Join us on Tuesday, March 10, at 6:30 PM as the museum continues its lecture series! Join us this month as we continue to focus on the 250th Anniversary of the founding of the United States. Local historian Jane Pease will discuss the women and children who travelled with the Continental and British armies during […]
Join us on Tuesday, February 10, at 6:30 PM as the museum continues its lecture series! As we approach the 250th anniversary of our country’s founding, we look at the role African Americans played in the fight for independence. The focus will be on men from Culpeper, with emphasis on free man William Clark and […]
This Culpeper Minutemen Reunion Battle of Hampton and Great Bridge Tour will visit sites which made the Culpeper Minute Battalion famous. The Culpeper Minutemen played the key role in defeating British and Loyalists forces at Hampton and at Great Bridge, which directly led to Virginia’s, and America’s Independence. This full day tour will leave the […]
This “Minutemen” Culpeper County Leaders Tour will visit many of the most important historic homes and homesites, while hearing important detailed stories, of Culpeper County’s “Minutemen” leaders along the way. The Culpeper Minute Battalion was like no other, as they were the only Minute Battalion in Virginia to fully form and then respond quickly and […]
This “Minutemen” Orange County Leaders tour will visit many of the most important historic homes and homesites, while hearing important detailed stories of Orange County’s “Minutemen” leaders along the way. The Culpeper Minute Battalion was like no other, as they were the only Minute Battalion in Virginia to fully form and then respond quickly and […]
This “Minutemen” Fauquier County Leaders Tour will visit many of the most important historic homes and homesites, while hearing important detailed stories of Fauquier County’s “Minutemen” leaders along the way. The Culpeper Minute Battalion was like no other, as they were the only Minute Battalion in Virginia to fully form and then respond quickly and […]
Join us on Tuesday, September 30, at 6:30 PM as the museum continues its lecture series! Bestselling Historian Peter Stark joins the Museum of Culpeper History to discuss his book YOUNG WASHINGTON: How Wilderness and War Forged America’s Founding Father. By weaving together Washington’s harrowing wilderness adventures and a broader historical context, Peter Stark celebrates […]
Join us on Tuesday, September 2, at 6:30 PM as the museum continues its lecture series! Many of us are aware that food and gasoline were rationed in the United States during World War II, but did you know that bicycles and typewriters were rationed, too? American industry shifted from consumer to wartime production for […]
The American Friends of Lafayette’s six-banner traveling exhibit tells the important stories of Lafayette’s life and legacy, including his participation in the American Revolution, his critical role in cementing the Franco-American Alliance, his lifelong passion for human rights, including the abolition of slavery, support for women's rights and women authors, religious tolerance, and support for […]
Join us on Tuesday, August 12, at 6:30 PM as the museum continues its lecture series! August is the 200th Anniversary of the Marquis de Lafayette's visit to Culpeper in 1825 as a guest of the nation. Join us this month as journalist and historian Marc Leepson discusses the life of the Marquis de Lafayette […]
Magic is in the air! Get ready to be part of something extraordinary at Culpeper's Wizard Weekend. It's an event like no other, and we want you to be there! The Culpeper Wizarding Express Mini Escape Room! You have taken the Culpeper Wizarding Express to the World Hexball Championships, only to realize you left your […]
Join us on Tuesday, July 1, at 6:30 PM as the museum continues its lecture series! During Virginia’s struggle for independence in 1775, Virginia’s Third Convention established Sixteen Virginia Military Districts, including the Culpeper District (Counties of Orange, Culpeper, and Fauquier). Culpeper’s District quickly formed the Culpeper Regular Rifle Company and Minute Battalion in the […]