Providing a live on-line educational and entertainment event via a global computer network wherein the consumer can participate by adding and placing his or her own electronic signature to a virtual, electronic, replica of the original Declaration of Independence; Providing educational information in the academic field regarding the history, meaning, content, and historical context for purposes of academic study of the Declaration of Independence; Providing a live, in-person educational and entertainment event wherein the consumer can place his or her own personal signature on a replica of the Declaration of Independence