Governor's Cabinet Visits Henricus

On Tuesday, August 23rd several members of Governor McDonnell’s cabinet visited Henricus Historical Park for a tour and briefing about the historic site. Members of the cabinet included James Cheng, secretary of commerce and trade; Todd Patterson Haymore, secretary of agriculture and forestry; and Robert Sledd, senior policy advisor for economic development to Governor McDonnell. The discussion was lead by George Drumwright, Jr., Henricus Board of Trustees member and deputy manager for community services at Henrico County; John Siddall, chairman of the Henricus board; and Charles Grant, acting executive director at Henricus. Cabinet members received a briefing on the historic firsts which took place at the Citie of Henricus followed by a discussion about the missions of the Henricus Foundation and museum itself. The group also covered how Henricus is partnering with the Virginia Film Office on the upcoming movie, “To Have and To Hold,” which will be filmed at the Park this fall. As always, Henricus welcomes the opportunity to introduce the site to leaders of our community.