Sip & Write
Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum
500 W US HWY 24, Independence, MO 64116
Saturday, May 16, 2026 - 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. CDT
Who was the calligrapher for the 13th Amendment? View original historical documents currently on loan from the National Archives in Washington, DC. The workshop will include all materials needed to re-create lines from original historical documents. It will be led by in-house artist and public programs officer, Azalea Michel-Whitley, who has an undergraduate degree in fine arts from Kansas State University.
Light appetizers and non-alcoholic drinks will be served.
This program is free and open to the public. It is generally supported by the Truman Library Institute. Suitable for ages 12 and up.
What you will see:
1782 Original Design of the Great Seal of the United States
1783 Treaty of Paris Broadside
1789 Bill of Rights (Senate Revisions)
1803 Louisiana Purchase
1820 Missouri Compromise
1850 Compromise of 1850
1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act
1857 Dred Scott v. Sandford
1861 Telegram Announcing the Surrender of Fort Sumter
1918 Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points
1942 Manhattan Project Notebook
1945 Surrender of Germany
1948 Executive Order 9981
1954 Brown v. Board of Education
All events listed in the calendar are free unless noted.