NNK 250’s first programmatic foray into celebrating the big 2-5-0 starts in February with the Signature Speaker Series. The theme is “The Power of Place” and the five speakers will tackle the theme from a variety of perspectives including the indigenous population, migration, and labor.
Event deets:
- February 11: Dr. Barbara Heath, Conflict, Migration, and Early Settlement of the Northern Neck (University of Mary Washington, Dahlgren Campus, 4224 University Drive, King George, VA)
- March 10, Dr. Steven Harris-Scott, A Place Apart–Bound Labor in Virginia’s Upper Northern Neck, 1645-1710 (Historic Christ Church, 420 Christ Church Road, Weems, VA)
- April 14, Dr. Julia King, Finding Leedstown–What Archaeology Reveals about this Remarkable Place (Rice’s Hotel/Hughlett’s Tavern 73 Monument Place, Heathsville, VA)
- May 5, Chief Anne Richardson, Indigenous Perspectives on the Northern Neck and Power of Place (The Lodge at Cat Point Creek, 2570 Newland Road, Warsaw, VA)
- June 9, Dr. Philip Levy, The Leedstown Resolutions–Connecting Consumerism and Revolution on the Northern Neck (George Washington Birthplace National Monument, 1732 Popes Creek Road, Colonial Beach, VA)
All events are free. The coalition will tape the events and they will be available for streaming at some point in the future.
