Come see all the activities we have planned for our Fall Homeschool Days! Homeschool days provide homeschoolers the chance to participate in the increased hands-on experience of a field trip. Try your hand at splitting a log to make fence rails or experience an early 19th century school lesson! Pre-registration is highly recommended, but tickets [...]
Come see all the activities we have planned for our Fall Homeschool Days! Homeschool days provide homeschoolers the chance to participate in the increased hands-on experience of a field trip. Try your hand at splitting a log to make fence rails or experience an early 19th century school lesson! Pre-registration is highly recommended, but tickets [...]
Join the Frontier Culture Museum and Dr. Evan Friss on Sunday, September 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM for a lecture on his bestselling book, The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore. How have bookstores shaped American life and culture? What makes the bookstore a unique institution? Why do we still need them? Join us for [...]
Saturday, October 18th is International Archaeology Day, and the Frontier Culture Museum is offering archaeological activities all day! But just what is archaeology and why are we talking about it at a living history museum? Archaeology is the study of patterns of material culture, the tangible things that people made and used. Things that are [...]
What happens to a farm when the men march off to war? Join us for Homefront at War on October 25th and 26th, 2025, to learn about the impact of the Revolutionary War on the civilian population. Â
What happens to a farm when the men march off to war? Join us for Homefront at War on October 25th and 26th, 2025, to learn about the impact of the Revolutionary War on the civilian population. Â
This November 8th, join the Frontier Culture Museum, Virginia Humanities, and the Virginia Cider Association for a one of a kind event in Staunton, Virginia. From 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM, explore how apples and cider helped shape the culture of the Valley of Virginia through historical interpretation and modern day cider tastings. The event [...]
Our ever-popular Lantern Tours are back! For 2025, we do have a few changes due to our on-going construction, but the skits and holiday atmosphere will be just as enjoyable as ever! The tour will begin at our Temporary Ticketing and will be a lantern-lit walking tour stopping at 17th century England, 18th century Ireland (both forge [...]
Our ever-popular Lantern Tours are back! For 2025, we do have a few changes due to our on-going construction, but the skits and holiday atmosphere will be just as enjoyable as ever! The tour will begin at our Temporary Ticketing and will be a lantern-lit walking tour stopping at 17th century England, 18th century Ireland (both forge [...]
Our ever-popular Lantern Tours are back! For 2025, we do have a few changes due to our on-going construction, but the skits and holiday atmosphere will be just as enjoyable as ever! The tour will begin at our Temporary Ticketing and will be a lantern-lit walking tour stopping at 17th century England, 18th century Ireland (both forge [...]
Our ever-popular Lantern Tours are back! For 2025, we do have a few changes due to our on-going construction, but the skits and holiday atmosphere will be just as enjoyable as ever! The tour will begin at our Temporary Ticketing and will be a lantern-lit walking tour stopping at 17th century England, 18th century Ireland (both forge [...]
Our ever-popular Lantern Tours are back! For 2025, we do have a few changes due to our on-going construction, but the skits and holiday atmosphere will be just as enjoyable as ever! The tour will begin at our Temporary Ticketing and will be a lantern-lit walking tour stopping at 17th century England, 18th century Ireland (both forge [...]