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The Property of the Nation: George Washington’s Tomb, Mount Vernon, and the Memory of the First President by Matthew R. Costello

Tuesday, December 10

12:00pm – 1:00pm

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Free to $10

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Chocolate-Making Demonstrations

Saturday, December 7, 1:00pm – 4:00pm

Free

Location:

Virginia Museum of History & Culture

Gottwald Gateway to History

Part of the Special events category.

Part of the

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Join us on a journey through history and discover the ways in which chocolate was prepared and enjoyed in 18th-century Virginia. See chocolate being made using reproduction cooking tools and equipment, and sample American Heritage Chocolate's gourmet hot cocoa.

Sponsored by AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate.