About the Webinar

Historic Sotterley is proud to host another installment in its 2023 Sotterley Presents: People and Perspectives on June 21st with "Talking and Walking Common Ground: A Shared Vision in Action".   This virtual event will feature a panel discussion of museum leadership from James Madison's Montpelier, Riversdale House Museum, and Historic Sotterley as they discuss their site's journeys toward providing a more honest and inclusive history.  They will talk about their challenges, their successes, and their sites' inclusion of descendants in this important work. 

The panel will include Elizabeth Chew, Senior Director of Museum Programs and Chief Curator of James Madison's Montpelier, Maya Davis, Executive Director of the Riversdale House Museum, and Nancy Easterling, Executive Director of Historic Sotterley.  All three of these historic museum sites have experienced ongoing transformations in how their history and stories are interpreted.  The journey has not always been easy, and each site has had to face unique challenges as well as shared ones, but these museums represent a growing movement dedicated to providing a more holistic and honest view into our shared past, as well as creating ways to find Common Ground.