Rampart Readers - Celebrating Independence Day!

Join us July 5th from 10am-11am or 1pm-2pm in the Visitor & Education Center at Fort Monroe for Rampart Readers, a children’s book club partnership between Fort Monroe Authority and Hampton Public Library.

This month in celebration of Independence Day we are reading Our Flag Was Still There, The True Story of Mary Pickersgill and the Star-Spangled Banner written and illustrated by Jessie Hartland. This story stars a major on the eve of battle, a seamstress and her mighty helpers, and a poet named Francis Scott Key. This isn’t just the story of one flag. It’s the story of “The Star Spangled-Banner,” a poem that became our national anthem, too.

Stick around after to create your own celebratory flag!

FREE, Registration Not Required

You may also like the following events from Fort Monroe's Casemate Museum:

• This Thursday, 19th June, 01:00 pm, Road to Freedom Juneteenth Tour in Fort Monroe
• This Thursday, 19th June, 01:00 pm, Summer Tour: Shoulder to Shoulder A Legacy For All in Fort Monroe
• This Friday, 20th June, 01:00 pm, Summer Tour: Knowledgeable Minds and Skilled Hands in Fort Monroe

Also check out other Arts events in Fort Monroe, Literary Art events in Fort Monroe.