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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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” 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 […]
The 2025 Museum History Alfresco Annual Fundraiser and Culpeper Minutemen Descendant Reunion Dinner will be held at Yowell Meadow Park on Saturday, October 25, from 5:00pm-9:00pm This is a once in a lifetime event to honor those who gave us the way of life we enjoy today! Enjoy colonial music by Colonial Faire Sip wine […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Museum of Culpeper History will host a series of gatherings to discuss the new documentary series, “The American Revolution,” directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt. This six-part, 12-hour documentary explores our nation's founding struggle and the eight-year War for Independence. Each gathering will feature casual group discussions to share observations and […]
Join the museum for an afternoon of kite flying fun at Mountain Run Winery as we celebrate America's 250th Anniversary. Bring your kids, kites, and lawn chairs. $10/car CASH ONLY! Don't have a kite, don't worry, there will be a limited number of patriotic kites for sale. As well as hot dogs, sodas, wine, beer, […]
Since 2015, the Museum of Culpeper History has partnered with the local Luck StoneQuarry to provide a public access day to view Culpeper’s famous dinosaur footprints! More than 215 million years ago, during the Triassic Period, giant beasts roamed the region that we call home today. Then, in 1989, evidence of their existence was discovered […]