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Children’s Mornings at the Steamboat Era Museum

July 29, 2022 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

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An event every week that begins at 10:30 am on Friday, repeating until August 19, 2022

Children’s Friday Morning Activities are Back!  Parents, Grandparents, Guardians and Friends, Bring children ages 4 to 12 years old, to the Museum to learn the history of how Chesapeake Bay steamboats changed the area and how they worked.  They will have fun imagining what a steamboat trip was like and what being a child over a century ago entailed. Kids from 4-12, accompanied by an adult, will learn about the history of how steamboats impacted the communities around the Chesapeake Bay.
  • See photos of children and adults from the Steamboat Era
  • Turn the pilothouse wheel and ring the engine order telegraph bell
  • Play children’s games popular during the Steamboat Era
  • Make a wooden steamboat and try it in the water
Fridays | June 24 – August 19 | 10:30 am – 12:00 noon
Ages 4 to 12 years old | $5.00 per child
One adult (free admission) must accompany children
For More Information
Call 804-438-6888 or email shop@steamboateramuseum.org

Organizer

Irvington Steamboat Era Museum

(804) 438-6888
director@steamboateramuseum.org

Children’s Mornings at the Steamboat Era Museum

July 29, 2022 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

|Recurring Event (See all)

An event every week that begins at 10:30 am on Friday, repeating until August 19, 2022

irvington Steamboat Era Museum , 156 King Carter Drive Irvington, VA 22480


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Children’s Friday Morning Activities are Back!  Parents, Grandparents, Guardians and Friends, Bring children ages 4 to 12 years old, to the Museum to learn the history of how Chesapeake Bay steamboats changed the area and how they worked.  They will have fun imagining what a steamboat trip was like and what being a child over a century ago entailed. Kids from 4-12, accompanied by an adult, will learn about the history of how steamboats impacted the communities around the Chesapeake Bay.
  • See photos of children and adults from the Steamboat Era
  • Turn the pilothouse wheel and ring the engine order telegraph bell
  • Play children’s games popular during the Steamboat Era
  • Make a wooden steamboat and try it in the water
Fridays | June 24 – August 19 | 10:30 am – 12:00 noon
Ages 4 to 12 years old | $5.00 per child
One adult (free admission) must accompany children
For More Information
Call 804-438-6888 or email shop@steamboateramuseum.org

Organizer

Irvington Steamboat Era Museum

(804) 438-6888
director@steamboateramuseum.org

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