In my weekly column for WorldNetDaily I discuss the legacy of the Tyler family and their central role in celebrating America’s Jubilee over the last two hundred years.

If you were standing on the hallowed grounds of the James River for the 1807 Jubilee - the 200th birthday celebration of the founding of Jamestown and the birth of America - you might have met revolutionary war hero John Tyler and his 17-year-old son, John Jr., who was then a student at the College of William and Mary.

Fifty years later, John was no longer known as Jr., but as the former president of the United States of America. As the keynote speaker on May 13, 1857, for the 250th Jubilee of Jamestown, President John Tyler would remind those in attendance that they must honor their fathers, give thanks to almighty God and never forget the many kindnesses He had bestowed upon our land. Tyler spoke reverently of the legacy of Jamestown, and the great pantheon of patriot pastors and Christian heroes that providentially descended from the Jamestown fathers...

In fact, for close to three hours President John Tyler would regale those in attendance with stories of providence and perseverance in the Old Dominion. He concluded with this admonition to children of the future:

The memory of a glorious ancestry should be kept bright in the recollections of their posterity; and their noble daring in the cause of civilization, and brave resolves in favor of freedom, should be recounted from generation to generation.

Fifty years later, the president’s son Lyon Gardiner Tyler would follow in the footsteps of his father by teaching America about the magnificent legacy of the Jamestown founding. That year was 1907, and the entire nation joined Virginia for the celebration of America’s 300th birthday....

But the remarkable multi-generational legacy of the Tyler family and their contribution to America’s birthday celebrations would not end in 1907, or even in 1957 for the 350th celebration of Jamestown. For America’s 400th birthday, Harrison Tyler, the grandson of the 10th president of the United States, will continue the multi-generational legacy of the Tyler family when he serves as grand marshal to the “Jamestown Quadricentennial: A Celebration of America’s Providential History.”

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