklin was a
newspaper printer and editor in Philadelphia.

Here's two recent news articles about copies of the US Declaration of
Independence printed shortly after the event.

BBC: Rare copy of US Declaration of Independence found by volunteer in UK
archives
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgrkl104ly5o

New York Times: For America=E2=80=99s Birthday, a Declaration of Independen=
ce
Whodunit
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/arts/declaration-independence-loudon-250=
.html?unlocked_article_code=3D1.vFA.acFK.o0LjDH8p4Sm_&smid=3Durl-share

The NYT article is behind a paywall. The URL provided gives access for the
next 30 days.

Thomas Jefferson was the primary author of the Declaration of Indepence.
Later he wrote something very relevant to our electronic and digital age:

=E2=80=9CLet us save what remains [of the records of the revolution] not by=
 vaults
and locks which fence them from the public eye and use [...] but by such a
multiplication of copies, as shall place them beyond the reach of accident.=
"

https://www.museumsandtheweb.com/blog/dbear/lockss_thomas_jefferson_and_dig=
ital_records
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LOCKSS

with kind regards
Jonathan

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Hello</div><div><br></div><div>In 1776 print was trem=
endously important. For example, Ben Franklin was a newspaper printer and e=
ditor in Philadelphia.</div><div><br></div><div>Here&#39;s two recent news =
articles about copies of the US Declaration of Independence printed shortly=
 after the event.</div><div><br></div><div>BBC: Rare copy of US Declaration=
 of Independence found by volunteer in UK archives</div><div><a href=3D"htt=
ps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgrkl104ly5o">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/a=
rticles/cgrkl104ly5o</a></div><div><br></div><div>New York Times: For Ameri=
ca=E2=80=99s Birthday, a Declaration of Independence Whodunit</div><div><a =
href=3D"https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/arts/declaration-independence-lo=
udon-250.html?unlocked_article_code=3D1.vFA.acFK.o0LjDH8p4Sm_&amp;smid=3Dur=
l-share">https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/arts/declaration-independence-l=
oudon-250.html?unlocked_article_code=3D1.vFA.acFK.o0LjDH8p4Sm_&amp;smid=3Du=
rl-share</a></div><div><br></div><div>The NYT article is behind a paywall. =
The URL provided gives access for the next 30 days.</div><div><br></div><di=
v>Thomas Jefferson was the primary author of the Declaration of Indepence. =
Later he wrote something very relevant to our electronic and digital age:</=
div><div><br></div><div>=E2=80=9CLet us save what remains [of the records o=
f the revolution] not by vaults and locks which fence them from the public =
eye and use [...] but by such a multiplication of copies, as shall place th=
em beyond the reach of accident.&quot;</div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"=
https://www.museumsandtheweb.com/blog/dbear/lockss_thomas_jefferson_and_dig=
ital_records">https://www.museumsandtheweb.com/blog/dbear/lockss_thomas_jef=
ferson_and_digital_records</a></div><div><a href=3D"https://en.wikipedia.or=
g/wiki/LOCKSS">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LOCKSS</a></div><div><br></div=
><div>with kind regards</div><div>Jonathan</div></div>

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