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“Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom: Faith and Liberty in Fredericksburg”
August 6, 2025 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
“Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom: Faith and Liberty in Fredericksburg”
Lecture with Michael Aubrecht
Wednesday, August 6
6:30 PM
Join the Williamsburg-Yorktown American Revolutionary Round Table for the fourth in the 2025 Revolution Speakers Series.
The focus of the presentation is summarized at Thomas Jefferson’s grave site where he requested the following epitaph: “Here was buried Thomas Jefferson, Author of the Declaration of American Independence, of the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom and Father of the University of Virginia.” Find out why this statute was so important. MORE INFO
About the Speaker:
Michael Aubrecht is an experienced author, historian and producer with a genuine passion for preserving and presenting the past through film and the written word in a way that engages the individual and instills an interest in them to explore the subject further on their own. He lives in historic Fredericksburg, VA surrounded by 18th and 19th century historical sites. Michael has written multiple books. He has published many articles for print and online magazines to include Patriots of the American Revolution and Emerging Civil War. Michael co-wrote and produced documentary production and hosts the YouTube series “The Naked Historian” and manages the Facebook page Today’s History Lesson. He is the founder of The Jefferson Project. He was the co-chair of the National Civil War Life Foundation and personal copy-writer for renown Civil War artist Mort Kunstler. Michael’s books are Amazon Best-Sellers in their category and he was a finalist in the International Book Awards. By day Michael is a video producer for Lockheed Martin.
