March 2025 Events Newsletter The Revolutionary Rumble Your monthly guide to events commemorating Virginia’s key role in the founding of our nation as we approach America’s 250th birthday. Watch a livestream of the 250th anniversary of Patrick Henry’s electrifying “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” speech March 23rd from St. John’s Church in Richmond...

Virginia Museum of History & Culture Kicks Off America’s 250th Anniversary with Spring 2025 Exhibition ‘Give Me Liberty’ offers a fresh perspective through iconic artifacts and essential stories of America’s founding RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Museum of History & Culture (VMHC) will spearhead the United States’ 250th anniversary commemoration with “Give Me Liberty: Virginia...

A Spark in Dumfries The Prince William County Resolves and the Road to Revolution In the spring of 1774, tensions between the colonies and Great Britain crackled like lightning across the Atlantic. News of the Coercive Acts, meant to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party, reached the colonies like a thunderclap. In Virginia, the...