History Is Coming, History Is Coming! Freedom Truck Mobile Museums Roll Across America
SLIPPERY ROCK, PA…. From the mountains to the prairies, six “Freedom Trucks” are spreading the news about the path to America’s 250 years of Independence. Much like Paul Revere on his Midnight Ride, these Mobile Museums, known as "Freedom Trucks," are traversing across the USA from March until December 2026, spreading the word and bringing history to life to young and old alike. The 1,000 square foot Mobile Museums are transported via 18 wheel Trucks and the museums are housed inside the expandable 53’ Trailers.
When you step through the doors of the mobile museums, you are stepping back into history, beginning with the Original 13 Colonies declaring Independence from England. There is no fee to visit the Freedom Truck Mobile Museums.
Our small town of Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania was host to one of the Freedom Truck Mobile Museums on March 27th and 28th. I took my four grandchildren and we were very impressed with the set-up and the amount of new information that we learned. There are a lot of interactive exhibits including a “Are you a loyalist or patriot” quiz, a kiosk to sign your name digitally to the Declaration, and a wall of 50 American heroes spanning 250 years from the beginning of America gaining her Independence to modern day. There’s displays featuring Abraham Lincoln, American Abolitionist Frederick Douglass, and Martin Luther King.
Professional Truck Driver Steve Parese was driving the Freedom Truck and Mobile Museum at the Slippery Rock stop. Steve told me that he began driving truck in 1976 when he still a teenager and has been in the trucking industry his entire life with over 1 million miles driven.
Steve Parese is driving a 2025 International LoneStar and the trailer is a 53’ Double Expandable Spevco trailer.
Working alongside Steve are Sebastian Bisnow and Dean Shirley. Sebastian and Dean conduct the tours and answer any questions that attendees may have. Steve, Sebastian, and Dean’s tour area is comprised of the Mid-Atlantic and New England areas.
Freedom Truck Mobile Museums were created in partnership with PragerU and Hillsdale College and made possible by The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
Tour dates for the six Freedom Truck Mobile Museums include:
April 27 - May 3 - Nazareth, PA, Bushkill Twp. Volunteer Fire Company Carnival, 155 Firehouse Dr., Nazareth, PA 18064
May 1 - 2 -The Great Education and Resource Expo, The Foundry Church, 1491 E SR 434, Winter Springs, FL 32708
May 3 - 4 -Ashland Community Event, Ashland High School, 311 N J E Humphreys St. Ashland, KS 67831
May 7 - 8 - Wildwood, FL, Villages Public Library at Pinellas Plaza, 7375 Powell Rd, Suite 100 Wildwood, FL 34785
May 7 – 8 - Live Oak Community Event, Live Oak Community Building, 10200 O Street Live Oak, CA 95953
May 7 – 8 - Augusta Celebrates America 250!, Augusta High School, 2020 Ohio St. Augusta, KS 67010
May 10 - 12 - Pinecrest, FL, Saint Louis Covenant School, 7270 SW 120th St., Pinecrest, FL 33156
May 11 - 25 - Urbandale, IA, Living History Farms, 11121 Hickman Road, Urbandale, IA 50322
May 14 - 16 - Miami, FL, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th Street, Miami, FL, 33199
May 14 - 16 - Monthly 250th Celebration, Northwestern Middle School, 3431 N 400 W
Kokomo, IN 46901
May 19 – 23 - Hurricane, UT, Liberty Village, 2250 W Liberty Way, Hurricane, UT 84737
May 27 - 28 - MVAOCOU High School, 410 S 6th Street Mapleton, IA 51034
May 30 - 31 - America's 250th Celebration, Sloan Public Library, 502 Evans Street
Sloan, IA 51055
June 4 – 5- Remsen, IA, Remsen City Hall, 008 W 2nd Street, Remsen, IA 51050
June 7 – 8 - Kingsley, IA, Kingsley Public Library, 207 E 1st St, Kingsley, IA 51028
June 11 – 14 - La Crosse Community Event, 300 Harborview Plaza, La Crosse, WI 54601
June 12 – 13 - Family Day & Touch-a-Truck, USA 250th Celebration, Starkey Ranch K-8 School, 12200 Lake Blanche Dr, Odessa, FL 33556
June 18 – 20 - Community Event, Arrowood Prairie Co-Op, 6710 Hwy 200, Carrington, ND 58421
June 30 – July 1 - Southeast Old Threshers Reunion, Denton FarmPark, 1072 Cranford Rd, Denton, NC 27239
July 8 – 10 - Summerfield Community Event, Revolution Academy, 3800 Oak Ridge Rd, Summerfield, NC 27358
July 10 – 12 - Huron, SD, Huron High School Arena, 150 5th St SW, Huron, SD 57350
July 11 – - America 250 – Chenango County Commemoration Festival, SUNY Morrisville / Norwich Campus, 20 Conkey Ave, Norwich, NY 13815
July 17 – 25 - North Dakota State Fair, North Dakota State Fairgrounds, 2005 Burdick Expressway E, Minot, ND 58701
July 18 – 19 - Power on the Prairie 2026 - Sioux Falls Airshow, Joe Foss Field, 1201 W. Algonquin Street Sioux Falls, SD 57104
July 24 – 25 - Momeyer Salutes America, Momeyer Baptist Church, 4967 Momeyer Way, Momeyer, NC 27856
July 26 - August 10 - Ohio State Fair, Ohio Expo Center, 717 E. 17th Street, Columbus, OH 43211
August 1 – 8 -Effingham County Fair, Effingham County Fairgrounds, 722 East Cumberland Ave, Altamont, IL 62411
August 7-8 - Hoover Hometown Days, Main Street, West Branch, IA
August 10 - 23 - Wilson County Fair: Tennessee State Fair, 945 E. Baddour Pkwy, Lebanon, TN 37087
August 13 – 23 - Iowa State Fair, 3000 E Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA 50317
August 19 - 31 - Kentucky State Fair, Kentucky State Expo Center, 937 Phillips Lane, Louisville, KY 40209
August 22 – 23 | Yellowstone International Air Show, Billings International Airport, 1901 Terminal Circle, Billings, MT 59105
August 25 - 30 - US 250 Tour, Brigham Academy, 58 N. Main Street, Brigham City, UT 84302
August 28 – September 7 -Colorado State Fair, 1001 Beulah Avenue, Pueblo, CO 81004
September 11 – 20 - Kansas State Fair, Kansas State Fairgrounds, 2000 N. Poplar Street, Hutchinson, KS 67502
September 19 – 20 - 17th Annual Van Raalte Farm Civil War Muster, Van Raalte Farm Park, 1076 East 16th Street Holland, MI 49423
September 25 – 28 - Aksarben Stock Show, Fonner Park, 700 E Stolley Park Rd, Grand Island, NE 68801
September 25 - October 4 - State Fair of Virginia, The Meadow Event Park, 13191 Dawn Blvd, Doswell, VA 23047
September 25 – October 18 - The State Fair of Texas, 925 S. Haskell Avenue, Dallas, TX, 75223
September 30 October 12 - Tulsa State Fair, 4145 E. 21st Street, Tulsa, OK 74114
October 1 - 12 - Carolina Classic Fair, 421 27th Street NW, Winston-Salem, NC 27105
October 1 - November 1 - Arizona Exposition & State Fair, 1826 W. McDowell Road, Phoenix, AZ 85007
October 8-18 - Georgia National Fair, 401 Larry Walker Pkwy Perry, GA 31069
October 29 – 30 - Richard Childress Racing, RCR Museum & Team Store, 236 Industrial Dr, Welcome, NC 27374
Watch for more information on additional stops in these great states: North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Michigan, Texas
Request a Freedom Truck at your event or location by filling out a form at https://freedom250.org/