What should I expect at this event?
Presented by the VA250 Commission, this event will commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Fincastle Resolutions as a “Salute to Southwest Virginia” and will feature musical performances, speakers, reenactments, living history, and the ribbon-cutting of the VA250 Mobile Museum Experience.
Are there any admission fees? What is the cost to attend?
This event is FREE and open to the public!
What were the Fincastle Resolutions?
On January 20, 1775, fifteen Virginia frontiersman endorsed the Fincastle Resolutions in response to and in support of the Continental Congress adopting their own association to boycott British goods in protest of the Intolerable Acts. As this revolution of ideas swept across the Commonwealth, the Fincastle Resolutions were the first to verbalize the views of Virginia’s most western counties where “even in (these) remote regions the hand of unlimited and unconstitutional power hath pursued us, to strip us of that liberty and property which God, nature, and the rights of humanity have vested us.”
Out of the Virginia jurisdictions that wrote resolves on the eve of Revolution, Fincastle’s is unique for mentioning the colonists’ interactions with Indigenous Virginians. Many of the signers were veterans of Lord Dunmore’s War, some of the Battle of Point Pleasant. Some were immigrants or first-generation Americans. All were landowners. Together, they penned a resolution in defense of their “inestimable privileges” as rightful British subjects, which they “resolutely determined never to surrender…to any power upon earth, but at the expense of (their) lives.”
Click here to learn more about the Fincastle Resolutions with Encyclopedia Virginia.
What are the event details?
The commemoration will start at 10:30 am at The Homestead Museum where a short history will be told of the Fincastle Resolutions. Then, at 2 pm, guests will gather at the Hotel Roanoke before a procession to the O. Winston Link & Roanoke History Museum. Event highlights there include:
Patriotic musical performances by:
Event highlights and details:
What is the VA250 Mobile Museum Experience?
A hands-on, interactive, and immersive “museum on wheels,” the VA250 Mobile Museum Experience titled “Out of Many, One” is housed in a quad-expandable tractor trailer that is traveling throughout Virginia and beyond. The mobile museum brings key stories of Virginia’s rich history to schools, museums, local events, fairs, and more, highlighting every region of the state.
Is registration required? How do I register?
Registration is not required. So that we can plan for your attendance, please RSVP to let us know how many people to expect.
Where is it being held?
This event will take place at the O. Winston Link & Roanoke History Museum.
101 Shenandoah Ave NE
Roanoke, VA 24016
When is the event?
Saturday January 18, 2025
2:00 PM
What is the plan for weather?
The event will be held rain or shine. Check the latest forecast.
Where do I park? Do I have to pay for parking?
Public parking is free and available on the streets in the area of the O. Winston Link & Roanoke History Museum. Please note that Shenandoah Avenue will be closed to all traffic from 1 – 5 pm for the procession and event.
What should I wear?
Please dress appropriately for cold weather.
Where can I stay?
Click here for a listing of hotels in the area.
For more information, please contact:
Patrick Daughtry, Director of Major Gifts
(757) 936-0302 | pdaughtry@va250.org
Susan Nolan, Director of Institutional Giving
(757) 903-1060 | snolan@va250.org
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