YORKTOWN — Historic Yorktown will commemorate the 250th anniversary of the York County Resolves this week, and the public is invited to join in.
The York County Resolves was a resolution created by the Committee of Safety to protest English taxation in 1774.
At 6:30 p.m. Thursday, historian Jim Gallagher will portray Thomas Nelson Jr., at the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown. Gallagher will reenact the speech Nelson gave 250 years ago, encouraging citizens to protest the British crown and its policies.
The evening will also include live music and discussion. The event is hosted by the Williamsburg-Yorktown American Revolution Round Table and the Yorktown Commemoration Committee in partnership with the Virginia American Revolution 250 Commission.
Gallagher will repeat his performance on the steps of York Hall at 301 Main St. at 11 a.m. on Saturday. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 18th-century interpreters, musicians and storytellers will entertain visitors to Historic Yorktown.
Both events are part of the Virginia 250 commemorations in anticipation of the 250th anniversary of the United States in 2026. For more on upcoming events, visit visityorktown.org/va250.
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