Visit St. John’s Church, the location of the Second Virginia Convention, and hear the fascinating story of Patrick Henry and his ‘Liberty or Death” speech in the heady days on…
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Join Virginia War Memorial Director, Clay Mountcastle, as he talks with retired Naval aviator and featured artist in the Virginia War Memorial’s Veterans’ Art Gallery, Thomas Paulk. His exhibit, Dreams…
The State of the Union Address is delivered by the President of the United States annually to a joint session of Congress, with a unique pressure existing for those who…
Esteemed scholars will be discussing America on the verge of civil war and feature a premiere of the newest exhibition, The Impending Crisis. An exclusive reception with the Symposium speakers…
Meet Frederick Douglass, portrayed by Nathan M. Richardson, and hear him speak about his evolving views on the U.S. Constitution and American Democracy. Presentations at 11:00am and 2:00pm Learn how…
This isn’t a rehash of your “Western Civ” class from your college days. But you will find out about some of the people, places and events that have shaped western…
Travel back in time 250 years ago to Boston when colonists threw chests of tea into the harbor to protest British laws. Meet Patrick Henry and his daughter, Loyalist &…
Events unfolded in the 1930s that would result in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Join Virginia War Memorial Director of Education, Jim Triesler, as he…
Join Virginia War Memorial Director and historian, Clay Mountcastle as he discusses the little-known Christmas Truce on the battlefields of WWI in 1914. There will be holiday music followed by…
Tour the Clarke-Palmore House and see what Christmas was like for a family during the 1930s. Discover what Christmas traditions began during this decade. Create a craft to take home.…
Local author Rachel Beanland’s new-ish novel is historical fiction set in Richmond during one of the biggest tragedies the then new nation had ever endured.
Some of the first treaties enacted in the territories that would become the United States were signed in Virginia and the indigenous tribes still honor them.
