Finn Partners has been named agency of record for the Commonwealth of Virginia’s 2019 Commemoration.

2019 Commemoration is a Williamsburg, VA-based non-profit comprised of eight committees and more than a hundred individuals that have developed programs and events to highlight events that took place in 1619 that shaped America’s beginnings.

American Evolution

The organization is launching a three-year commemoration campaign, titled American Evolution, which will highlight many of the historic events that took place 400 years ago, including the first representative legislative assembly in the New World, the arrival of the first recorded Africans to English North America, the observance of the first official English Thanksgiving in North America, and the expanding impact of women on the Virginia Colony. The campaign, which will consist of 20 events and nine legacy projects, is intended to encourage engagement in Virginia’s history and promote the state’s role in the founding of the United States.

Finn Partners will spearhead communication and PR efforts for the multi-year campaign and will work with 2019 Commemoration’s communicators, educators and partners, along with external partners, to drive media coverage on a local, regional and national basis.