Come experience the national parks! On five days in 2024, all National Park Service sites that charge an entrance fee will offer free admission to everyone. Before visiting a park, please check the park website to determine its operating status. Mark your calendar for these entrance fee–free dates in 2024: The entrance fee-free days forContinue Reading
Historic Yorktown Celebrates Veterans Day
York County Celebrates Veterans Day Grace Episcopal Church Veterans Day Prayer Friday, November 10, 2023 Join Historic Grace Episcopal Church in Yorktown (ca. 1697) at 10 a.m. on Friday, November 10, for a Veterans Day prayer service in the historic church. Following the service, attendees will proceed to the churchyard for a brief ceremony thatContinue Reading
Chippokes State Park Events November 2023
Chippokes State Park Events for November 2023 Chippokes is one of the oldest continually farmed plantations in the country. A working farm since 1619, the park offers modern recreational activities and a glimpse of life in a bygone era. Visitors tour the historic area with its antebellum mansion and outbuildings, stroll through formal gardens, andContinue Reading
Veterans Day and Weekend Celebrations in Williamsburg & Yorktown
Veteran’s Day Celebrations in Williamsburg and Yorktown The Historic Triangle is home for many military families. Our area is a patchwork of battlefields where victories and defeats shaped our present day country. Events will take place on Friday and Saturday, take some time out to celebrate our Veterans at any number of events below. AndContinue Reading
Memorial Day Ceremony Grace Episcopal Church Yorktown
Grace Church Memorial Day Ceremony Monday, May 29, 202310:00 AM - 11:00 AM Join Historic Grace Episcopal Church for a memorial service honoring those who died while serving in the armed forces. Historic Grace Episcopal Church (ca. 1697) is holding a Memorial Day prayer service to honor those who died while serving in the U.S. armed forces.Continue Reading
J.M. Randall’s Veteran’s Day Dinner Dance, Nov. 8, 2014
Presentation on Civil War Music at the library Nov. 18
FROM THE BATTLEFIELD TO THE BALLROOM: MUSIC AND IDENTITY DURING THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR A program on music of the Civil War era will be presented Monday, Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the Williamsburg Library Theatre, 515 Scotland St. Admission is free and no tickets are needed. Jim Davis, professor of Musicology at the State UniversityContinue Reading
Veterans Day Ceremony – Yorktown, Nov. 11
“Letters from War” is the continuing theme of the annual Veterans Day ceremony held in Historic Yorktown. Gather with members of the York County Historical Committee as they pay tribute to those who are serving and have served our nation in times of war. In remembrance of Veterans Day 2013, the Historical Committee will observeContinue Reading
