WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — CORRECTION: This story has been updated to reflect that the event in Colonial Williamsburg this weekend is a planning event for the 250th-anniversary celebration in 2026. The story has also been updated to accurately describe what happened on March 12, 1773, when Virginia lawmakers created an intercolonial movement that opened up communication and support between the 13 British colonies.
It's a big weekend in Colonial Williamsburg, as the country begins to plan for its 250th birthday in 2026.
On March 12, 1773, Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry and other Virginia lawmakers resolved to create intercolonial Committees of Correspondence — a vital network of communication among the colonies that would prove critical for the Revolutionary movement.
Leaders from across the country are planning to come to Colonial Williamsburg to commemorate the anniversary.
"The multi-day gathering, called “A Common Cause to All,” will convene nearly 300 representatives from 34 U.S. states and 50 Virginia localities to exchange ideas and begin collaborating on 250th-anniversary events across the country," the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation said in a news release.
You can read the full list of events, that start Friday and conclude Sunday, by clicking here.
On Sunday, March 12, at 1:40, a resolution of mutual support, collaboration and partnership will be affirmed on the steps of the reconstructed Raleigh Tavern in Colonial Williamsburg’s Historic Area as part of a special commemoration event that is free and open to the public.
