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  • Speaker Series: The Declaration at the Birth of Our Nation

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    University of Mary Washinton- Dahlgren Campus 4224 University Drive, King George, VA, United States

    The Declaration at the Birth of Our Nation NNK 250 Speaker Series featuring Dr. Phil Levy The Declaration of Independence has been called “American scripture.” The Constitution certainly has its celebrators, but there is a unique reverence reserved for the document that Americans see as the nation’s birth announcement. The Declaration’s elegant prose, and resonant...

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  • Speaker Series: The Virginia Declaration of Rights at 250

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    Historic Christ Church 420 Christ Church Road, Weems, VA, United States

     The Virginia Declaration of Rights at 250   The Virginia Declaration of Rights, adopted unanimously by Virginia’s Fifth Convention on June 12, 1776, is a seminal, post-colonial state paper affirming republican principles, limited government, and humankind’s natural rights. It is arguably the most imitated of America’s founding documents. Indeed, it is one of the most...

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  • Speaker Series: When the Declaration Was News

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    The Rappahannock Indigenous Conservation & Education Center 2570 Newland Road, Warsaw, VA, United States

    Publishing for the 250th anniversary of the United States, When the Declaration of Independence Was News focuses on the nation’s founding document at the moment of its creation in 1776, before anyone knew what the legacy of the Declaration would be or if the United States would win the war against Great Britain. It explores how the...

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  • “A Perfect Frenzy”

    Historic Christ Church 420 Christ Church Road, Weems, VA, United States

    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.

    $50

  • PNNMP Summer Speaker Series

    St. John's Episcopal Church 5987 Richmond Road, Warsaw

    Mark DiRienz, a former Preservation Northern Neck & Middle Peninsula (PNNMP) board member, historic preservationist, American antique collector and print specialist, will present George Washington's life in historic period image; a sampling of rare and significant 19th century prints and engravings across the life of George Washington spanning from early childhood to his passing.

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