James Monroe Memorial Foundation Announces Activities for Monroe’s 264th Birthday

Westmoreland County Ceremony- Saturday, April 23

Starting at 10:00 a.m., at the Birthplace, the 264th anniversary ceremonies are expected to include local and state elected officials. The formal ceremony will commence at 10:30 a.m and will include both the Birthplace House and the exhibits at the Visitor Center. The ceremony will be in front of the Birthplace house.

Hollywood Cemetery Ceremony- Thursdav, April 28
This year, the annual wreath-laying ceremony at President Monroe’s tomb in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond will be at 11:00 a.m. Thursday morning (subject to any changes in the start time
by the Army, which schedules the ceremony).

More information on these events can be found at the Birthplace website or from Warrior Peter Broadbent, Jr., the foundation’s vice-president.