Join in the celebration of the semiquincentennial anniversary of Virginia and our nation as notable speakers share stories of the start of our democracy 250 years ago. The program begins inside the restored Henry County Courtroom at 3 p.m., as a special installment of the MHC Historical Society’s Sunday Afternoon Lecture.

This program is coordinated by Jarred Marlowe, the local VA 250 Celebration Committee chair. Marlowe is a graduate of Virginia Military Institute, a member of the Col. George Waller Chapter Sons of the American Revolution, a consultant for the Blue & Gray Education Society, and a past member of the board of the MHC Historical Society. He writes the “Community Chronicles” column for the Henry County Enterprise and, with Andy Doss, runs the YouTube video channel “Doss-Marlowe: History in Sight.”