Everyone is Welcome

Interracial Conversations of the Northern Neck gathers on the fourth Tuesday of every month at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 6749 Jessie Dupont Memorial Highway, Heathsville, Virginia 22473, 5:30-7:00 PM. Everyone is welcome!

For inquiries, please contact us at InterracialConversations.NNK15@gmail.com.  Interracial Conversations of the Northern Neck is an all-volunteer organization and we will respond as quickly as possible.

Our upcoming events are listed below in detail. Would you like news and updates? Submit your name and email address using the form in the footer. Interracial Conversations of the Northern Neck respects your privacy and will not share your information with a third party.

Join us and let’s discuss the regional issues that matter to all of us.

 

Upcoming Events

  • Road trip 2026: Boston, MA

    August 30 - September 3, 2026
    ‍IRC has made plans for, and applied for grants for, a bus trip to Boston, MA. This will be a five-day, four-night trip. African Americans figured in events in and around Boston from before the Revolution, in the Civil War, and beyond. We will have the opportunity to visit Boston's African American National Historic Site. We will take a two-hour bus tour with a hop-on guide, "Black Boston's Hidden History." And, we can walk all or part of the famous "Freedom Trail." 

    We will stay at the Omni Parker House Hotel in the Beacon Hill area of Boston, in double-occupancy rooms. Depending upon how much grant money IRC receives, we hope to keep the per person cost to about $400. 

    ‍ A flyer describing this trip (pictured above) can be accessed at 2026 Boston Road Trip -- flyer.

    UPDATE!

    Interest and participation have been wonderful! Currently, there is one double room still available. This could accommodate a couple or two friends rooming together. The estimated per person cost of the trip is $425 to $450.

    ‍ If you would like to participate,
    please give your name to Judy Thomson,

     thomsonjudy@gmail.com,
    ASAP!

    (No deposit is required at this time--only an expression of interest in participating.)

    All are welcome! Bring your partner, bring a friend--join us! 

  • Unveiling of historical marker for Elizabeth Key

    September 19, 2026 at 12:00 PM

    The Northern Neck Hidden History Trail invites you to join us at 72 Monument Square, Heathsvile, VA as we unveil a new historical highway marker recognizing the remarkable life and legacy of Elizabeth Key—a woman whose story is an important part of the Northern Neck of Virginia’s early history and the larger American story.

    Elizabeth Key, born in colonial Virginia around 1630, was an enslaved woman who, in 1656, was declared "free" following legal proceedings that took place in the Northumberland County Courthouse.

    Elizabeth Key's story reminds us that the history of freedom in America is not a simple or linear story. It is also a story of individuals who challenged the circumstances imposed upon them, asserted their rights, and shape the laws and institutions that would influence generations to come.

    Please Join Us for this meaningful occasion.

    Saturday, September 19, 2026 12:00 Noon 72 Monument Square, Heathsville, Virginia

    A small reception will follow the unveiling.

    RSVP by: September 12, 2026 Email: info@nnkhiddenhistorytrail.org Phone: (804)453-7760 RSVP Link: nnkhiddenhistorytrail.org