Join us for a special Saturday event at the Library exploring the cultural history of the Revolutionary era in Virginia, from food and drink to clothing and folklore. This event will feature lectures by historians Nicole Brown, Leni Sorensen, Sarah Meacham and Lynn Rainville. 

Attendees will also have the opportunity to visit the Library of Virginia’s exhibition, “Envisioning Revolution: Virginians in Action,” which brings to life through art the stories of Revolutionary era Virginians. The exhibition features works by students in Old Dominion University's Department of Art who envisioned Virginians featured in legislative petitions submitted to the state between 1776 and 1786. 

EVENT SCHEDULE

12-12:45 p.m.
Martha Jefferson's Clothing Inventory: A Material History of the American Revolution | Nicole Brown

1-1:45 p.m.
The Workers Behind the Words: The January 1776 Housekeeping Entry at Monticello | Leni Sorensen

2-2:45 p.m.
Patriotic Phantoms: Using Ghostlore to Commemorate the Revolutionary War | Lynn Rainville

3-3:45 p.m.
Every Home a Distillery: Alcohol, Gender, and Technology in the Colonial Chesapeake | Sarah Meecham

4-4:30 p.m.
Tour of Envisioning Revolution: Virginians in Action, 1776-1786

The Culturescape Saturdays series is a new Library of Virginia programming initiative exploring the intersections of art, culture, history and community across Virginia. This event is part of the Library’s programming commemorating Virginia's role in the 250th anniversary of American independence.

Limited free parking is available underneath the Library at 800 East Broad Street. For more information, contact education@lva.virginia.gov.