The Parson’s Cause – A Tip For Richmond Locals

Here’s a tip for something neat to see if you live in the Richmond area.

On Saturday, June 19, Vickie and I went to the Historic Hanover Courthouse to see a reenactment of the damages portion of the Parson’s Cause trial. It’s a historic case that was argued in 1763 – in that very courthouse - and which some view as fanning the flames of revolution. 

If you’ve ever been to St. John’s Church for the reenactment of Patrick Henry’s, “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” speech, this is just as good. In fact, the man who played Patrick Henry (Mike Wells) in the Parson’s Cause trial also plays Henry at St. John’s.

Admission is FREE, though you are given an opportunity to drop contributions in a basket on the way out. I think the production lasted about 45 minutes, but it seemed like only 10 because it was so well performed and the legal issue was interesting. In fact, I’d read about this case previously but couldn’t quite understand it prior to seeing the reenactment; now it is much clearer.

Additional presentations are scheduled this summer, you can go to this link for more info:

http://www.parsonscause.org/