We'll explore our shared story as a nation — the complicated, the beautiful, and what it means to belong to something this old and this unfinished.

America is one of the few nations in history built not on a shared ethnicity or a single piece of land, but on a set of ideals — that every person matters, and that together we can create something none of us could accomplish alone. For 250 years, those ideals have been our common ground, even when we've disagreed about their meaning or how to live by them. They are the thread that runs through every chapter of our story and unites a nation of many peoples, backgrounds, and stories.

This year, as America turns 250, we're gathering neighbors to reflect on the stories that connect us to that larger story. How did your family come to be here? What chapter of history feels close to home? What do you hope future generations say about what people like us did with this moment?

Registration will begin soon.