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  • Henrico 250: Tea at the Tavern

    Walkerton Tavern 2892 Mountain Road, Glen Allen, VA, United States

    Travel back in time 250 years ago to when tea parties meant more than just tea and cookies. Protests sparked across the 13 original colonies with citizens destroying tea, setting […]

  • Slave Dwelling Project

    Meadow Farm Museum at Crump Park 3400 Mountain Road, Glen Allen, VA, United States

    Recommended for ages 13+. Joseph McGill of the Slave Dwelling Project will facilitate open dialogue about how we talk about the past, the enslaved, enslavers, and reconciling how history has been […]

  • Faces of Freedom

    Meadow Farm Museum at Crump Park 3400 Mountain Road, Glen Allen, VA, United States

    Since 1619, people of African ancestry have been woven into the American tapestry. Our Faces of Freedom event celebrates Africans and African Americans from the 1600s to today. Atumpan will […]

  • VA250 Mobile Museum Experience

    Dorey Park Dorey Park Dr., Henrico, VA, United States

    A hands-on, interactive, and immersive museum on wheels, the VA250 Mobile Museum Experience is housed in a quad-expandable tractor trailer that is traveling throughout Virginia and beyond. The mobile museum brings key […]

  • Juneteenth Jamboree

    Varina High School 7053 Messer Road, Henrico, VA, United States

    Henrico County’s Juneteenth Celebration Henrico County Recreation and Parks is thrilled to invite you to our 2-day Juneteenth Celebration! Friday, June 20: Juneteenth Jamboree Community Parade &  7v7 Football Saturday, […]

  • Real to Reel: Sleepy Hollow

    Henrico Theater 305 E Nine Mile Rd, Highland Springs, VA, United States

    Did you know “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” has connections to the Revolutionary War? Historian Mark Wilcox will compare the book, the 1999 movie version, starring Johnny Depp and Christina […]

  • 1775: Subject or Citizen?

    Meadow Farm Museum at Crump Park 3400 Mountain Road, Glen Allen, VA, United States

    It’s 1775, and time to decide: Do you remain subject to the King or forge a new path as an independent citizen? While you ponder your path, talk with Patrick […]

  • Henrico in 3D: Images of Varina, 1864-1865

    Henrico Theater 305 E Nine Mile Rd, Highland Springs, VA, United States

    Have you ever seen a 160-year-old photograph in three dimensions? There were many images taken of sites around Varina during the Civil War, such Fort Harrison, Cox’s Landing, and Varina […]

  • Arbor Day Celebration & Plant Sale

    Virginia Randolph Museum 2200 Mountain Road, Glen Allen, VA, United States

    Did you know that pioneering educator Virginia Randolph held the first Arbor Day program for an African American school in Virginia? We will carry on her legacy at this Arbor […]