The Old Depot Museum, at 135 W. Tecumseh St., has opened an exhibit about the Declaration of Independence for the nation's 250th anniversary. It runs through July 30.

The Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a special coffee at the museum at 8 a.m. Tuesday, June 30, to celebrate the exhibit. The historical society plans to open and read letters taken earlier this year from the time capsule in the Franklin County Courthouse. It will be the first time anyone has read them. The coffee is open to the public.

On June 17, the City Commission issued a proclamation counting down to the semiquincentennial, which was accepted on behalf of the Daughters of the American Revolution. DAR is also planning downtown activities for the Fourth of July.

For details, see KOFO's reports on the exhibit and the Chamber coffee, and the commission minutes for June 10 and June 17.