Join us on June 7th at Stratford Hall for Virginia Resolved: A Commemoration of Independence, a day of festivities marking the 249th anniversary of Richard Henry Lee’s Resolution on Independence.
On June 7, 1776, acting on the instructions of the 5th Virginia Convention, Northern Neck native, Richard Henry Lee introduced in the 2nd Continental Congress a motion to recognize the Colonies as “free and independent states” and “dissolve all political connection” between them and Great Britain.
This commemorative day will open with a citizenship ceremony, held in the Council House at 10:00am, welcoming young Americans. Enjoy a Student Art Exhibit presented by Westmoreland County High School and relax while listening to colonial music in the Great House. Meet Richard Henry Lee as he engages in lively conversations on independence and presents on behalf of Virginia the resolutions that ultimately severed ties with Britain. Experience 18th century living history demonstrations, including colonial foodways programs, musket demonstrations by several chapters of the Virginia Society, Sons of the American Revolution, and cavalry drills by Horses in Action portraying the 1st Continental Light Dragoons and 4th Light Dragoons – Moylan’s Horse. Also visit with our Northern Neck community partners and local food trucks, engage in hands-on activities, and explore the Great House and grounds of Stratford Hall.
This event is in partnership with the Jessie Ball duPont Fund and Northern Neck 250 (NNK250).
Pre-registration is encouraged. Tickets include entrance to Stratford Hall for all Virginia Resolved activities and access to the Great House and grounds.
Virginia Resolved Tickets:
$15 for adults & children ages 14 and older
$10 for ages 6 – 13
Free for ages 5 & under
Free with proper identification for Friends of Stratford, Blue Star Museum participants, and Museums for All participants
Stay tuned for the premier of our third video in the series on the Revolution-era Lee family on June 7, made possible with support from Americana Corner’s Preserving American Grant program.
Stratford Hall brings together people from around the world to experience two-thousand acres of natural and human history, preserved and presented so that we can all learn from the courageous struggles of our ancestors, taking inspiration both from what they endured and what they accomplished. There are few places in America where people can travel down small, rural roads to arrive at a vast site that preserves so many aspects of early-American life, from the Great House where the influential Lee family helped to forge a new nation, to the fields worked by enslaved Africans, to the waters of the rivers that fueled trade, to the ground, which still yields secrets about the people and animals that lived before.
Come experience this extraordinary place and learn about a layered history that began millions of years ago - a history that continues to educate, inspire, and influence Americans to the present day.
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