First photo is Marc Robinson giving presentation on the Resolves.
On 8 June 2024, the Colonel James Wood II Chapter, Virginia Society Sons of the American Revolution conducted a 250th Anniversary Commemoration of the Frederick County (Virginia) Resolves. The ceremony honored the memory of the Frederick County men who signed a document condemning the actions of Parliament in closing the port of Boston in May 1774. They vowed to import no English goods nor export goods to England based on a letter from Paul Revere to the committee of Philadelphia on 21 May 1774. On 8 June 1774, Frederick County patriots gathered in a meeting chaired by Rev. Charles Mynn Thruston, rector of Frederick Parish and chairman of the revolutionary County Committee of Association. The resolves were adopted in Winchester, copied and then adopted by Shenandoah County at a meeting chaired by the Rev. Peter Muhlenberg on 16 June 1774 in Woodstock, Virginia. The commemoration was held at the Winchester Walking Mall in conjunction with Winchester's Kidzfest. Participating for CJWII in colonial attire were Brian Bayliss, Sean Carrigan, Paul Christensen, Dale Corey, Chip Daniel, Phil Hunter, Brett Osborn, Allan Phillips, Eric Robinson, Marc Robinson, Will Reynolds, Jim Simmons and Richard Tyler. Compatriots in civilian attire included David Cress, Erick Koontz and Randy Turner from CJWII and Rhett Wade representing the Sgt Major John Champe Chapter. Susan Laurer of the Fort Loudoun DAR participated and assisted in the reading of the Resolves. Wreaths were presented and the Resolves were read in their entirety four times to members of the community who attended the festival. First photo is Marc Robinson giving presentation on the Resolves. Second photo is l. to r. Allan Phillips, Paul Christensen, Dale Corey, Richard Tyler, Susan Laurer and Brian Bayliss. Third photo is l. to r. Will Reyolds, Phil Hunter, Jim Simmons, Brett Osborn and Marc Robinson. (Photos courtesy of Chip Daniel.)
On 8 June 2024, the Colonel James Wood II Chapter, Virginia Society Sons of the American Revolution conducted a 250th Anniversary Commemoration of the Frederick County (Virginia) Resolves. The ceremony honored the memory of the Frederick County men who signed a document condemning the actions of Parliament in closing the port of Boston in May 1774. They vowed to import no English goods nor export goods to England based on a letter from Paul Revere to the committee of Philadelphia on 21 May 1774. On 8 June 1774, Frederick County patriots gathered in a meeting chaired by Rev. Charles Mynn Thruston, rector of Frederick Parish and chairman of the revolutionary County Committee of Association. The resolves were adopted in Winchester, copied and then adopted by Shenandoah County at a meeting chaired by the Rev. Peter Muhlenberg on 16 June 1774 in Woodstock, Virginia. The commemoration was held at the Winchester Walking Mall in conjunction with Winchester's Kidzfest. Participating for CJWII in colonial attire were Brian Bayliss, Sean Carrigan, Paul Christensen, Dale Corey, Chip Daniel, Phil Hunter, Brett Osborn, Allan Phillips, Eric Robinson, Marc Robinson, Will Reynolds, Jim Simmons and Richard Tyler. Compatriots in civilian attire included David Cress, Erick Koontz and Randy Turner from CJWII and Rhett Wade representing the Sgt Major John Champe Chapter. Susan Laurer of the Fort Loudoun DAR participated and assisted in the reading of the Resolves. Wreaths were presented and the Resolves were read in their entirety four times to members of the community who attended the festival.