Declaration of Independence Public Reading Ceremony

Invitation from Greene County Presiding Commissioner, Bob Dixon

Declaration of Independence Public Reading Ceremony

July 8, 2026, 2:00pm

Greene County Historic Courthouse Rotunda, 940 Boonville Ave

With special guests, former Governor Jay Nixon and Georgeanne Nixon and former United States Attorney General John Ashcroft.

We’ve asked our reader, former Governor Jay Nixon - descendant of Colonel John Nixon, to share thoughts related to restoring civility and civics in modern society. We have invited statewide office holders, our federal and state legislative delegations and judges of the Supreme Court of Missouri, Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, and 31st Judicial Circuit. 

It would mean a great deal to us to have you and any guests with us. Feel free to share this invitation with friends, neighbors and fellow citizens.

Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Social to follow.