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BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Highland - ECPv6.8.2.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Highland X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://test.highland.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Highland REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250614T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250614T160000 DTSTAMP:20260521T213957 CREATED:20250130T185030Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250613T131411Z UID:11163-1749895200-1749916800@test.highland.org SUMMARY:2025 Descendants Day DESCRIPTION:Join us on Saturday\, June 14\, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.\, for Descendants Day at Highland. The Highland Council of Descendant Advisors welcomes all attendees\, whether descendants or not. Plan to take part in the day’s music\, food\, and presentations\, and be ready to learn about the activities of many community groups. \nThis event is free and open to the public. Follow the link below to register: \n[su_button url=”https://forms.gle/Wg4h5SffUpApxsB76″ target=”blank” style=”soft” background=”#194789″ size=”8″ center=”yes” text_shadow=”1px 1px 4px #000000″]Registration[/su_button]\n  \nDescendants Day 2025 Schedule of Events \n10:00 – 11:00 a.m.\nCommunity Partnerships\nExhibitor Tent – Explore\, connect\, and learn   \n11:00 a.m.\nOpening Program\nThe Jones Family Singers\nSpotlight on Descendants\nDr. Lisa Armstrong: Family History is American History\n \n12:00 p.m.\nGrace and Invitation to Lunch  \n12:00 – 2:00 p.m.\nLunchtime Programming\nLunch provided for all attendees\nCommunity Partnerships in Exhibitor Tent\nHistoric Highland Exploration\nPublic Archaeology Viewing\nNetworking \n12:30 – 1:30 p.m.\nGenealogy Share and Inspire Stations (in Highland Event Barn)\nwith community members and experts in family history\nfor researchers at all stages of their journey \nBreakout Conversations hosted by:\nElizabeth Drembus\nCalvin Jefferson\nDr. Shelley Murphy\nFrancis W. Scott \n2:00 p.m.\nHistorical Performance \nby Sheila Arnold  \n3:00 p.m.\nMusical Selections\nRonee Martin\nHorace Scruggs  \n3:40 p.m.\nCalling of the Names  \n4:00 p.m.\nClosing Remarks  \n  \n\nFeatured Performer\, Sheila Arnold \nSheila Arnold has a talent for storytelling\, a passion for history\, and compassion for people. She provides Storytelling\, Historic Character Presentations\, Christian Monologues\, and Professional Development for schools\, festivals\, churches\, and organizations nationally and internationally. She is co-founder and Artistic Director of Artists Standing Strong Together (ASST) a source of inspiration\, strength and action in the storytelling and artists world. Sheila has been honored as a 2021 MacDowell Artist Fellow\, a 2020 Mt. Vernon Research Fellow and a 2019 Hewnoaks Artist Colony summer residence Noted Artist. Sheila lives in Hampton\, VA near her son\, grandsons\, and parents. \n  \n\nSpecial thanks to the Mortimer & Ruth Caplin Foundation\, the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society\, Virginia Tent Rental\, and MS Events for supporting Descendants Day at Highland. \n  URL:https://test.highland.org/event/2025-descendants-day/ LOCATION:James Monroe’s Highland\, 2050 James Monroe's Highland\, Charlottesville\, VA\, 22902 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://test.highland.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Descendants-Day-2025-1-e1749482415430.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR