Dr. Kevin R. Hardwick, associate professor of history at James Madison University, will deliver the tenth Annual Governor Henry Lecture at the Library of Virginia at 5:30 PM on Tuesday, November 16, and at Hampden-Sydney College at 4:30 PM on Wednesday, November 17. His lecture is entitled "Partners in Patriotism: Patrick Henry, George Mason, and the Virginia Ratification Debate of 1788." His lecture explores the relationship of Patrick Henry and George Mason over a quarter of a century, from the struggle for independence through the drafting of the Virginia Declaration of Rights and the ratification of the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights. Hardwick earned his Ph.D. at the University of Maryland and is currently writing a book about the Virginia Convention of 1788. His published works include Virginia Reconsidered: New Histories of the Old Dominion, Classics of American Political and Constitutional Thought, and Patrick Henry: Economic, Domestic, and Political Life in Eighteenth-Century Virginia. The Annual Governor Henry Lectures are jointly sponsored by the Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation, the Library of Virginia, and Hampden-Sydney College. The lectures are open to the public at no charge. Free parking is available, and a reception follows each event. The Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation (www.PatrickHenry.com) owns and operates Red Hill, the patriot's last home and burial place overlooking the Staunton River in Charlotte County, Virginia. The Library of Virginia (www.lva.virginia.gov) holds the world's most extensive collection of material about the Old Dominion and has been a steward of the commonwealth's documentary and printed heritage since 1823. Founded in 1775 as a private liberal arts college for men, Hampden-Sydney College (www.hsc.edu) is the tenth oldest in the United States. Gregg D. Kimball Director, Education and Outreach Library of Virginia 804-692-3722 [log in to unmask] ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html