Kirkin’ o’ th’ Tartans
Traditional Scottish blessing & celebration. Full tartan/Scottish church service. Co-Sponsored with the Kilmarnock District & Pipe Band, St. Andrew’s Society of Williamsburg, Grace Episcopal Church.
Traditional Scottish blessing & celebration. Full tartan/Scottish church service. Co-Sponsored with the Kilmarnock District & Pipe Band, St. Andrew’s Society of Williamsburg, Grace Episcopal Church.
In keeping with choral music which would have been performed during the eighteenth century, Cantori Choral Ensemble will present a program of all a cappella music. Included in the selections will be familiar folk songs, songs of love both sacred and secular, and well-known spirituals. Tickets required
Enjoy a bubbly welcome on the patio, with elegant instrumental music and Historic Christ Church as the backdrop. Then take your seat inside the Bayne Center at a table beautifully styled and set with a tantalizing selection of finger foods, including savory and sweet options, along with a variety of teas. Our guest speaker will...
Sponsored by the Northern Neck Chapter, Military Officers Association of America; the Foundation for Historic Christ Church, and Grace Church, Kilmarnock.
On the eve of the 250th anniversary of American Independence, this course examines Virginia in the year 1776. Incorporating primary documents and images, the course looks at the pivotal roles Richard Henry Lee, George Mason, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington and others played in Virginia and nationally as the Revolution entered its second year. Offered in...
The Declaration of Independence asserted that "all men are created equal" and have natural rights and the right of self-government by consent. Slavery contradicted these core principles of the Declaration of Independence as America's creedal document. Using the Declaration of Independence as their "North Star," they launched "freedom petitions" and "freedom suits," making a claim...
Special traveling exhibition from the Virginia Museum of History & Culture explores the unique and essential people, events and sites in Virginia that helped bring liberty and democracy to a nation. June 22 – Aug. 3: 10 am–4 pm (Sun. 1-4 pm)
Step back in time with this exciting program in colonial Virginia history. Make a brick by hand, write with a quill pen, make a grave rubbing, play colonial games, create a silhouette portrait, build a brick wall and more. Enjoy a pizza party for lunch and take home a souvenir bookmark, Museum Activity Book, and...
Patriotic celebration and reading of the Declaration of Independence inside Historic Christ Church. With the Cobbs Hall Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Richard Henry Lee Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution.
Author Andrew Lawler speaks on his 2025 book A Perfect Frenzy: A Royal Governor, His Black Allies, and the Crisis That Spurred the American Revolution. Wine and cheese reception with author and book signing. Tickets required.