The Northumberland County Historical Society (NCHS) will hold its annual fall meeting at 2:30 p.m. October 19 at the Ball Memorial Library and Museum, 86 Back Street, Heathsville. The event is open to the public at no charge.
Gregory Burkett will speak about the return of the Marquis de Lafayette to America in 1824, when Lafayette was welcomed as a war hero amid huge celebrations, reported publications chairman Richard W. Covington. Burkett is a native of the Northern Neck with a passion for history. As a member of the Sons of the American Revolution and the James Monroe Memorial Foundation, he is actively involved in historic….
