Join James Monroe’s Highland on Saturday, June 11, from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m., for Descendants Day. The Highland Council of Descendant Advisors invites you to an afternoon with other individuals and descendant communities whose ancestors were enslaved in Central Virginia and beyond. Guests will enjoy refreshments, music, resources, and stories. This event is free and open to the public.
The following will be on site to connect and share resources:
- Highland Council of Descendant Advisors
- B.F. Yancey School Community Center
- The Ivy Creek Foundation
- Descendants of Enslaved Communities at UVA
- Morven Farm
- Fluvanna Historical Society
- Preservers of the Daughters of Zion Cemetery
- Virginia Humanities
- Pen Park Descendants
- The White House Historical Association
- W&M Bray School Lab
- W&M Institute for Integrative Conservation
- W&M Special Collections
