W3R-US invites our friends, donors, members, volunteers, and supporters to join us in historic Yorktown, Virginia, for our 2026 General Membership Meeting on Sunday, October 18.
This annual gathering is an opportunity to connect with the W3R-US community, hear directly from leadership and volunteers working across the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route, and learn more about the programs, partnerships, and preservation efforts taking place throughout the Trail.
Your membership and support make this work possible. We hope you will join us in person or online to see what our volunteers have accomplished and what lies ahead for W3R-US.
W3R-US General Membership Meeting
Sunday, October 18, 2026
10:30 AM
York Hall
301 Main Street
Yorktown, VA
Hybrid Event: Attend in person or join us online via Zoom.
Meeting Highlights
The program will include remarks and updates from W3R-US leadership, state organizations, and Trail partners, including:
- Larry Abell, W3R-US National Chair
- Johnny Carawan, WARO Trail Administrator
- Mike Steen, W3R-VA President
- Carla Clarke, W3R-US Vice President
- Brad Fay, W3R-US Executive Director for Outreach
- Updates from W3R-US representatives in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia
- Victory Towns and Sponsorship Program updates
- Scholastic Art Program
- Inland Waters Program
- International Waters Program
- Walking Trail Program
- Washington Crossing the Potomac updates
Make a Weekend of It in Yorktown
Members and supporters traveling to Yorktown are also invited to participate in several related programs throughout the weekend.
Sunday, October 18
Following the W3R-US meeting, additional regional programs include an American Friends of Lafayette presentation at the Kimball Theater in Williamsburg at 1:00 PM, a Lafayette Grand Tour commemoration at the Gloucester Museum of History at 3:00 PM, and a commemorative plaque dedication near the Yorktown Riverwalk at 5:00 PM.
Monday, October 19
Yorktown Day activities begin in the morning with wreath-laying ceremonies at several historic locations, followed by the Yorktown Day Parade at 10:30 AM and patriotic exercises at the Yorktown Victory Monument at 11:15 AM. The VA250 Mobile Museum will also be open at the Yorktown Battlefield Visitor Center from 10:00 AM–5:00 PM.
We Hope You’ll Join Us
Whether you participate in person or online, the W3R-US General Membership Meeting is a chance to reconnect with the people preserving, interpreting, and promoting the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route and to learn how you can be part of the work ahead.
We look forward to welcoming you to Yorktown.