Monday Robinson: A Life of Thorns and Roses Exhibit Opening

You are invited to the opening of a new exhibit that explores the freedom, resilience, and survival in early America through the life of one extraordinary man. Please RSVP here to assist us in our planning. 

Saturday, September 26, 2026, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Beverley B. Shoemaker Welcome Center at Belle Grove
336 Belle Grove Road, Middletown, Virginia 

Program 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Invocation, Rev. Francina Schmitt
Welcome, Kristen Laise, Executive Director, Belle Grove Plantation
Introduction and Acknowledgements, Fran Burton, Monday Robinson Descendant
Investigative Researcher/Genealogist on the Robinson Family, Char McCargo-Bah
Historical Research on Monday Robinson's life in the Shenandoah Valley, Brenda Nelson
Time for Questions 

Exhibit on view 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

A private program for family will continue at 12:30 p.m.