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Stated Anew At Farmers’ Museum

Tom Heitz, the Town of Otsego historian, reads the Declaration of Independence today, its 240th anniversary, on the Green at The Farmers' Museum, extending a local Independence Day tradition. (Jim Kevlin/AllOTSEGO.com)
Tom Heitz, the Town of Otsego historian, reads the Declaration of Independence today, its 240th anniversary, to an attentive gathering on the Green at The Farmers’ Museum, extending a local Independence Day tradition. (Jim Kevlin/AllOTSEGO.com)

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