Join the Frontier Culture Museum for our 2024 Lecture Series. The third installment of the 2024 Lecture Series will take place on March 26, 2024 at 7:00 PM in the [...]
Homeschool Days are happening March 28 and 29. These two days feature special activities that have been designed specifically with homeschool students and homeschooling families in mind.
Easter traditions have a long history. Serving ham, cheese, and bread, along with special sweets to end Lent began around the 12th century. The first decorated Easter eggs date to the [...]
Join the Frontier Culture Museum for our 2024 Lecture Series. The final installment of the 2024 Lecture Series is titled "A Common Place: Harrisonburg and the Shenandoah Valley," will take [...]
Join us on April 6 as we highlight our heritage breed sheep. We’ll learn about natural fibers such as wool, linen, and hemp as we explore the ways in which these fibers have been used throughout history as well as how they’re used today.
Maypole dances have had many iterations throughout history. The earliest May poles were simple poles dressed in greenery and flowers, with no ribbons. The dancers wound in and out in [...]
Rebellions and Revolutions Join us at the Frontier Culture Museum for Rebellions and Revolutions this Memorial Day Weekend. Rebellions and Revolutions will bring living historians from around the country to [...]
Rebellions and Revolutions Join us at the Frontier Culture Museum for Rebellions and Revolutions this Memorial Day Weekend. Rebellions and Revolutions will bring living historians from around the country to [...]
Rebellions and Revolutions Join us at the Frontier Culture Museum for Rebellions and Revolutions this Memorial Day Weekend. Rebellions and Revolutions will bring living historians from around the country to [...]
Join us on June 16, 2024, as we celebrate the many influences Africans and African Americans have had on American culture with demonstrations including cooking, music, and more! This event is a general admission [...]
Do you like science? Do you like history? Then come visit our 17th and 18th century exhibits for a night of historical science! Our interpreters will demonstrate period-appropriate scientific discoveries [...]
'The ever memorable day was ushered in by the discharge of guns,’ said one observer of Staunton’s 1830s 4th of July Celebration. Come out to the Frontier Culture Museum this 4th [...]