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In partnership with The Center.
Presenting a lecture series with Historian Rick Britton.
The lecture, 10/1: The Founding
Will be held on Th, 10/1/2026 at 3:00 PM at The Center.
Thomas Jefferson called the founding of the University the “hobby” of his old age, a sentiment that belies all the pains taken in its inception.
Rick Britton is an award-winning journalist and public historian. Rick also conducts tours of Civil War and Revolutionary War battlefields.
Non-member fee: $25.00
Fall 2026 Members receive a $15 discount.
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In partnership with The Center.
Presenting a lecture series with Historian Rick Britton.
The lecture, 10/8: The Marquis de Lafayette
Will be held on Th, 10/8/2026 at 3:00 PM at The Center.
In November 1824, Lafayette, “the hero of two worlds,” toured the Grounds accompanied by Jefferson and James Madison.
Rick Britton is an award-winning journalist and public historian. Rick also conducts tours of Civil War and Revolutionary War battlefields.
Non-member fee: $25.00
Fall 2026 Members receive a $15 discount.
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In partnership with The Center.
Presenting a lecture series with Historian Rick Britton.
The lecture, 10/15: Edgar Allan Poe
Will be held on Th, 10/15/2026 at 3:00 PM at The Center.
During the University’s second session, 1826, a willful youngster from Boston entertained his chums by reciting poetry and copying illustrations onto the walls of his West Range room.
Rick Britton is an award-winning journalist and public historian. Rick also conducts tours of Civil War and Revolutionary War battlefields.
Non-member fee: $25.00
Fall 2026 Members receive a $15 discount.
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In partnership with The Center.
Presenting a lecture series with Historian Rick Britton.
The lecture, 10/22: John Singleton Mosby
Will be held on Th, 10/22/2026 at 3:00 PM at The Center.
In 1853, Mosby—the future Confederate partisan ranger—was expelled for shooting a fellow student in the face. Is it true they were fighting over a young woman?
Rick Britton is an award-winning journalist and public historian. Rick also conducts tours of Civil War and Revolutionary War battlefields.
Non-member fee: $25.00
Fall 2026 Members receive a $15 discount.
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In partnership with The Center.
Presenting a lecture series with Historian Rick Britton.
The lecture, 10/29: The 1895 Rotunda Fire
Will be held on Th, 10/29/2026 at 3:00 PM at The Center.
Students and faculty battled the October 1895 blaze for hours. In the end, unfortunately, Jefferson’s gorgeous Rotunda was gutted.
Rick Britton is an award-winning journalist and public historian. Rick also conducts tours of Civil War and Revolutionary War battlefields.
Non-member fee: $25.00
Fall 2026 Members receive a $15 discount.
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