2026 Speaker Series
We’ve brought the experts to you.
Enjoy some of the most captivating scholars on the Revolutionary War, right here in the Northern Neck. Enjoy these FREE monthly lectures, Sundays at 2 pm at rotating locations.
The Declaration at the Birth of Our Nation
Dr. Phil Levy, University of South Florida
February 15th: University of Mary Washington—Dahlgren Campus
The Virginia Declaration of Rights at 250
Dr. Daniel Dresibach, American University School of Public Affairs
March 15th: Historic Christ Church
The Constitution They Argued Over: Power, Democracy, and Compromise in 1787
Dr. Michael Ross, University of Maryland
April 19th: Northern Neck Heritage Arts Center
When the Declaration was News
Dr. Emily Sneff, Consulting Curator, Museum of the American Revolution & American Philosophical Society
May 17th: The Rappahannock Indigenous Conservation & Education Center
George Washington and the Presidential Title Controversy of 1789
Dr. Kathleen Bartoloni-Tuazon, Visiting Scholar Emeritus, First Federal Congress Project
June 14th: George Washington Birthplace National Monument
A free 250th Lecture every month, February-June. Right here in the Northern Neck.
Some of the most prominent scholars of Revolutionary War history are coming to Tidewater Virginia for free lectures brought to you by the Northern Neck 250th Commission. Learn more on our Calendar of Events.
