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09/17/2025 1:30 pm
(5-Adult) Discover the 1794 home built for Richard Bland Lee, Northern Virginia's first Congressman. Hear stories of his family and friends, political career and the lives of the people enslaved at Sully.
09/20/2025 12:30 pm
(12-Adult) Learn about the lives and legacy of the people enslaved at Sully Historic Site from the 1700s to the Civil War. This tour includes a walk into the original outbuildings, main house and representative housing for the enslaved. Sully is on the National Register of Historic Places and is part of the National Park Service Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.…
10/02/2025 11:00 am to 10/02/2025 12:30 pm
(6-Adult) Dive into the centuries-old tradition of crafting candles using natural materials and traditional techniques. Illuminate your journey back in time with examples from the resourceful people at Sully. Make your own candles from Crisco and crayons.
10/04/2025 11:30 am to 10/04/2025 1:00 pm
(6-Adult) Explore Sully's heirloom garden and learn how early Americans used herbs in cooking, medicine and housekeeping.
11/07/2025 5:30 pm
(8-Adult) Come and tour the historic house and landscape by lantern, torch and safe candlelight. Experience how the kinds of light used reflected on the lives of Sully’s residents enslaved and free.
Sessions available starting at 5:30 and 6 p.m.