Descendants’ Day in Honor of Juneteenth

Join us as we celebrate the legacy of our free and enslaved ancestors through food, faith, storeis, and music. This event is free of charge.

Saturday, June 13

9-11 a.m.  Walnut Springs Christian Church, 1905 Oranda Road, Strasburg, Virginia 22657
Hear the story of Benjamin Tanny a man enslaved at Belle Grove who was baptized and joined this church in 1831.

• Service by Walnut Springs Pastor Rev. Wendall Schurtz and Mount Zion United Methodist Church Head Pastor Rev. Patti Page Brown
• Memoiral walk along Meadow Mills Road, the route that Mr. Tanny would have taken to walk the two miles to church. The walk will be less than 1/2 mile. 
• Light refreshments 

11 a.m.- 2 p.m.  Belle Grove, 336 Belle Grove Road, Middletown, Virignia 22645 

• Food for sale from Potato Sensations and Pan D Endz Jamaican Cuisine
• Genealogy and Local History Information Tables
• “One Upon a Time”—a roundtable of with our Elders
• Gospel Music

This event is made possible with support from