Feuding Founders: The Lee-Deane Conflict and the Political Bloodbath of 1778

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Date

2026-11-08

Time

10:00 AM (America/New_York)

Venue

Stratford Hall — 483 Great House Road, Stratford, VA 22558

Address

483 Great House Road, Stratford, VA 22558

A day of public history on Silas Deane, John Jay and the Lee brothers of Virginia. 10–11:30 AM guided tour of Menokin (4037 Menokin Rd, Warsaw); noon lunch at Stratford Hall; 1–2:30 PM roundtable with historians from each partner site at the duPont Memorial Library (also online for $5); 3–4:30 PM guided Great House tour with Dr. Gordon Blaine Steffey; 5–6 PM reception before the NNK250 Discovery Symposium keynote (listed separately). All-access pass $55 plus fees, including a boxed lunch; lunch is guaranteed only for orders placed by 11:59 PM Wednesday November 4. Lunch, roundtable and tour can also be booked individually; Friends of Stratford members get discounts.

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