The Virginia Society
Preserving our national heritage through education, preservation and patriotic service. Headquartered at Wilton House Museum.
Our Museum WIlton House
Lecture Series
Join us for another great year of fascinating lectures that provide unique insights and knowledge.
-September 18, 2025 6:00 p.m.
Alan Pell Crawford
This Fierce People: The Untold Story of America’s Revolutionary War in the South
-October 16, 2025 6:00 p.m.
William Stollo, Torren Gatson, and Tiffany Momon
Fighting for Freedom: Black Craftspeople and the Pursuit of Independence
-November, 2025 6:00 p.m.
Date to be determined
In coordination with the Antiquarian Society
Ralph Harvard
Architecture of Shirley & James River Plantations
-January 15, 2026 6:00 p.m.
Brooke Welborn, Journeywoman Mantua-Maker and Instructor at Burnley & Trowbridge
A Mantua-maker’s Method: Recreating Historical Dress
-February 19, 2026 6:00 p.m.
Holt Saulsgiver, Grounds Manager at Historic Tuckahoe
Untold Stories of Tuckahoe
-March 19, 2026 6:00 p.m.
Ethan Bullard, Curator at the Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
The Material Culture of Maggie
-April 16, 2026 6:00 p.m.
Karin Wulf
Oceans of Kin: The Power and Promise of 18th Century Atlantic Genealogies
-May 21, 2026 6:00 p.m.
Christy Coleman
Shockoe Project