Give Me Liberty: Virginia and the Forging of a Nation

Date: September 30 - October 28, 2025
Time (Duration): All Day

Event Description

Virginia was the oldest, largest, wealthiest, and most populous of Britian’s American colonies. Virginians—through their ideas, influence, and efforts—helped forge a new American nation.

Commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Give Me Liberty highlights Virginia’s leading role in the American Revolution. It explores the continental and global forces as well as the actions of both iconic and ordinary people that brought about a model of democratic government that changed the world.

The United States of America is the oldest continuous democracy in the world today. We’ve inherited the founding ideals of the Revolution, and the lessons of 250 years . . . the future of American liberty is up to us.

See the exhibit at the Rockbridge Historical Society Museum Fridays, Saturdays, or Sundays through October 26, 2025. The Museum is open noon until 4 p.m.

Give Me Liberty: Virginia & The Forging of a Nation was produced in partnership by the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation and the Virginia Museum of History & Culture. It is presented by Virginia's 250th Commission.

Image: Patrick Henry Before the Virginia House of Burgesses by Peter F. Rothermel (1812-1895), 1851. This painting depicts Patrick Henry's "If this be treason, make the most of it!" speech against the Stamp Act of 1765. Collection of the Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation