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Harvest Time Children’s Craft Morning

Agecroft Hall 4305 Sulgrave Rd., Richmond, VA, United States

Calling curious kids who like history and art. Participants will spend time with educators learning about autumn activities and the harvest in 17th century England while creating artwork that reflects ...

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Pleasant View School Open House

Pleasant View School House 18430 River Road, Chesterfield, VA

Scheduled activities will promote enlightenment, understanding, and appreciation for what education was like in segregated African American schools during the early twentieth century. Learn about the school day in the ...

Free

2023 Civil War Symposium Optional Tour: 1862 Peninsula Campaign

Pamplin Historical Park 6125 Boydton Plank Road, Petersburg, VA

Join Pamplin Historical Park’s Executive Director, Colin Romanick, and Newport News Historic Sites Curator, J. Michael Moore as they examine General McClellan’s Peninsula Campaign, covering the period between the landing ...

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Witching Hour Jr.

Henricus Historical Park 251 Henricus Park Rd, Chester, VA

A spooky day of family-friendly Halloween fun. Interact with Colonial interpreters and staff as you trick-or-treat in our recreated Indian village and English settlement, listen to a spook-tacular read-aloud story, ...

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Annual Paul Mellon Lecture | Sir Alfred Munnings: A Life of his Own

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts - Leslie Cheek Theater 200 N Boulevard, Richmond, VA

This year's Paul Mellon Lecture, which focuses on Sir Alfred Munnings. The artist was recently the subject of the British Sporting Art Trust’s exhibition A Life of his Own at ...

Free

Civil War Roundtable: Civil War Railroads

Pamplin Historical Park 6125 Boydton Plank Road, Petersburg, VA

Join Bert Dunkerly who will share the story of “Civil War Railroads.” Dunkerly is a historian, award-winning author, and speaker who is actively involved in historic preservation and research. ...

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Fall Family Fun Day

Stratford Hall 483 Great House Road, Stratford, VA

Pumpkin painting, colonial games, wagon rides, and more. Plus, explore the Great House with the new children's audio tour: Who Lived at Stratford Junior. Take in all the fall beauty ...

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Hands-on History: Remembering Our Veterans

Belmont Recreation Center 1600 Hilliard Road, Henrico, VA

Ages 5 and older explore the history of Remembrance Day, now called Veteran’s Day, with family-friendly craft and activity stations. ...

Free

Veterans Day Observance

Pamplin Historical Park 6125 Boydton Plank Road, Petersburg, VA

A living history timeline of America’s military with reenactors and multiple programs throughout the day. Programming includes a lecture on United States Army Immigrants serving in World War I by ...

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Arms of the American Soldier Since WWII

The Montpelier Center for Arts & Education 17205 Mountain Rd, Montpelier, VA, United States

Learn surprising facts about the equipment used by our soldiers during the Cold War and America's "proxy wars" including Korea and Vietnam. Members of the Cavalier Rifle & Pistol Club ...

Free

The Dancing Queen: Court Dance in the Age of Elizabeth

Agecroft Hall 4305 Sulgrave Rd., Richmond, VA, United States

The Richmond Renaissance Dancers will present this multimedia program showcasing the majesty and elegance of court dancing from the perspective of Queen Elizabeth I and her courtiers. English almans and ...

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Special Focus Tour: Bellycheer! Feasting in England 1580-1640

Agecroft Hall 4305 Sulgrave Rd., Richmond, VA, United States

A guided tour celebrating food and dining. In a 17th century country house, food and medicine were often the same thing. Listen to a lively telling of uses of everyday ...

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Clarke-Palmore Open House

Clarke-Palmore House Museum 904 McCoul Street, Henrico

Tour the Clarke-Palmore House and see what Christmas was like for a family during the 1930s. Discover what Christmas traditions began during this decade. Create a craft to take home. ...

Free

Pathway to Pearl Harbor

Virginia War Memorial 621 South Belvidere Street, Richmond, VA

Events unfolded in the 1930s that would result in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.  Join Virginia War Memorial Director of Education, Jim Triesler, as he ...

Free

Civil War Roundtable: Fate at Petersburg

Pamplin Historical Park 6125 Boydton Plank Road, Petersburg, VA

Join Dr. Sean Heuvel who will share the “‘Fate at Petersburg: The Story of Colonel George L. Prescott, 32nd Massachusetts.” ...

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World War I Christmas Truce

Virginia War Memorial 621 South Belvidere Street, Richmond, VA

Join Virginia War Memorial Director and historian, Clay Mountcastle as he discusses the little-known Christmas Truce on the battlefields of WWI in 1914. There will be holiday music followed by ...

Free

Divorced, Beheaded, Died: An Audience with Henry VIII

Agecroft Hall 4305 Sulgrave Rd., Richmond, VA, United States

See John White, a UK based Performance Historian, bring Henry VIII to life. The year is 1544 and King Henry, the Eighth of that name, is engaged upon 'Royal Progress.' ...

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250th Anniversary Celebration of the Boston Tea Party

Walkerton Tavern 2892 Mountain Road, Glen Allen, VA

Travel back in time 250 years ago to Boston when colonists threw chests of tea into the harbor to protest British laws. Meet Patrick Henry and his daughter, Loyalist & ...

Free
Event Series Timberneck Tuesdays

Timberneck Tuesdays

Machicomoco State Park 3601 Timberneck Farm Road, Hayes, VA, United States

The Fairfield Foundation offers walk-in tours that discuss the early history of the 18th-century families buried at the site and the 19th-20th century history of the Catlett family, who built ...

Free

A Brief History of Western Henrico

Deep Run Park Recreation Center 9900 Ridgefield Parkway, Henrico, VA, United States

This isn’t a rehash of your “Western Civ” class from your college days. But you will find out about some of the people, places and events that have shaped western ...

Free

History Explorer Day: Frederick Douglass

The American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar 500 Tredegar St., Richmond, VA

Meet Frederick Douglass, portrayed by Nathan M. Richardson, and hear him speak about his evolving views on the U.S. Constitution and American Democracy. Presentations at 11:00am and 2:00pm Learn how ...

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Meet the Artist: Thomas Paulk

Virtual

Join Virginia War Memorial Director, Clay Mountcastle, as he talks with retired Naval aviator and featured artist in the Virginia War Memorial’s Veterans' Art Gallery, Thomas Paulk. His exhibit, Dreams ...

Free
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