Visitors will have the opportunity to experience Christmas through living historians from the Civil War. These soldiers will share; soldier’s life, holiday traditions through the ages and demonstrate weapons. Craft… Read more »
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Voices from the Shadows
Costumed guides will lead participants on a special Halloween tour, where they will encounter various historical figures on a real battlefield. Participants will hear ladies recounting scary stories, music in… Read more »
Roundtable: Fate at Petersburg” The Story of Col. G. L. Prescott, 32nd Mass.”
Join Dr. Sean Heuvel who will present on December 7, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. to the Petersburg Civil War Roundtable. Dr. Heuvel will share the “‘Fate at Petersburg: The Story… Read more »
Paranormal Investigation
Join Commonwealth Researchers of the Paranormal (C.R.O.P.) for an exclusive investigation of Pamplin Historical Park and the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier. Come investigate with us on September… Read more »
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
Battlefield terrain features and obstacles have been studied by numerous historians and are the blessing or curse of many military commanders throughout time. The American Civil War is no different… 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 »
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