REEDVILLE -- Summer is here, so it's time to book a sailing cruise on the historic skipjack Claud W. Somers.

The Somers, built in 1911, underwent an extensive refit over the winter and is now back at its home dock at the Reedville Fishermen's Museum, 504 Main St.

Sail dates are July 11 and 25, Aug. 8 and 22, Sept. 12 and 26, and Oct. 10 and 24. The Somers leaves the museum dock at 10 a.m. and returns to the dock at noon.

Tickets cost $30 for museum members or $35 for non-members. Children age 10 and up are welcome. The boat carries up to 15 passengers per sail. The boat also can be booked for charters.

Ticket-holders can enter and tour the museum at no extra charge.

For information or to book a sail, call 804-453-6529 or email office@rfmuseum.org.

REEDVILLE -- Summer is here, so it's time to book a sailing cruise on the historic skipjack Claud W. Somers.

The Somers, built in 1911, underwent an extensive refit over the winter and is now back at its home dock at the Reedville Fishermen's Museum, 504 Main St.

Sail dates are July 11 and 25, Aug. 8 and 22, Sept. 12 and 26, and Oct. 10 and 24. The Somers leaves the museum dock at 10 a.m. and returns to the dock at noon.

Tickets cost $30 for museum members or $35 for non-members. Children age 10 and up are welcome. The boat carries up to 15 passengers per sail. The boat also can be booked for charters.

Ticket-holders can enter and tour the museum at no extra charge.

For information or to book a sail, call 804-453-6529 or email office@rfmuseum.org.

Compass Cinema Six shows Joshua Live! for a limited time!

Follow the Israelites as they journey through the wilderness under Joshua's leadership. Filmed live, Joshua Live. merges stage performance with cinema to deliver this powerful story of faith, courage and redemption to theaters.

Check out the trailer here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF4mbizIxXU

Get tickets here:
https://cinema.compassentertainmentcomplex.com/movie/sight-sound-presents-joshua-live

Compass Cinema Six shows Joshua Live! for a limited time!

Follow the Israelites as they journey through the wilderness under Joshua's leadership. Filmed live, Joshua Live. merges stage performance with cinema to deliver this powerful story of faith, courage and redemption to theaters.

Check out the trailer here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF4mbizIxXU

Get tickets here:
https://cinema.compassentertainmentcomplex.com/movie/sight-sound-presents-joshua-live

Compass Cinema Six shows Joshua Live! for a limited time!

Follow the Israelites as they journey through the wilderness under Joshua's leadership. Filmed live, Joshua Live. merges stage performance with cinema to deliver this powerful story of faith, courage and redemption to theaters.

Check out the trailer here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF4mbizIxXU

Get tickets here:
https://cinema.compassentertainmentcomplex.com/movie/sight-sound-presents-joshua-live

Compass Cinema Six shows Joshua Live! for a limited time!

Follow the Israelites as they journey through the wilderness under Joshua's leadership. Filmed live, Joshua Live. merges stage performance with cinema to deliver this powerful story of faith, courage and redemption to theaters.

Check out the trailer here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF4mbizIxXU

Get tickets here:
https://cinema.compassentertainmentcomplex.com/movie/sight-sound-presents-joshua-live

Compass Cinema Six shows Joshua Live! for a limited time!

Follow the Israelites as they journey through the wilderness under Joshua's leadership. Filmed live, Joshua Live. merges stage performance with cinema to deliver this powerful story of faith, courage and redemption to theaters.

Check out the trailer here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF4mbizIxXU

Get tickets here:
https://cinema.compassentertainmentcomplex.com/movie/sight-sound-presents-joshua-live

Compass Cinema Six shows Joshua Live! for a limited time!

Follow the Israelites as they journey through the wilderness under Joshua's leadership. Filmed live, Joshua Live. merges stage performance with cinema to deliver this powerful story of faith, courage and redemption to theaters.

Check out the trailer here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF4mbizIxXU

Get tickets here:
https://cinema.compassentertainmentcomplex.com/movie/sight-sound-presents-joshua-live

Compass Cinema Six shows Joshua Live! for a limited time!

Follow the Israelites as they journey through the wilderness under Joshua's leadership. Filmed live, Joshua Live. merges stage performance with cinema to deliver this powerful story of faith, courage and redemption to theaters.

Check out the trailer here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF4mbizIxXU

Get tickets here:
https://cinema.compassentertainmentcomplex.com/movie/sight-sound-presents-joshua-live

Compass Cinema Six shows Joshua Live! for a limited time!

Follow the Israelites as they journey through the wilderness under Joshua's leadership. Filmed live, Joshua Live. merges stage performance with cinema to deliver this powerful story of faith, courage and redemption to theaters.

Check out the trailer here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF4mbizIxXU

Get tickets here:
https://cinema.compassentertainmentcomplex.com/movie/sight-sound-presents-joshua-live

Compass Cinema Six shows Joshua Live! for a limited time!

Follow the Israelites as they journey through the wilderness under Joshua's leadership. Filmed live, Joshua Live. merges stage performance with cinema to deliver this powerful story of faith, courage and redemption to theaters.

Check out the trailer here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF4mbizIxXU

Get tickets here:
https://cinema.compassentertainmentcomplex.com/movie/sight-sound-presents-joshua-live

Compass Cinema Six shows Joshua Live! for a limited time!

Follow the Israelites as they journey through the wilderness under Joshua's leadership. Filmed live, Joshua Live. merges stage performance with cinema to deliver this powerful story of faith, courage and redemption to theaters.

Check out the trailer here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF4mbizIxXU

Get tickets here:
https://cinema.compassentertainmentcomplex.com/movie/sight-sound-presents-joshua-live

Compass Cinema Six shows Joshua Live! for a limited time!

Follow the Israelites as they journey through the wilderness under Joshua's leadership. Filmed live, Joshua Live. merges stage performance with cinema to deliver this powerful story of faith, courage and redemption to theaters.

Check out the trailer here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF4mbizIxXU

Get tickets here:
https://cinema.compassentertainmentcomplex.com/movie/sight-sound-presents-joshua-live

Follow the Israelites as they journey through the wilderness under Joshua's leadership. Filmed live, Joshua Live. merges stage performance with cinema to deliver this powerful story of faith, courage and redemption to theaters.

Check out the trailer here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF4mbizIxXU

Get your tickets here:
https://cinema.compassentertainmentcomplex.com/movie/sight-sound-presents-joshua-live

Follow the Israelites as they journey through the wilderness under Joshua's leadership. Filmed live, Joshua Live. merges stage performance with cinema to deliver this powerful story of faith, courage and redemption to theaters.

Check out the trailer here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF4mbizIxXU

Get your tickets here:
https://cinema.compassentertainmentcomplex.com/movie/sight-sound-presents-joshua-live

Follow the Israelites as they journey through the wilderness under Joshua's leadership. Filmed live, Joshua Live. merges stage performance with cinema to deliver this powerful story of faith, courage and redemption to theaters.

Check out the trailer here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF4mbizIxXU

Get your tickets here:
https://cinema.compassentertainmentcomplex.com/movie/sight-sound-presents-joshua-live

Follow the Israelites as they journey through the wilderness under Joshua's leadership. Filmed live, Joshua Live. merges stage performance with cinema to deliver this powerful story of faith, courage and redemption to theaters.

Check out the trailer here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF4mbizIxXU

Get your tickets here:
https://cinema.compassentertainmentcomplex.com/movie/sight-sound-presents-joshua-live

Follow the Israelites as they journey through the wilderness under Joshua's leadership. Filmed live, Joshua Live. merges stage performance with cinema to deliver this powerful story of faith, courage and redemption to theaters.

Check out the trailer here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF4mbizIxXU

Get your tickets here:
https://cinema.compassentertainmentcomplex.com/movie/sight-sound-presents-joshua-live

The Feuding Founders is a multi-site public history initiative that humanizes Silas Deane, John Jay, and the Lee brothers of Virginia—men who were in conversation, in collaboration, and sometimes in conflict with one another.

The day opens with a special guided tour of Menokin, home of Francis Lightfoot Lee, in Richmond County. Lunch at Stratford Hall in Westmoreland County will be followed by a brief presentation and opportunity to hear from historians representing each partner institution as they build a more layered, more human portrait of Jay, Deane, and the Lees—their relationships to power and to one another. A special guided tour of Stratford Hall, cradle of the revolutionary generation of Lee brothers and sisters, precedes a reception that concludes the Feuding Founders event and precedes the evening keynote lecture of the NNK250 Discovery Symposium: The American Experiment. The Symposium speaker is Dr. Krystyn Moon, Professor of History and American Studies at the University of Mary Washington.

An “All-Access Pass” can be purchased for $55* and includes all Feuding Founders events, a boxed lunch, and access to the evening reception. Alternatively, visitors can register for the lunch, roundtable, or Great House tour individually. Tickets for the NNK250 Discovery Symposium are purchased separately. *Not including fees. Discounts are available for Friends of Stratford members. Only orders placed by 11:59 PM on Wednesday, November 4 are guaranteed a boxed lunch. The options are chicken salad, ham & cheddar, or turkey & swiss (all served with lettuce, tomato, and condiments on the side) with bagged chips, pickle, a cookie, and bottled water.

Schedule of Events:
10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Guided Tour of Menokin (4037 Menokin Rd, Warsaw, VA 22572)
12:00 - 12:45 p.m. Lunch at Stratford Hall Dining Room (792 Great House Rd, Stratford, VA 22558) $20 box lunches are available for pre-order through Wednesday, November 4.
1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Feuding Founders Roundtable (duPont Memorial Library, 251 Great House Rd). Registration is $5 to attend this session virtually.
3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Guided Tour of the Stratford Hall Great House with Dr. Gordon Blaine Steffey
5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Feuding Founders/NNK250 Reception (Dining Hall, 792 Great House Rd)
6:30 - 8:00 p.m. NNK250 Discovery Symposium: The American Experiment Keynote with Dr. Krystyn Moon (Council House, 862 Great House Rd). Admission to this event can be purchased at the door or through the NNK250 Discovery Symposium event page. Registration is $10 to attend this lecture virtually.

Extend your stay by reserving a room in the Cheek Guest House or Astor Guest House at $159* per night! Visit our lodging website, call (804) 493-1967 or email reservations@stratfordhall.org *Subject to taxes and fees. Log cabins not included in offer.

Buy tickets here: https://tickets.stratfordhall.org/event/feuding-founders-3j1pp3
Contact for inquiries: eburgess@stratfordhall.org

The Northern Neck 250 Discovery Symposium is an annual collaboration of historic sites and museums that focuses on bringing new research to the community during the Semiquincentennial of the United States. This year's theme, "The American Experiment" will be covered over two days on Sunday, November 8 and Monday, November 9.

An “All-Access Pass” can be purchased for $40* and includes all NNK250 Discovery Symposium events, a boxed lunch, and access to the evening reception. Alternatively, visitors can register for the keynote lecture, sessions, or lunch individually. Tickets for Feuding Founders are purchased separately. *Not including fees. Only orders placed by 11:59 PM on Wednesday, November 4 are guaranteed a boxed lunch. The options are chicken salad, ham & cheddar, or turkey & swiss (all served with lettuce, tomato and condiments on the side) with bagged chips, pickle, a cookie and bottled water.

Sunday, November 8, 2026
5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Feuding Founders/NNK250 Reception (Dining Hall, 792 Great House Rd
6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Join us for an evening keynote lecture at the Stratford Hall Council House by University of Mary Washington Professor of History and American Studies Dr. Krystyn Moon, who will explore the meaning and legacy of the American experiment. $15 admission. Registration is $10 to attend this lecture virtually.

Monday, November 9, 2026
Spend the day at Stratford Hall with scholars and practitioners from across the Northern Neck sharing new discoveries in history and archaeology. Accessible presentations from partners including George Washington Birthplace National Monument, Stratford Hall, Menokin, and others will highlight ongoing research and what it reveals about the region's central role in the nation's founding.

9:00 - 11:15 a.m. Session 1: "Challenging Authority" in the Stratford Hall Council House. $5 admission. Registration is free to attend this session virtually.

Speakers: Dr. Julia A. King (St. Mary's College of Maryland), Kayla Payne (Menokin), Dr. Tayzhaun Glover (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
Topics: Bacon’s Rebellion, Self-emancipation in the Northern Neck and Chesapeake

12:00 - 12:45 p.m. Lunch: Stratford Hall Dining Room. $20 box lunches are available for preorder through Wednesday, November 4.

12:45 - 3:00 p.m. Session 2: "Between the Roof and the Ground: Architectural History and Archaeological Discoveries in the Northern Neck" and "Northern Neck Findings from the Collection of the Library of Virginia" in the Stratford Hall Council House. $5 admission. Registration is free to attend this session virtually.
Speakers: Kerry Gonzalez (George Washington Birthplace National Monument), Dave Myers, Raina Regan, Kyle Keister (Virginia State Parks), Lisa Manderson (Stratford Hall), Eric Johnson (Library of Virginia)

Topics: Building X at the George Washington Birthplace National Monument, Stratford Hall East Steps, Westmoreland State Park history and cabin renovations

Buy tickets: https://tickets.stratfordhall.org/event/nnk250-symposium-jihtb8
Contact: eburgess@stratfordhall.org

The Northern Neck 250 Discovery Symposium is an annual collaboration of historic sites and museums that focuses on bringing new research to the community during the Semiquincentennial of the United States. This year's theme, "The American Experiment" will be covered over two days on Sunday, November 8 and Monday, November 9.

An “All-Access Pass” can be purchased for $40* and includes all NNK250 Discovery Symposium events, a boxed lunch, and access to the evening reception. Alternatively, visitors can register for the keynote lecture, sessions, or lunch individually. Tickets for Feuding Founders are purchased separately. *Not including fees. Only orders placed by 11:59 PM on Wednesday, November 4 are guaranteed a boxed lunch. The options are chicken salad, ham & cheddar, or turkey & swiss (all served with lettuce, tomato and condiments on the side) with bagged chips, pickle, a cookie and bottled water.

Sunday, November 8, 2026
5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Feuding Founders/NNK250 Reception (Dining Hall, 792 Great House Rd
6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Join us for an evening keynote lecture at the Stratford Hall Council House by University of Mary Washington Professor of History and American Studies Dr. Krystyn Moon, who will explore the meaning and legacy of the American experiment. $15 admission. Registration is $10 to attend this lecture virtually.

Monday, November 9, 2026
Spend the day at Stratford Hall with scholars and practitioners from across the Northern Neck sharing new discoveries in history and archaeology. Accessible presentations from partners including George Washington Birthplace National Monument, Stratford Hall, Menokin, and others will highlight ongoing research and what it reveals about the region's central role in the nation's founding.

9:00 - 11:15 a.m. Session 1: "Challenging Authority" in the Stratford Hall Council House. $5 admission. Registration is free to attend this session virtually.

Speakers: Dr. Julia A. King (St. Mary's College of Maryland), Kayla Payne (Menokin), Dr. Tayzhaun Glover (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
Topics: Bacon’s Rebellion, Self-emancipation in the Northern Neck and Chesapeake

12:00 - 12:45 p.m. Lunch: Stratford Hall Dining Room. $20 box lunches are available for preorder through Wednesday, November 4.

12:45 - 3:00 p.m. Session 2: "Between the Roof and the Ground: Architectural History and Archaeological Discoveries in the Northern Neck" and "Northern Neck Findings from the Collection of the Library of Virginia" in the Stratford Hall Council House. $5 admission. Registration is free to attend this session virtually.
Speakers: Kerry Gonzalez (George Washington Birthplace National Monument), Dave Myers, Raina Regan, Kyle Keister (Virginia State Parks), Lisa Manderson (Stratford Hall), Eric Johnson (Library of Virginia)

Topics: Building X at the George Washington Birthplace National Monument, Stratford Hall East Steps, Westmoreland State Park history and cabin renovations

Buy tickets: https://tickets.stratfordhall.org/event/nnk250-symposium-jihtb8
Contact: eburgess@stratfordhall.org