Join Preservation Virginia’s John Marshall House and community members in our webinar, “Olde City Eats: Richmond’s Historic Foodways” on November 3, 2021 at 12pm. In this 60-minute program, panelists will explore the history of urban shopping, cuisine, and slavery in early 19th Century Richmond, and how we remember that legacy today. Panelist information is forthcoming!  …

Join us in this 60-minute virtual tour as we explore Chief Justice John Marshall’s “Trilogy Cases” relating to Native American sovereignty in the United States and the impact of his decision in these three cases. Free with a suggested donation of $10. …

Join us on this 60-minute virtual tour as we explore the presence, lives, and labors of the 8-16 people John Marshall enslaved in his Richmond home between 1790 and 1835. By reinterpreting our historic collections objects on display in the John Marshall House, we hope to return agency to the people Marshall enslaved, such as …

Join us for our 60-minute signature virtual tour, “John Marshall at Home.” This tour explores the life of John Marshall in early 19th century Richmond as a husband, father, lawyer, enslaver, quoits and Madeira enthusiast, and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Tickets: Free/Suggested Donation of $10 …

Freedom Constellations is a one of kind interactive public art project that imagines a world where all youth have what they need to thrive and stay free. Seen from miles away, the project includes 160 foot tall portraits of Richmond youth leaders on the sides of City Hall (the largest interactive installation on a municipal building …

In 1824, Chief Justice John Marshall commented that the “national character…depends more on the female part of society than is generally imagined.” While hardly a feminist by modern standards, John Marshall held a great admiration for the many strong and intelligent women that surrounded him throughout his life. This virtual focus tour will explore the …

Join us in celebrating Chief Justice John Marshall’s favorite beverage: madeira wine! Madeira is a fortified wine produced on the island of Madeira off the coast of Portugal and was very popular in Early Republic Virginia because it could withstand the hot climate. We invite you to join us on November 17th from 6-8pm for …

Join the historic John Marshall House on October 22nd and 23rd from 6 p.m.-9 p.m. for a haunted history tour. During your thirty minute guided tour of the 1790 home of Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall, your docent will immerse you in 18th Century haunted Richmond history and a paranormal investigator will share spooky …

One of the first legal spectacles in America, the Treason Trial of Aaron Burr placed the focus of the nation to Richmond, Virginia, to see how Chief Justice John Marshall would decide the fate of former Vice President Aaron Burr. The Court End neighborhood is especially significant to this trial, with many of the key …