Admission on Juneteenth June 19th is FREE at the Jamestown Settlement & American Revolution Museum at Yorktown
Admission on Juneteenth June 19th is FREE at the Jamestown Settlement & American Revolution Musuem at Yorktown
Admission to Jamestown Settlement and the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown on June 19 the official Juneteenth holiday, is free for all.
Juneteenth is rooted in Galveston, Texas, where in June 1865, word of the Emancipation Proclamation was finally shared with some of the last enslaved people to hear they had been freed. However, the Proclamation’s first reading in a Southern state was on the Virginia Peninsula, in the city of Hampton in 1863. In the preceding centuries, enslaved people sought freedom through the courts, military service and other forms of self-emancipation. More information about both museums at it pertains to Juneteenth can be found HERE
See more Juneteenth Events in the area here
Admission to Jamestown Settlement & the American Revolution Museum are always free to locals* – see if you reside in the qualifying local area by visiting here.
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