Join us at Historic Christ Church and Museum – Weems on Wednesday, June 3rd, 10th and 17th from 10 – 12PM for a Historical Conversation by Robert Teagle.
On the eve of the 250th anniversary of American Independence, this course examines Virginia in the year 1776. Incorporating primary documents and images, the course looks at the pivotal roles Richard Henry Lee, George Mason, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, and others played in Virginia and nationally as the Revolution entered its second year. Highlights include the Second Continental Congress and Jefferson’s writing of the Declaration of Independence and the Fifth Virginia Convention and Mason’s work to create the Declaration of Rights and state constitution.
Robert Teagle is the Executive Director at the Foundation for Historic Christ Church in Weems, Virginia, where he has worked since 2000. He earned his B.A. in History from the College of William and Mary and M.A. in American History from Virginia Tech. His research interests include the architectural history of early Virginia, the role of the Church of England and the rise of religious liberty in colonial Virginia, the Carter family, slavery and emancipation, and the history of Christ Church Parish.
