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Lantern Tours
2024-12-22 17:30 - 20:00, 2024-12-21 17:30 - 20:00, 2024-12-20 17:30 - 20:00, 2024-12-19 17:30 - 20:00, 2024-12-18 17:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
LANTERN TOURS ARE NOW SOLD OUT
Save the date for our holiday Lantern Tours! Come ring in the holiday season with our walking tour around the Old World side of the museum. Our decorated historic houses are backdrops to new skits both heartwarming and comedic, and our warm apple cider and cookies will help spread the holiday cheer!
Tours will run from December 18, 2024 – December 22, 2024, and will leave every half an hour from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM.
Tickets are available here.
If a member of your party requires mobility assistance, we will have limited spots on our mobility shuttle for each tour, and spots must be reserved at least 24-hours in advance. Please call our Visitor Center at 540-332-7850 to reserve the spot after you have purchased your tickets.
This is an outdoor walking tour and evenings in December can drop to below freezing, please remember to dress appropriately.
*Tickets are non-refundable.

Holiday Workshop Series
2024-12-21 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-12-14 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-12-07 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-11-30 11:00 - 12:00
Join the Frontier Culture Museum this holiday season as we bring back our Holiday Workshop Series. Make pomanders, create a yule log centerpiece, paint springerle, and decorate your very own stocking. Each workshop requires individual registration. The registration fee is $15 per person and is not covered by the Annual Pass.

Holiday Tour and Making Pomanders (SOLD OUT)
November 30, 2024
Start your holiday season with a special guided tour of our historic houses decorated for the season. Each house is decorated appropriately to its time period, and you can see the emergence of modern holiday celebrations as you move through the museum. Your journey will end on the 1850s Virginian farm, where you can make a pomander, a historical aromatic decoration, from oranges and cloves!
This workshop is $15 per person and will run from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM. The $15 charge includes all materials needed to create your craft. We recommend all attendees arrive at least 15 minutes early in order to allow time to walk down to the exhibit area. A shuttle service will be available during the workshop. Each workshop also includes entrance into the museum for the rest of the day.
Purchase your tickets here.

Wassail Party and Making Yule Log Centerpieces (SOLD OUT)
December 7, 2024
England has a long history of holiday traditions. One of the most beloved was wassailing, or toasting to the health of the farm and the neighborhood. Come join us for a wassail party, learn the dance Hey for Christmas, and create your own Yule Log centerpiece to take home.
This workshop is $15 per person and will run from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM. The $15 charge includes all materials needed to create your craft. We recommend all attendees arrive at least 15 minutes early in order to allow time to walk down to the exhibit area. A shuttle service will be available during the workshop. Each workshop also includes entrance into the museum for the rest of the day.
Purchase your tickets here.

Knocking and Painting Springerle (SOLD OUT)
December 14, 2024
German holiday traditions were brought to the American colonies by immigrants throughout the 18th century. Some have faded out of memory while others, like spice cookies, have remained popular. Come visit our German farm to learn about some German holiday superstitions and decorate your own ‘cookie’ ornament to take home.
This workshop is $15 per person and will run from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM. The $15 charge includes all materials needed to create your craft. We recommend all attendees arrive at least 15 minutes early in order to allow time to walk down to the exhibit area. A shuttle service will be available during the workshop. Each workshop also includes entrance into the museum for the rest of the day.
Purchase your tickets here.

Twas the Night Before Christmas Reading and Decorating Stockings (SOLD OUT)
December 21, 2024
First published in 1823, A Visit from St. Nicholas by C. Clement Moore was many American children’s first encounter with the Germanic St. Nicholas, later known as Santa Claus. Come hear the poem read and decorate your own stockings to “hang by the fire with care!”
This workshop is $15 per person and will run from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM. The $15 charge includes all materials needed to create your craft. We recommend all attendees arrive at least 15 minutes early in order to allow time to walk down to the exhibit area. A shuttle service will be available during the workshop. Each workshop also includes entrance into the museum for the rest of the day.
Purchase your tickets here.

"The Augusta Resolves: A Milestone on the Road to Revolution,” With Augusta County Historical Society
2024-11-10 15:00 - 17:00
The Augusta County Historical Society, along with the Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia, is delighted to have speaker Tammy Mannarino of the Fairfax County History Commission kick off the first of a series of lectures and programs commemorating the crucial role that Virginia and Augusta County played in the formation of the United States. In this program, “The Augusta Resolves: A Milestone on the Road to Revolution,” Mannarino delves into the Augusta Resolves and reveals their influence on the ideals of liberty and revolution that shaped this nation.
As the storm clouds of the Revolution were brewing, Augusta County stepped into the tempest. Outraged by the Boston Tea Party, the British Parliament passed the Coercive Acts to punish the Colony of Massachusetts and to further restrict trade and restrain the representative governments of the thirteen colonies. Representatives from 12 of the 13 colonies convened in Philadelphia in the fall of 1774 to form the Continental Congress. These delegates petitioned the King of England, outlining the colonies’ grievances and declaring that they should enjoy the same rights as Englishmen.
In the weeks and months that followed the implementation of the Coercive Acts and the Continental Congress, numerous counties and communities in Virginia voiced their own revolutionary rhetoric in the form of Resolves. By February of 1775, Augusta County had adopted the Augusta Resolves, which pledged support for the actions of the Continental Congress and a willingness to stand with other colonies in their pursuit of liberty. Join Mannarino and the Augusta County Historical Society as she introduces Augusta County’s first steps toward revolution.
For more information, contact the Augusta County Historical Society at 540-248-4151 or augustaachs@intelos.net.

Native American History Day
2024-11-02 09:00 - 17:00
Native American History Day is happening at the Frontier Culture Museum on Saturday, November 2, 2024. We hope you’ll join us as we explore the history of Native American nations and how they shaped and contributed to American culture.
Be sure to join us at 1:00 PM for a lecture by Michael Galban focusing on the interactions between Indigenous peoples and European colonist.
Michael Galban is the Historic Site Manager of Ganondagan State Historic Site and the Director of the Seneca Art & Culture Center. Ganondagan is a 17th century Seneca town site and nationally regarded as a center for Iroquoian history, cultural and environmental preservation. His academic research focus is on Woodland Indian art/aesthetics, Indigenous semiotics and situated regard. Michael is in the Visual and Cultural Studies PhD program at the University of Rochester.
He has served on the board of directors of the Museum Association of New York (MANY), and currently serves on the editorial boards of the New York History and Rochester History Journals.
Michael recently collaborated with the Museé du Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac on the exhibit “Wampum – Les Perles de la Diplomatie” which opened Spring of 2022 in Paris, of which the corpus of the exhibition traveled to Ganondagan in 2023 as “WAMPUM/OTGO:Ä”. His current project focuses on German and British officers collections of Northeastern Indigenous material formed in the American Revolutionary War Period.
This event is a general admission event and is included in the Annual Pass.

Revolutionary War Weekend: Captive Beyond the Mountains
2024-10-27 09:00 - 17:00, 2024-10-26 09:00 - 17:00
On October 26-27, 2024, join us for Captive Beyond the Mountains. Step into the year 1780, as the Revolutionary War raged throughout America, and western Virginia became home to thousands of British and German prisoners of war, known as the Convention Army. The Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia will come alive with scores of reenactors and historical interpreters from around the country to recreate this pivotal moment in Virginia history. Meet the prisoners and learn about their ill-fated march to Saratoga and surrender to American forces. Enlist with Crockett’s Western Battalion, the men charged with guarding the Convention Army. Join in on courts martial, and take part in 18th century military justice. Meet with tribally enrolled Native peoples, in hopes of understanding their perspective on captivity, and on the American Revolution. This unique, immersive weekend will be an experience like no other, and we hope to see you there!

Our guest presenters include Kathy Haney, Talon Silverhorn, Marvin-Alonzo Greer, Emma Cross, and Jeff Pavlik.

Saturday Schedule:
9:30 AM – Morning Formation, Drill & Roll call (1820s Farm)
11:00 AM – “Bound For Freedom: The Black Freedom Struggle in the American Revolution” with Marvin-Alonzo Greer (1820s Farm)
12:00 PM – Grand Review (1820s Farm)
1:00 PM – Military Justice; Courts Martial (Schoolhouse)
1:30 PM – Frontier Theater; The Prisoner’s Playhouse (1850s Farm)
2:00 PM – Women of the Army (1820s Farm)
2:45 PM – Meet the Baroness Von Riedesel (Schoolhouse)
3:30 PM – Patrol with the Western Battalion (Church)
4:00 PM – Mending the Circle: Captivity, Transformation, and the Creation of Kin (Native Site)

Sunday Schedule:
9:30 AM – Morning Formation, Drill & Roll call (1820s Farm)
11:00 AM – Women of the Army (1820s Farm)
12:00 PM – Grand Review (1820s Farm)
1:00 PM – Military Justice; Courts Martial (Schoolhouse)
1:30 PM – Frontier Theater; The Prisoner’s Playhouse (1850s Farm)
2:00 PM -“Bound For Freedom: The Black Freedom Struggle in the American Revolution” with Marvin-Alonzo Greer (1820s Farm)
2:45 PM – Meet the Baroness Von Riedesel (Schoolhouse)
3:30 PM – Patrol with the Western Battalion (Church)
4:00 PM – Mending the Circle: Captivity, Transformation, and the Creation of Kin (Native Site)

International Archaeology Day
2024-10-19 09:00 - 17:00
Saturday, October 19th 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 still around, just in the ground beneath us. Archaeology gives us a snapshot of the past. Objects enter the ground, a house decays leaving only the foundation. We only get to see the remnants, not the activity. History, on the other hand, is the study of human behavior in the past, based on the records people themselves have left behind. You can see where one might inform the other. Both involve asking questions, forming hypotheses and doing research.
We look at all of these clues, carefully piece the fragments of a moment in time together, and create a picture of what life was like, for example, on the frontier.
So, what does Archaeology Day at the Frontier Culture Museum mean? It means walking around our Old World loop, the farms from places people left behind to come to the New World, and learning about different types of artifacts, like metal and ceramics, and also a little bit about experimental archaeology. It also means heading over to the New World section and being able to try your hand at excavation in our dig boxes and learning a bit about what happens after the artifacts are excavated. We hope to see you here at the museum, as we celebrate International Archaeology Day!

Fall Homeschool Days
2024-09-13 09:00 - 17:00, 2024-09-12 09:00 - 17:00
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 may also be purchased at the Visitor’s Center on the day of the event.
Tickets are $5 for children and $7 for adults and you can purchase your tickets in advance here!

We have some special timed activities happening on Homeschool Days!

Thursday, September 12
Schoolhouse Lessons: 10 AM, 11 AM, 1 PM, 2 PM, 3 PM, & 4 PM

Friday, September 13
Schoolhouse Lessons: 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 2:30 PM, & 3:30 PM

See you there!

Lord Dunmore's War Weekend
2024-09-08 09:00 - 17:00, 2024-09-07 09:00 - 17:00
Lord Dunmore’s War Weekend

Before the American Revolution began in 1775, the roar of guns and the beat of drums could already be heard beyond the Blue Ridge. 250 years ago, in 1774, western Virginia was engaged in America’s last “colonial” conflict, Lord Dunmore’s War. Starting in Staunton, the men of Augusta, led by Colonel Andrew Lewis marched west on an expedition to war with the Shawnee. Many of the men who would become Virginia’s heroes of the American Revolution marched with him, perhaps with ideas of American liberty already in their thoughts.
Join us at the Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia, September 7-8, 2024, as we explore the many facets of this often-overlooked conflict on Virginia’s frontier.
Engage with historians recreating Virginia’s heroes of ’74 as they prepare to march west towards an uncertain future.
Sit with citizens of the Shawnee nation, so to understand this conflict from their important and unique perspective, and the perspectives of their ancestors.
Learn from a star-studded panel of guest speakers, including Brigadier General Theodore Shuey Jr, Dr David Preston, Glenn Williams, Neal Hurst, Michael Cecere, and Daniel Cross.
March with the recreated Augusta County Militia to commemorate and recreate this important moment in Virginia history.

Meet the Speakers:
Dr. David Preston – “From Braddock’s Defeat to Dunmore’s War: The Transformation of Early American Warfare”
Theodore Shuey Jr. – “The Augusta Militia and Point Pleasant”
Michael Cecere – “Dunmore’s Patriots”
Neal Hurst -“‘kind of armour, being peculiar to America'” The American Hunting Shirt
Dr. Glenn Williams – “Lord Dunmore’s War: Last Indian Conflict of the Colonial Era”

Meet Andrew Lewis:

Meet Colonel Andrew Lewis

Schedule of Activities
Saturday, September 7
10:00 AM – Roll Call and Orders of the Day
11:00 AM – Meet Samson Matthews, Military Entrepreneur of the Frontier
12:00 PM – “From Braddock’s Defeat to Dunmore’s War: The Transformation of Early American Warfare” by Dr. David Preston
1:00 PM – Mustering the Augusta County Militia
2:00 PM – Artillery Demonstration
2:30 PM – A Council of War with Colonel Andrew Lewis
3:30 PM – Performance by Colonial Williamsburg Fifes & Drums
4:00 PM – “Shawnee perspectives on Lord Dunmore’s War”

On Saturday evening, join the museum and members of the Staunton-Augusta-Waynesboro 250th Committee in downtown Staunton as we rally the militia at the Augusta County Courthouse. Muster with the men of Augusta County at 5:30 PM on the courthouse square as they march off to the Battle of Point Pleasant. Be sure to stop by the Staunton Innovation Hub to meet with the amazing organizations who are working to celebrate America’s upcoming 250th birthday from 5:30 PM until 7:30 PM. Check out the schedule below:
5:00 – Historical Organization Fair begins at Staunton Innovation Hub.
5:30 – Lord Dunmore’s War 250th Anniversary Commemoration March at Augusta County Courthouse.
6:30 – Commemoration March concludes.
7:30 – Organization Fair concludes.
Sunday, September 8
10:00 AM – “The Augusta Militia and Point Pleasant” by Theodore Shuey Jr.
11:00 AM – “Dunmore’s Patriots” by Michael Cecere
12:00 PM – Mustering of the Augusta County Militia
1:00 PM -“‘kind of armour, being peculiar to America'” The American Hunting Shirt by Neal Hurst
3:00 PM – Lord Dunmore’s War Memorial Tree Dedication
3:30 PM – “Lord Dunmore’s War: Last Indian Conflict of the Colonial Era” by Dr. Glenn Williams

This event is made possible in part by a grant from Virginia Humanities.

Extracurricular Nights: Revolutionary War
2024-07-19 17:30 - 19:00
For our second Extracurricular Night on July 19th, join in the defense of Virginia, and enlist in Lt. Colonel Joseph Crockett’s Western Battalion. Sign the roll, draw your pay, and learn, first hand how these men fought to defend the Shenandoah Valley. Experience the American Revolution on the frontier, and how Virginia’s unique frontier culture helped win American independence.
This program will take place on July 19, 2024, from 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM. The cost of the program is $5 for children, and $7 for adults and it is included in our Annual Pass program. Tickets are available at the door.

Independence Day Celebration
2024-07-04 09:00 - 17:00
‘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 of July for a day of historical weapons demonstrations, readings of the Declaration of Independence, games, and more! Join us in celebrating America’s 248th birthday this July 4th.
This year we are excited to welcome Shenandoah Street Food for delicious lunch!
This is a pay-what-you-will donation day, so bring the whole family!

Timed Programs:
11 AM: Trap Ball Game, 1850s Farm.
12 PM: Reading of the declaration of Independence, 1820s Farm.
1 PM: A Council of War: Planning America’s Independence, 1820s Farm
2 PM: Reading of the Declaration of Independence, 1820s Farm.
3 PM: Trap Ball Game, 1850s Farm.
Schoolhouse lessons: 11:30, 12:30, 2:30, 3:30

Extracurricular Nights: Scientific Discoveries
2024-06-21 17:30 - 19:00
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 or inventions with hands-on experiments. Come visit 17th century England to see Isaac Newton’s prism experiments or 18th century Germany to understand Franz Joseph Gall’s Phrenology and learn how theories are debunked!
This new program will take place on June 21, 2024 from 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM and is $5 per child and $7 per adult. This event is included in our Annual Pass program! You can purchase your tickets here.

African American History Day
2024-06-16 09:00 - 17:00
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 event and is included in the Annual Pass!

Memorial Day Weekend: Rebellions and Revolutions
2024-05-27 09:00 - 17:00, 2024-05-26 09:00 - 17:00, 2024-05-25 09:00 - 17:00 | Frontier Culture Museum, 1290 Richmond Ave., Staunton, VA, 24401, United States
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 the Frontier Culture Museum to represent the many rebel movements that have shaped, and been shaped by, American History.
On Saturday, May 25th and Sunday, May 26th, we will host reenactors on our English, Native American, 1760s, and 1850s sites. See how weapons changed throughout time and participate in an reenactment of the 1607 Enclosure Riots. Activities will be ongoing throughout the day, but be sure to check out the timed activities below to make sure you see everything!
Day of Schedule (Saturday & Sunday):
10:00 AM: “For the right to public land,” a demonstration of the militia of 1607 on the English Farm.
11:00 AM: “Liberty and Our Country,” The Irish Volunteer movement of the 1770s, Irish Farm.
12:00 PM: Pontiac’s War, a Shawnee Perspective on the Native American site.
1:00 PM: The Rifles that Defended the Frontier with Crockett’s Western Battalion on the 1760s Farm.
2:00 PM: United States Colored Troops, the Civil War through their eyes on the 1850s Farm.
3:00 PM: A Reenactment of the 1607 Enclosure Riots on the English Farm.
4:00 PM: Arms through the Ages, a demonstration of weapons through history on the Irish Farm.

Meet Our Guest Demonstrators
Talon Silverhorn is a Citizen of The Eastern Shawnee Tribe and has been an interpreter since 2007. Talon has interpreted Shawnee lifeways at historic sites and museums across the U.S. and Canada, with a focus on material culture and its connection to deeper cultural beliefs. He was the Keynote speaker for the 2022 National Association for Interpretation and has been a featured speaker for Archeological organizations, museums, and over a dozen universities.
Michelle Silverhorn is a dedicated educator and cultural interpreter from the Diné (Navajo) Nation in Arizona. With a background in interpretation that began at the age of 8, Michelle has a passion for bringing history to life and sharing her knowledge with others. Currently serving as a 4th Grade Social Studies and Science teacher for the Springfield City School District, Michelle is committed to fostering a love of learning and cultural understanding among her students. She infuses her classroom with hands-on activities and innovative teaching methods to engage young minds and inspire curiosity. Michelle’s expertise in interpretation extends beyond the classroom, as she enjoys interpreting the everyday lives of historic peoples and connecting visitors with the past.
The Hannibal Guards recreate and remember the the United States Colored Troops during the American Civil War. Learn about their struggles, their experiences, and perspectives on what it means to be American.
Hogs Island Garrison will be exploring the turbulent times of the early 17th century, including the enclosure riots.

Memorial Day Activities:
Join Crockett’s Western Battalion this Memorial Day to learn about the American Revolution on the Frontier on our 1760s farm. And at 2:30 PM on Monday, May 27, participate in a Memorial Service for men who served in the battalion. The service will begin at the 1760s settlement farm and will march behind with a fife and drum up to our historic church.

May Day
2024-05-04 09:00 - 17:00
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 complex patterns that evolved much later into the iconic ribbon dances that are still performed today. Come learn a ribbon dance at our May Day festivities on the English Farm on May 4, 2024.
The Male Pole dances will take place at 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM at the English Farm. See you soon!

Fiber Festival
2024-04-06 09:00 - 17:00 | Frontier Culture Museum, 1290 Richmond Ave., Staunton, VA, 24401, United States
Join us on April 6 as we highlight our heritage breed sheep. We’ll learn about natural fibers such as wool, flax, and hemp as we explore the ways in which these fibers have been used throughout history as well as how they’re used today. Plus, we’ll be hosting fiber artists, vendors, and shepherds on this special day as we conclude Wool Week here at the Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia. Fiber Fest vendors and presenters will offer information on historical fiber processing as well as workshops and demonstrations. Museum staff will also share activities focusing on fiber arts all across the Museum. We hope you’ll join us on April 6!

Vendors
Origin Fiber
One of a Kind
Companion Fiber
Cesium Yarn
Gatherings
DonnaKayStudio
Merino Matron Sheep Farm
Spindles and More
Bellefield Jacobs
Lancaster Creek Spinnery
The Fuzzy EAR
Top Dog Boutique
Semper Fidelis Farm
Twisted Yarn and Fiber Bags
Amy Christensen
Simple Hill Farm
Aleta Spring Farm & Fiber
Farm Experience LLC
McNutt-Grisby Farm
Broken Arrow Creations
Magari Yarn and Dyeworks
Food Truck: Delicias Marina Food Truck from 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Day of Schedule of Activities

10:00 AM: Sheep Dog Demo (Ireland)

11:00 AM: Hand Shearing Demo (Germany)

12:00 PM: Sheep Dog Demo (Ireland)

1:00 PM: Electric Sheep Shearing Demo

2:00 PM: Sheep Dog Demo (Ireland)

3:00 PM: Hand Sheep Shearing Demo (1850s)

The Frontier Culture Museum will host three workshops as part of this year’s Fiber Festival! Each workshop can be completed with no prior experience and the price includes all of the materials!
Drop Spinning
Learn how to create your own yarn with the timeless skill of drop spinning. In this introduction to drop spinning you will learn how to choose a fiber to spin, how to draft and apply appropriate twist. We will discuss how to ply, and how to finish your yarn. Easy to learn and with practice can be a very meditative and peaceful pastime. Adult learners only. Drop spindle for class use and fiber included.
This workshop will run from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM and is $115 per participant. Advance registration is required, purchase your tickets here.

Introduction to Wheel Spinning

Learn the ancient and timeless art of spinning. Students will start on a drop spindle to learn basic skills,and then move onto a wheel if they wish. You will learn how to choose a fiber to spin, how to draft and apply appropriate twist on a spindle, then apply those skills to a spinning wheel. Easy to learn and so rewarding, this is a class you will enjoy and a skill you will learn to love. The class includes an introduction to basic spinning skills and hands-on assistance from a spinner with more than ten years’ experience in teaching. You will have the use of drop spindles, and a spinning wheel during class, and you will be supplied with fiber for class use.
This workshop will run from 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM and is $115 per participant. Advance registration is required, purchase your tickets here.
About the Instructor
The Drop Spinning Workshop and Introduction to Wheel Spinning are both run by Dorothea Pierce. Dorothea Pierce has been knitting for over fifty years and spinning for over thirty. Her absolute favorite thing to do, EVER, is teach people how to spin and knit. She has taught everything from 3-day spinning workshops to five-minute knitting tutorials, and everything in between! She owns Yarn Seasons, a local yarn shop near Roanoke and with her mother hosts the Skein Away Fiber Retreat at Smith Mountain Lake twice a year.

2024 Lecture Series, "A Common Place: Harrisonburg and the Shenandoah Valley"
2024-04-02 19:00 - 20:00
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 place on April 2, 2024 at 7:00 PM. The Lecture Series will take place in the Dairy Barn Lecture Hall and is free and open to the public.
Since the early frontier days of the eighteenth century, Harrisonburg, Virginia has been a vital agricultural, commercial, and political center in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley. It was not until the 1950s, however, that it adopted the motto “The City with the Planned Future.” David Ehrenpreis, author of Picturing Harrisonburg: Visions of a Shenandoah Valley City Since 1828 will examine how visions of a place shift over time, revealing a community’s values, how they evolve, and what they mean today.

Meet the Speaker:
David Ehrenpreis is Professor of Art History at James Madison University and has published widely in journals including the Zeitschrift für Kunstgeschichte, Woman’s Art Journal, and Art Book. He is author of the book Picturing Harrisonburg: Visions of a Shenandoah Valley City since 1828, which examines the shifting visions of place and community in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. The curator of numerous exhibitions including a survey of Chinese artist Xu Bing, his current book project is entitled “Dying for the Nation: Monuments and the Experience of National Memory.”

Easter Weekend
2024-03-30 08:00 - 2024-03-31 17:00
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 13th century. Come join us as our costumed interpreters demonstrate historic Easter activities all weekend long, including naturally dyed eggs, making hot cross buns, playing games, and more!
Easter Weekend is a general admission weekend, and is included in the Annual Pass.

Homeschool Days
2024-03-28 09:00 - 2024-03-29 17:00 | Frontier Culture Museum, 1290 Richmond Ave., Staunton, VA, 24401, United States
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. Bring a picnic lunch and plan to spend the whole day at the Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton, VA. Tickets on each day are $3 for children under the age of 18 and $5 for adults.
Purchase your tickets here.
