All ages. Explore historical topics in detail with staff-led specialty tours that use the historic structures and artifacts as touchstones to the past. Information: sic@henrico.us Saturdays, 1-3pm at Meadow Farm Museum. Sept 7: Winter is Coming It’s time to prepare for the cold winter months and there’s much to be done! Find out how a […] Continue reading History in Focus: A Series
Tour the Clarke-Palmore House and see what Christmas was like for a family during the 1930s. Families struggled through the Great Depression but still celebrated the holiday the best they could. Discover what Christmas traditions began during this decade. Information: leh@henrico.us Continue reading Clarke-Palmore Christmas Open House
All ages. Explore historical topics in detail with staff-led specialty tours that use the historic structures and artifacts as touchstones to the past. Information: sic@henrico.us Saturdays, 1-3pm at Meadow Farm Museum. Sept 7: Winter is Coming It’s time to prepare for the cold winter months and there’s much to be done! Find out how a […] Continue reading History in Focus: A Series
All ages. Explore historical topics in detail with staff-led specialty tours that use the historic structures and artifacts as touchstones to the past. Information: sic@henrico.us Saturdays, 1-3pm at Meadow Farm Museum. Sept 7: Winter is Coming It’s time to prepare for the cold winter months and there’s much to be done! Find out how a […] Continue reading History in Focus: A Series
This year marks the 400th anniversary of three important events at Jamestown that shaped our modern society in Virginia. That year saw governmental reform in the colony, with the meeting of the first representative assembly in North America. Later that year the first Africans arrived in the colony. Finally, the first large group of women […] Continue reading 1619: The Origins of Modern Virginia
Each participating site will offer FREE admission to visitors who show a Time Travelers Passport. Download your Passport and time-travel through Richmond and Henrico history by visiting our historic sites. Operating hours may vary by site. Information: leh@henrico.us Participating sites include: Agecroft Hall & Garden The American Civil War Museum’s White House of the Confederacy […] Continue reading Time Travelers Weekend
Each participating site will offer FREE admission to visitors who show a Time Travelers Passport. Download your Passport and time-travel through Richmond and Henrico history by visiting our historic sites. Operating hours may vary by site. Information: leh@henrico.us Participating sites include: Agecroft Hall & Garden The American Civil War Museum’s White House of the Confederacy […] Continue reading Time Travelers Weekend
Admission is FREE! From their first arrival in 1619, Africans & African Americans have contributed to and shaped our nation’s culture in countless ways. Their traditions reflect through art, music, food, religion, and most of all, the convictions of hope, determination, and courage. They have left an indelible and enduring mark on American society. Come […] Continue reading Soulful Sunday
All ages. Explore historical topics in detail with staff-led specialty tours that use the historic structures and artifacts as touchstones to the past. Information: sic@henrico.us Saturdays, 1-3pm at Meadow Farm Museum. Sept 7: Winter is Coming It’s time to prepare for the cold winter months and there’s much to be done! Find out how a […] Continue reading History in Focus: A Series
All ages. Explore historical topics in detail with staff-led specialty tours that use the historic structures and artifacts as touchstones to the past. Information: sic@henrico.us Saturdays, 1-3pm at Meadow Farm Museum. Feb 23: Come Freedom Learn how the Meadow Farm and other 19th century enslaved people sought freedom both physically and spiritually. Explore the religion, […] Continue reading History in Focus: A Series
