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Event Series Liberty or Death Church Tours

Liberty or Death Church Tours

St. John's Church 2401 E. Broad Street, Richmond, VA

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 the eve of the American Revolution. St. John’s is an active church so please check online or call ahead to 804.648.5015 in case of unforeseen ...

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Speaker Christy Coleman

St. John's Church 2401 E. Broad Street, Richmond, VA

Christy S. Coleman has served as the Chief Executive Officer of some of the nation’s most prominent museums. She’s a tireless advocate for the power of museums, narrative correction, diversity ...

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Concert: Fall of Richmond

St. John's Church 2401 E. Broad Street, Richmond, VA

The Fall of Richmond is a three-movement concert work for chamber orchestra that evokes the turmoil and exultation which overtook Virginia's capital on April 2-4,1865 as Confederate forces burned and fled the city. Composer Curt Sydnor crafted the work as a symphonic ode to the US Colored Troops regiment which then led the march into ...

Free

Event Series Liberty or Death Church Tours

Liberty or Death Church Tours

St. John's Church 2401 E. Broad Street, Richmond, VA

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 the eve of the American Revolution. St. John’s is an active church so please check online or call ahead to 804.648.5015 in case of unforeseen ...

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The Revolution is Coming, with Bert Dunkerly

St. John's Church 2401 E. Broad Street, Richmond, VA

The 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution is just a year away. Join author and historian Bert Dunkerly for a discussion about fun and lesser-known facts about the Revolution. Dunkerly ...

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Liberty or Death Reenactment

St. John's Church 2401 E. Broad Street, Richmond, VA

Witness Patrick Henry convince his fellow delegates to take up arms against the King. 249th anniversary of Patrick Henry's Liberty or Death anniversary at the 2nd VA Convention. ...

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Dr. Michael Dickinson Talk

St. John's Church 2401 E. Broad Street, Richmond, VA

Dr. Michael Dickinson will discuss his recently published book Almost Dead: Slavery and Social Rebirth in the Black Urban Atlantic 1680-1807, winner of the Winner of the 2023 Paul E. Lovejoy Book Prize. ...

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Liberty or Death Reenactment for Presidents Day

St. John's Church 2401 E. Broad Street, Richmond, VA

Witness Patrick Henry Convince his Fellow Delegates to Take Up Arms Against the King!A reenactment of the Second Virginia Convention in March 1775, when Patrick Henry gives his Liberty or Death speech. Doors open at 1:00, show starts at 1:30. ...

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Arnold’s Raid on Richmond

St. John's Church 2401 E. Broad Street, Richmond, VA

Events and speakers focused on Benedict Arnold's Raid on Richmond ...

Free

Event Series Tours of St. John’s Church

Tours of St. John’s Church

St. John's Church 2401 E. Broad Street, Richmond, VA

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 the eve of the American Revolution. St. John’s is an active church so please check online or call ahead to 804.648.5015 in case of unforeseen ...

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Event Series Tours of St. John’s Church

Tours of St. John’s Church

St. John's Church 2401 E. Broad Street, Richmond, VA

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 the eve of the American Revolution. St. John’s is an active church so please check online or call ahead to 804.648.5015 in case of unforeseen ...

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Event Series Liberty or Death Church Tours

Liberty or Death Church Tours

St. John's Church 2401 E. Broad Street, Richmond, VA

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 the eve of the American Revolution. St. John’s is an active church so please check online or call ahead to 804.648.5015 in case of unforeseen ...

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Fancy Me Mad

St. John's Church 2401 E. Broad Street, Richmond, VA

An evening stroll through the graveyard, where you will meet fascinating spirits telling their fascinating stories, plus a first annual costume contest. ...

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Fancy Me Mad

St. John's Church 2401 E. Broad Street, Richmond, VA

Join an evening stroll through the graveyard, where you will meet fascinating spirits telling their fascinating stories. In the Evening, when Shadows fall, Across the Graveyard, Hear them All, The Spirits Rise, the Spirits Fall. Meet spirits buried in the cemetery, followed by readings by Edgar Allan Poe inside the church. New this year: A ...

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Speaker Elvatrice Belsches

St. John's Church 2401 E. Broad Street, Richmond, VA

Belsches is an author, researcher, and public historian, specializing in chronicling the experiences of African-Americans in Richmond and beyond. She has authored several biographies for the African American National Biography, ...

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Meet Patsey Henry

St. John's Church 2401 E. Broad Street, Richmond, VA

Debbie Phillips, a renowned living history interpreter, brings Patrick Henry’s eldest child. Patsey witnessed her father’s burgeoning political career as a child and helped care for her mother Sarah Shelton at a time when mental illness was seen as evidence of witchcraft or demonic possession. Learn about what life was like in the home of ...

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Event Series Liberty or Death Reenactment

Liberty or Death Reenactment

St. John's Church 2401 E. Broad Street, Richmond, VA

Since 1976, they have presented historical reenactments of the Second Virginia Convention of March 1775 at its original location. Professional actors portray nine delegates — including Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington — who engage in the arguments of the Second Virginia Convention, leading to Patrick Henry’s immortal words. ...

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Event Series Graveyard Tour of St. John’s Church

Graveyard Tour of St. John’s Church

St. John's Church 2401 E. Broad Street, Richmond, VA

Learn about life in early Richmond as we walk the pathways of Richmond's first cemetery. Meet fascinating people like Elizabeth Arnold Poe, George Wythe, and other Revolutionary-era Virginians. See their oldest visible grave and learn about early business and tradespeople. ...

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Event Series Liberty or Death Church Tours

Liberty or Death Church Tours

St. John's Church 2401 E. Broad Street, Richmond, VA

Visit St. John's Church, the location of the Second Virginia Convention, and hear the story of Patrick Henry and his 'Liberty or Death" speech in the heady days on the eve of the American Revolution. St. John’s is an active church so please check online for changes. ...

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A Talk with Dr. Carolyn Eastman

St. John's Church 2401 E. Broad Street, Richmond, VA

Dr. Eastman is an author and Professor of History at VCU, with special interest in histories of political culture, the media, and gender. Her talk will be based on her ...

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Meet the Marquis de Lafayette

St. John's Church 2401 E. Broad Street, Richmond, VA

In honor of Bastille Day (July 14th, 1789) enjoy a visit with the marvelously fascinating gentleman from France, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, the Marquis de Lafayette. ...

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Independence Day Reenactment

St. John's Church 2401 E. Broad Street, Richmond, VA

Since 1976, St. John’s Church Foundation has presented historical reenactments of the Second Virginia Convention of March 1775 at its original location. Professional actors portray nine delegates — including Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington — who engage in the arguments of the Convention, leading to Patrick Henry's speech. ...

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Event Series Liberty or Death Church Tours

Liberty or Death Church Tours

St. John's Church 2401 E. Broad Street, Richmond, VA

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 the eve of the American Revolution. ...

$
Event Series Liberty or Death Church Tours

Liberty or Death Church Tours

St. John's Church 2401 E. Broad Street, Richmond, VA

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 the eve of the American Revolution. ...

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Patriot’s Day Reenactment

St. John's Church 2401 E. Broad Street, Richmond, VA

On April 19, 1775, barely 4 weeks after Patrick Henry delivered his “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” speech inside St. John’s Church, the first shots of the American Revolution were fired at Lexington and Concord. ...

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Liberty of Death

St. John's Church 2401 E. Broad Street, Richmond, VA

Experience Patrick Henry's powerful Liberty or Death speech as he convinces fellow delegates like George Washington and Thomas Jefferson to take up arms against the King and join New England ...

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An Afternoon with the Marquis de Lafayette

St. John's Church 2401 E. Broad Street, Richmond, VA

Meet marvelously fascinating gentleman from France, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, the Marquis de Lafayette, in celebration of Bastille Day. ...

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Graveyard Tour

St. John's Church 2401 E. Broad Street, Richmond, VA

As the first public cemetery in Richmond, founded in 1741, our inhabitants represent a core of early settlers to the colony of Virginia and the first citizens of a new ...

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