Tag: Virginia

2023 Symposium Optional Tour: 1862 Peninsula Campaign

Join Pamplin Historical Park’s Executive Director, Colin Romanick, and Newport News Historic Sites Curator, J. Michael Moore as we examine General McClellan’s Peninsula Campaign, covering the period between the landing… Read more »

Civil War Symposium: Bridges Over Troubled Waters

Don’t miss your chance to attend this year’s exciting program. Bridges Over Troubled Waters on October 20-22, 2023, features seven outstanding historians who are leaders in their field. The Symposium… Read more »

Roundtable: 1862 Peninsula Campaign

Join speaker J. Michael Moore as he shares the story of “The Peninsula Campaign.” J. Michael Moore is employed by the City of Newport News and serves as curator for… Read more »

Roundtable: Battle of Fort Gregg

Join speaker John Fox as he shares the story of “The Battle of Fort Gregg.” Mr. Fox’s The Confederate Alamo is the first book-length study ever written about the chaotic and… Read more »

Medal of Honor Day

The celebration will begin with a documentary film, which will explain the origins of the Medal of Honor, and it’s inception during the American Civil War. Guest speaker Eury J. Cantillo… Read more »

Tea & Tidings

Travel back to the Victorian era, when many of our Christmas traditions first made their appearance in everyday society. The first Christmas card, the first Christmas crackers, the first Christmas… Read more »

Roundtable: Explosion at City Point

Join speaker Kenny Bage as he shares the “The Explosion at City Point.” City Point was founded as a town in 1613 and incorporated as a town in 1826 and… Read more »

4th Annual Breakthrough Car Show

Join in the fun of this automotive extravaganza. Experience the sights and sounds of elegant autos from yesteryear to the technologically advanced super cars of today at the historic Hart… Read more »