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VA250 Mobile Museum Experience

Kilmarnock Town Centre Park 150 N. Main St., Kilmarnock, VA, United States

More than just a static display, "Out of Many, One is a cutting-edge, immersive, and hands-on exhibition housed within a custom-built 53-foot expandable tractor-trailer. Utilizing high-tech displays, interactive exhibits, and compelling artifacts, the museum offers visitors of all ages an engaging journey through the pivotal events, groundbreaking ideas, and diverse individuals who shaped America in […]

Hewick Historic Marker Dedication

Hewick Plantation 5123 Old Virginia Street, Urbanna, VA, United States

Dedication of Virginia Department of Historic Resources historic highway marker for Hewick Plantation, 5123 Old Virginia Street, Urbanna in conjunction with Arts in the Middle on Saturday, June 7th, 2025. This marker will replace a Hewick marker that was erected in 1930 on Route 17 near Warner. The new marker will be placed at the […]

“Patrick Henry: The Civic Faith of an Enlightened Patriot”

Historic Christ Church 420 Christ Church Rd, Weems, VA, United States

Patrick Henry and his generation never donned T-shirts bearing clever statements of opinion – although they did employ colorful cockades, ribbons, sashes and pennants to express their loyalties. But historian Jon Kukla says if he were to choose a modern-day T‑shirt for Patrick Henry it might have been the one that says: “Under-Estimate Me: That […]

$35

Freedom in the Air: A Tribute to MSX County Black Civil War Veterans

Antioch Baptist Church Oakes Landing Road, Saluda, Virginia, United States

Join us on June 22nd, 2025 at Antioch Baptist Church located at 159 Oakes Landing Road, Saluda to commemorate 160 Anniversary of Juneteenth. We will have: 23rd Regiment United States Colored Troops Reenactors Wreath-laying on known Black veterans' gravesites Recognition of local Black veterans' decendants Freedom-themed Negro spirituals by the SRBA Choir

Noted Archaeologist Professor Julia King to speak about the Rappahannock Tribe and Bacon’s Rebellion

Middlesex County Historic Courthouse 877 General Puller Highway, Middlesex, VA, United States

On Sunday afternoon, June 29, 2025 at 4PM, Professor Julia King of Saint Mary’s College of Maryland will be speaking in the court room on the second floor of the Old Courthouse in Saluda about her recent archaeological work in the Dragon Swamp, which lies on the southern border of Middlesex Country. Professor King’s talk […]

Celebrating Our Independence Quilt Show

Bayne Center at Historic Christ Church VA, United States

We are thrilled to be partnering with @Sewlovelee and multiple quilting guilds for our first patriotic quilt show. Quilts will be displayed in the Bayne Center July 1-7, 2025. For more information: email info@christchurch1735.org or call: (804) 438-6855

Public Reading of the Declaration of Independence with Patriotic Music

Historic Christ Church 420 Christ Church Rd, Weems, VA, United States

Patriotic celebration and reading of the Declaration of Independence inside Historic Christ Church on Thursday, July 3rd, 2025 at 4PM with the Cobbs Hall Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Richard Henry Lee Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution.

$35

A Special Evening with Robert Louis Stevenson

Lancaster Community Library 16 Town Centre Drive, Kilmarnock, VA, United States

Join us at the Lancaster Community Library (Upstairs Meeting Room) on Thursday, July 17th at 5PM for a Special Evening with Robert Louis Stevenson, get ready to step into the shadowy world of  Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. and sail away on adventures from Treasure Island. We will have fun games, themed activities, spooky snacks […]

Shipwreck Hunting

Deltaville Library Deltaville, VA, United States

Join us at the Deltaville Branch on Thursday, July 17th at 5PM for a presentation by local diver Charles Perkinson about his experiences shipwreck hunting! A lifelong diver and Deltaville resident, Perkinson will recount the story of his history-making search for the wreck of a Spanish galleon off the Irish coast - while also navigating […]

Hands-On History Day

Historic Christ Church 420 Christ Church Rd, Weems, VA, United States

Step back in time with this exciting program in colonial Virginia history. Make a brick by hand, write with a quill pen, make a grave rubbing, play colonial games, create a silhouette portrait, build a brick wall and more. Enjoy a pizza party for lunch and take home a souvenir bookmark, Museum Activity Book, and […]

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Steamboat Era Museums Friday Fun Days

Irvington Steamboat Era Museum 156 King Carter Drive, Irvington, VA, United States

The Steamboat Era Museum announces the 2025 Friday Fun Days, beginning June 20. This lively program is designed for children ages 4 – 10 and blends hands-on learning with imaginative play. Through interactive activities, games and crafts, kids will discover the fascinating world of the steamboats that once traveled up and down the Chesapeake Bay […]

$5

A History of Middlesex Posts with Historian Andrew Graff

Middlesex County Historic Courthouse 877 General Puller Highway, Middlesex, VA, United States

The Middlesex County Museum and Historical Society will be hosting postal historian Andrew Graff and his presentation “A History of Middlesex Posts” on Sunday, July 27th at 2PM in the Historic County Courthouse in Saluda. Augmenting his talk will be examples pulled from his extensive collection of Virginia Posts from the 1700-1800s. These hand-written notes […]

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