Descendants’ Day in Honor of Juneteenth

Join us as we celebrate the legacy of our free and enslaved ancestors through food, faith, stories, 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
• Memorial 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, Virginia 22645 

• Food for sale from Pan D Endz Jamaican Cuisine and Potato Sensations Food Truck 
• Genealogy and Local History Information Tables
• “Once Upon a Time”—a roundtable with our Elders: Goldie Baltimore, James Johnson, Pastor Franklin Roberts, Ellen Gant, Buck Sloane, Randolph Deneal, Sandy Sonnie. Moderated by Carter Oneal Johnson. 
• Gospel Music by Mount Olive Baptist Church (Middletown) Praise Team and Men's Choir, 2nd Guildfield Baptist Church (Front Royal) Praise Team, First Lady of 2nd Guildfield Baptist Church
• Soloists Elizabeth Roberts (Guildfield Baptist Church, Front Royal) and Jesse Davis (Harrisburg, PA) 

This event is made possible with support from