Disrupting Conventional Historical Wisdom: A Conversation With Christy Coleman

Disrupting Conventional Historical Wisdom: A Conversation With Christy Coleman

July 6, 2026 · 15 min · Episode 61

About this episode

Christy Coleman discusses the significance of Virginia's history in relation to the 250th anniversary of the United States' founding.

Christy Coleman is executive director of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, an educational Virginia state agency that offers programs and resources about early American history through its living history museums, Jamestown Settlement and the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown. VEDP Senior Vice President for Marketing, Communications & Research Stephen Hartka spoke with Coleman about what citizens and companies can take away from Virginia’s history as the Commonwealth celebrates the 250th anniversary of the United States’ founding.

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