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Quoit Club at Monumental Aug. 16th
Great Event Alert! The Historic Richmond Foundation is hosting a Quoit Club event at Monumental Church this Thursday, August 16th at 6pm. Haven’t heard of the Quoit Club? In their words: “Named for Richmond’s most popular 19th century social club, the … Continue reading
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Monumental Church Cornerstone: 200 year anniversary
August 1, 2012 is the 200-year anniversary of the day when the cornerstone for Monumental Church—the memorial for the victims—was laid. This was likely done by Boston builder Isaac Sturdevant, who was contracted to build the church structure that Robert Mills … Continue reading
Video: Meredith interviewed by the Junot Files
Jim Junot, a Richmond journalist, recently started a youtube channel focusing on local history. He interviewed me about the Richmond Theater fire book while I was in town to give a talk at the Library of Virginia. You can watch … Continue reading
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Sell-out Crowd at the Library of Virginia Talk!
The March 15th book talk at the Library of Virginia (LVA) was a fantastic experience for a first-time author! As proof that the Richmond Theater is still an intriguing topic to Virginians, we filled the lecture hall with somewhere in … Continue reading
HRF Winter Lecture and a Dedicated Monumental Fan!
On Feb. 23rd, I had the privilege of giving the second winter lecture in the Historic Richmond Foundation’s 2012 series. It started with a dinner at St. Catherine’s School, where I enjoyed talking with a number of attendees. What … Continue reading
March 15th Library of Virginia Event Posted!
The Library of Virginia has recently posted the details about my book talk on Thursday, March 15, 2012. There will be tours of nearby Monumental Church (the location of the Theater fire and the site of a memorial to the … Continue reading
Richmond T-D: Theater Fire Remembered on 200 year Anniversary
Today the Times-Dispatch published a story on the Dec. 26, 2011 commemoration of the Richmond Theater Fire at Monumental Church. They included a nice photo gallery as well, showing the laying of the memorial wreath and snapshots of the service. … Continue reading
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Richmond Times-Dispatch Article on Richmond Theater Fire Quotes Meredith
The Richmond Times-Dispatch has published an article about the Richmond Theater Fire today. I was interviewed about the event and my book gets a mention! Glad to see that the Theater Fire 200 year anniversary is getting coverage from a … Continue reading
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Richmond Theater Fire 200-Year Anniversary Commemoration–update
The Richmond Theater Fire occurred exactly 200 years ago today, on December 26th, 1811. The tragedy took over 70 lives. In Richmond, that single night swept away nearly 1% of their population. It was a truly devastating occurance, and it … Continue reading
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Richmond Theater Fire 200-Year Anniversary Commemoration
Just a bit of news–there will be a small service to to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Richmond Theatre Fire. A “Gathering of Remembrance for the Victims of the Richmond Theater Fire” will be held at the Monumental Church … Continue reading
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