Seeds of Independence: African-Americans Working at Gunston Hall in the 20th Century
Sunday, February 7 • Program at 2:00 p.m.
** The Seeds of Independence program has been rescheduled due to snow for Sunday, February 14th at 2 p.m. **
A short film documents contributions of African-Americans who made Gunston Hall a showplace. A presentation by Virginia Tech History Professor Peter Wallenstein places these everyday labors into a modern social context.
Suggested Contribution: $9, Adults; $8, Seniors; $5, 6-18 years.
Sponsored by the Kirkpatrick Family Fund. Coordinated by Gunston Hall’s Seeds of Independence Committee.
Presidents’ Day Sale
Monday, February 15 • 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Fearing that the President might become as powerful as a king, George Mason opposed the U.S. Constitution. Take a Patriot & Planter mansion tour and debate this issue with Mason himself. In the hearth kitchen, savor foods enjoyed by Mason and Presidential contemporaries.
Special sale rate at $4/person. Friends free.
Liberty Lecture Series
Giving Voice to the Voiceless
Sundays February 28, March 7 and 14 • 3:00 p.m.
Mason wrote that “all men are born equally free and independent.” Did he mean all mankind? This series will give voice to those typically muted in 18th-century liberty debates: women and people of color.
Regular admission. Friends free.
Teacher recertification credit. Refreshments at 2:30 p.m. Call 703-550-9220 to register.
Sponsored by the Kirkpatrick Family Fund.
Kite Festival
Saturday, March 20 • noon – 5:00 p.m.
Come fly a kite in our pastures. Write with a quill pen, see period puppet shows, sample hearth cooking, explore a modern fire truck, chat with characters from the past, purchase spring plants. Bring a picnic or buy one here. Kites available for sale.
$10, adults; $6, for ages 6-18; $2, children 2-5 years. $25 Family Admission.
Events do not require a reservation unless specifically stated. The calendar is subject to change. A 30-minute mansion tour is part of all public programs. Tours are offered from 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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