Richmond National Park
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Saturday May 30 10:00am EDT
Gaines' Mill From Above and Below
The 1862 battle of Gaines' Mill was the largest in Virginia up to that time. Both sides used new technology, such as balloons for observation, machine guns, repeating weapons, and more. Park staff and re-enactors will demonstrate the Confederate attack formations used i......More
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Thursday June 4 6:30pm - 7:30pm EDT
Lectures on the Lawn - Jon Kukla: “How Sunk is Britain!”: Virginia’s Turn to Independence, Spring 1776
The Rural Plains Foundation and the National Park Service are pleased to an-nounce the 2025 “Lectures on the Lawn” series for 2025. Join us on three consecutive Thursday evenings in June at the Shelton House in Hanover County, part of the Totopoptomy Creek Battlefield u......More
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Saturday June 6 11:00am - 4:00pm EDT
Battle of Cold Harbor Anniversary - Special Programs
The park is offering two special programs on Saturday June 6 at Cold Harbor battlefield to commemorate the 1864 battle. At 11 am and 1 pm there will be an artillery demonstration and discussion of artillery in the battle. At 2 pm there will be a ranger guided tour focus......More
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Thursday June 11 6:30pm - 7:30pm EDT
Lectures on the Lawn: Stephen Wilson “St. John’s Church, Patrick Henry, and Liberty or Death: A Closer Look”
The Rural Plains Foundation and the National Park Service are pleased to an-nounce the 2025 “Lectures on the Lawn” series for 2025. Join us on three consecutive Thursday evenings in June at the Shelton House in Hanover County, part of the Totopoptomy Creek Battlefield u......More
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Thursday June 18 6:30pm - 7:30pm EDT
Lectures on the Lawn: Katherine Ridgway “Revolutionary Relics: Unearthing the Stories in Richmond’s Lee Monument Cornerstone
The Rural Plains Foundation and the National Park Service are pleased to an-nounce the 2025 “Lectures on the Lawn” series for 2025. Join us on three consecutive Thursday evenings in June at the Shelton House in Hanover County, part of the Totopoptomy Creek Battlefield u......More