Upcoming in the Banner Lecture Series at the Virginia Historical Society

The Virginia Historical Society’s Banner Lectures begin at noon and cost $6/adults, $5/seniors 55+, $4/students and children under 18, and free for VHS members. Reservations are not required. Seating is offered on a first-come first-served basis. July 11 “The Jefferson Hotel: The History of a Richmond Landmark” Paul N. Herbert July 25 “Contested Borderland: The […]

The Virginia Historical Society’s Banner Lectures begin at noon and cost $6/adults, $5/seniors 55+, $4/students and children under 18, and free for VHS members. Reservations are not required. Seating is offered on a first-come first-served basis.

July 11
“The Jefferson Hotel: The History of a Richmond Landmark” Paul N. Herbert

July 25
“Contested Borderland: The Civil War in Appalachian Kentucky and Virginia” Brian D. McKnight
Cosponsored with the Museum of the Confederacy

August 8
“Ocracoke: The Pearl of the Outer Banks” Ray McAllister

August 22
“War and Pieces: Quilts through America’s War Years” Neva Hart

September 4
“Fighting for Freedom: African Americans and the War of 1812” Gene Allen Smith
Cosponsored with the War of 1812 Commission and the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Commission

October 10
“First House: Two Centuries with Virginia’s First Families” Mary Miley Theobald

October 31
“Family of Assassins: The Surratts of Maryland” David O. Stewart

November 14
“Carillon: The Story of a Richmond Community” Elizabeth O’Leary

December 5
“Mapping Virginia: From the Age of Exploration to the Civil War” William C. Wooldridge

March 6, 2014
“Virginia Women, 1607–1861” Cynthia Kierner

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