Tag: Richmond

25th Anniversary Photo Contest

Pamplin Historical Park and The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier is launching a “25th Anniversary Photo Contest” to celebrate 25 years of education and preservation. The contest is… Read more »

Mother’s Day Tea

Join us for this Mother’s Day for great tea and gourmet treats shared with your special mom as you explore the world of Jane Austen and her stories. Austen focused… Read more »

Tea & Tidings

This themed tea offers tasty tea and treats with a program highlighting the holidays as they were celebrated at a distance during the Civil War. Park staff attired in mid… Read more »

Petersburg Civil War Round Table at Pamplin

Join us as we welcome Stephen Davis who currently serves as the Book Review editor  for the Civil War News. His presentation is titled, “Hood’s Flank Attack at Atlanta, July 22,… Read more »

Veterans Day

As former U.S. President Ronald Reagan stated “We remember those who were called upon to give all a person can give, and we remember those who were prepared to make that… 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 each stop, guests will encounter an escaped prisoner… Read more »

Petersburg Civil War Round Table at Pamplin

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Ed Bearss will not be with us for the October PCWRT meeting. Instead, our own Director of Education, Interpretation, Visitor Services & Collections, Tim Talbott will… Read more »

Petersburg Civil War Round Table at Pamplin

Join this month’s guest speaker Caroline Janney, Professor of History of American Civil War at the University of Virginia as she talks about “We Were Not Paroled: The Surrender of Lee’s Men… Read more »

I Spy: A Civil War Spy Academy

During this two-day camp, participants will hear the stories of several Civil War spies, both Union and Confederate, who did what they could to help their cause through covert means…. Read more »

Independence Day Celebration

As essayist John Burroughs stated “That which distinguishes this day from all others is that then both orators and artillerymen shoot blank cartridges.” In the spirit of Burroughs’ quote, Pamplin… Read more »