Virginia Resolved Living History Program

Please Note: Advance ticketing sales have closed. Tickets are available at the Visitor Center.

Event Schedule:

10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Great House, Grounds, Visitor Center and VA250 Mobile Museum Open

10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Gristmill Open with Shuttles from the Oval

10:30 AM The Mary Belin duPont Laird Gallery grand opening and ribbon cutting in the Visitor Center

12:00 – 4:00 PM Virginia Resolved Living History Program:

• Citizenship Ceremony (12:00 p.m.)
• Discussions with Richard Henry Lee and Hannah Corbin Lee (1:30 p.m. & 3:30 p.m.)
• 1st and 4th Continental Light Dragoon Cavalry Drills (1:00 p.m. & 2:30 p.m.)
• Virginia Society, Sons of the American Revolution Musket Demonstrations (2:00 p.m. & 3:15 p.m.)
• Colonial Music by Ampersand in the Great House
• Colonial Dancing by the Rappahannock Colonial Heritage Society (2:50 p.m.)
• Milling Demonstrations in the Stratford Gristmill
• Patawomeck Eel Pot Demonstrations
• Colonial Foodways Demonstrations in the Historic Kitchen
• Chocolate Demonstrations in the Gift Shop
• Colonial Games and Activities
• Community Partner Booths
• Montross Middle School Art Show & Slam Poetry Performances (2:15 p.m.)
• Food Trucks

Historic Interpreters, Partner Booths, and Food:

• 1st Continental Light Dragoons
• 4th Continental Light Dragoons
• A Pixie from Kilmarnock
• African American Descendant Advisory Panel, Stratford Hall
• Al Pugh Beer Truck
• Amiee’s Sandwiches
• Ampersand
• A.T. Johnson Museum
• Steve Bashore, Traditional Miller
• David Borghesani, AMERICAN HERITAGE Chocolate Historian
• Harold Caldwell, Interpreter
• Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
• Justin Cherry, Half Crown Bakehouse
• Community Festival Choir
• DoveShack’s Smoked BBQ
• Downtown Colonial Beach
• Fifes and Drums of York Town
• George Washington Birthplace National Monument
• Dr. Brad Hatch, Patawomeck Indian Tribe
• Sharon Hollands, Interpreter
• Holley Graded School
• Hot Mama’s Biscuits
• Ingleside Vineyards
• James Monroe Birthplace and Boyhood Home
• Lisa’s Mobile Kitchen
• Frank Megargee, Interpreter
• Menokin
• Montross Middle School Students
• National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution: Cobbs Hall Chapter, Leedstown Resolutions Chapter, and Thomas Lee Chapter
• Nino’s Pizza
• NNK250/Northern Neck National Heritage Area
• Quilts of Valor
• Rappahannock Colonial Heritage Society
• Society of the Lees of Virginia
• Sweet Izzy’s Kettle Corn, LLC
• Tilly’s Homemade Ice Cream
• Town of Colonial Beach Tourism
• VA250 Mobile Museum Experience
• Virginia Society, Sons of the American Revolution: James Monroe Chapter, Richard Henry Lee Chapter, and Sgt. Major John Champe Chapter
• Westmoreland County
• Westmoreland County Museum
• Westmoreland State Park
• Why Not Dumplings

Free admission (proper identification required at check-in): Westmoreland County residents, Friends of Stratford members, Blue Star Families, and Museums for All participants. Upon arrival at the Gate House, visitors will be directed to parking and then check-in or purchase admission outside the Visitor Center. We kindly request that dogs remain at home for this event. All other Visitor Policies apply.(opens in a new tab)

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