Delve into the commonwealth’s rich history of romance and heartbreak.
About the Event
Discover the many ways Virginians have experienced love and loss over nearly four centuries through letters, diaries and other intimate expressions culled from the Virginia Museum of History and Culture’s extensive manuscript collections. Through the private writings of Virginians known and unknown, presenter Cece D’Arville explores arranged marriages in the Colonial era, soldiers “pitching woo” in wartime, a 20th-century courtship nearly derailed by conflicting religious beliefs, the turmoil of coming out as a gay man in 1970s Richmond and much more.
D'Arville serves as the museum’s education coodinator, alongside a talented group of educators and docents that provide in-person and virtual student programs, teacher outreach and community-based programming year-round.
How to Join
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