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Kegley Lecture

Name: Kegley Lecture
Start: 2026-09-29T23:00:00.000Z
Location: Christ Lutheran Church

A Dutch Agriculturalist, a Virginia Poet, and the Value of Biography

Christ Lutheran Church

Tue

September 29, 2026 7:00 PM

Author Wyatt Golden explores the life of Revolutionary Virginia patriot Colonel Charles Lynch and the power of biography to bring overlooked stories of the past to life.

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