WESTMORELAND— Stratford Hall, 483 Great House Road, Stratford, recently announced plans for Virginia Resolved: A Commemoration of Independence, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. June 7.
On June 7, 1776, acting on the instructions of the fifth Virginia Convention, Northern Neck native Richard Henry Lee introduced in the Second Continental Congress a motion to recognize the Colonies as “free and independent states” and “dissolve all political connection” between them and Great Britain.
To commemorate Richard Henry Lee’s declaration on independence, Stratford Hall, in partnership with the Jessie Ball duPont Fund and NNK250, will have a day of family-fun activities, including:
• Living history demonstrations.
• Cavalry drills portraying the Light Dragoons.
• Musket demonstrations with the Sons of the American Revolution.
• Citizenship Ceremony.
• Colonial music and activities.
• Art show and food trucks.
Tickets include entrance to Stratford Hall for all Virginia Resolved activities and access to the Great House and grounds. Tickets are $15 for ages 14 and older, $10 for ages 6-13, and free for ages 5 and younger, as well as Friends of Stratford members, Blue Star Museum participants and Museums for All patrons. Purchase tickets at stratfordhall.org.
