George Mason Celebration

Celebrating George Mason

CELEBRATING GEORGE MASON Join the Virginia Pro chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists as the group pays a birthday tribute to George Mason, on Sat., Dec. 13. Mason, born in Fairfax County on Dec. 11, 1725, helped frame the Virginia Constitution and in 1776 wrote its Declaration of Rights, the forerunner of the BillContinue reading “Celebrating George Mason”

Join SPJVA to celebrate George Mason’s birthday

MASON’S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AT GUNSTON HALL DEC. 14 TO INCLUDE MANSION TOUR, WREATH-LAYING AND PROGRAM ON “THREATS TO PRESS FREEDOM” The Society of Professional Journalists’ Virginia chapter will hold an afternoon of activities commemorating patriot George Mason’s birthday Dec. 14 at Mason’s historic colonial home, Gunston Hall, in Lorton. A wreath-laying ceremony at Mason’s graveContinue reading “Join SPJVA to celebrate George Mason’s birthday”