Tag: history

Valentine Tea

At Pamplin Historical Park’s Valentine Tea ladies and gentlemen in period dress will teach guests 19th-century etiquette while they enjoy gourmet tea and snacks. Attendees will also learn about the… Read more »

Petersburg Civil War Roundtable at Pamplin

Join this month’s guest speaker John Hennessy as he talks about his book “Return to Bull Run” which is based on his recently revised book The First Battle of Manassas:… Read more »

23rd Annual Civil War Symposium

Join us for the 23rd Annual Civil War Symposium at Pamplin Historical Park in 2019 and hear from some of the nation’s greatest Civil War scholars as they talk about… Read more »

Voices from the Shadows

Costumed guides portraying “agents of death” will lead participants by candlelight on a spine-chilling tour through the historic park and Breakthrough Battlefield. At various stops, guests will encounter escapees on the… Read more »

Slavery & Freedom: Lectures & Book Signing

“Who freed the slaves?” Since the end of the Civil War this complex question is one that many people have sought to answer definitively. Often due to the many different… Read more »

Home School Day at Pamplin

Join us a special home school field trip program for home school families and associations.

Symposium Tour 2018: Hidden Treasures

Join historians for a special tour in conjunction with our 22nd Annual Civil War Symposium on October 19, 2018 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pamplin Historical Park Executive Director, Jerry “Dez”… Read more »

Breakthrough Brew & Wine Fest

Join us for a festival tasting of both beer and wine while enjoying live music and food, in the picturesque setting of the Park’s Freedom Garden. Live music will be… Read more »