"Italians in Colonial VA"--Scott Walker talk for Italian sister city annual meeting March 16.

“Italians in Colonial Virginia” will be the address by noted regional historian Scott Walker for the Annual Meeting of the Fredericksburg-Este Association, on Thursday, March 16, 6 PM, Central Rappahannock Regional Library, 1201 Caroline Street. Free. Walker is of Italian descent by way of a Tuscan ancestor, who was tapped by Thomas Jefferson to come from Italy to Virginia to begin the vineyards at Monticello. Walker’s talk will explore not only Virginia’s Italian wine connection but also early Italian immigrant history. For more information: fred-este.org, fredeste2015@gmail.com, 540-903-3186.