By admin on 19 October 2009
[ 21 October 2009; 7:30 pm; ] Learn about the natural, plantation, and ornamental landscapes of Jefferson’s Bedford County retreat.
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By Staff Reports on 25 August 2009
[ 9 September 2009; 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] Virginia Historical Society’s (VHS) visit to the state’s heartland begins with a visit to the D-Day Memorial in Bedford County. This rural community experienced the country’s severest per capita losses on D-Day. The Memorial is a tribute to the valor, fidelity, and scarify of the Armed Forces on D-Day, June 6, 1944.
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By Staff Reports on 25 August 2009
[ 3 October 2009; 3:00 pm; ] Celebrate Thomas Jefferson’s retirement and return to his beloved Virginia. Join with your friends for an afternoon with the Richmond Symphony on the lawn at Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest. 2009 is the 200th anniversary of Jefferson’s retirement from public life. In 1809, he began to spend time at his secluded retreat home, Poplar Forest.
Posted in Calendar, News, People | Tagged Poplar Forest, Richmond Symphony, Thomas Jefferson
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