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Learn about recorded Bigfoot sightings in Culpeper, and how a close encounter led one Virginia man on a lifelong quest to solve the Bigfoot mystery. Hunt for Bigfoot in the museum for clues to his existence all week from March 16 through March 23. This program is being offered in conjunction with CulpeperCon at the... Read more »
Incredible Women in Culpeper The museum is pleased to have 2 long-time staff members and volunteers, Gloria Cooper and Karen Quaintance, present on the lives of four incredible women who were in Culpeper This program will be held at the museum. Space is limited so save your seat today and then pay at the door!... Read more »
“Elementary Explorers” is the museum’s brand NEW interactive series of children’s programming that brings fun facts, objects, and activities out of the past and to life! The series, targeted at ages 5-9, will be held monthly. Each month will feature a different activity and craft inspired by local history.
The Caboose will be open and decorated like a Mardi Gras float as part of CRI's Carnival celebration. There will also be a king craft and fun trivia in the museum.
The Museum of Culpeper History partners with the African American Heritage Alliance for a panel discussion on the roles African Americans played in the community. The panel will focus on the areas of agriculture, civic engagement and education, spotlighting at least one individual in each of these categories.
Join us as we learn all about the weather. Participants will get to go on a weather-related scavenger hunt as well as make a suncatcher wind chime to take home.
A new exhibit in the Museum of Culpeper History examines the course of the independence movement in Culpeper County prior to the Revolutionary War. American resistance to British rule stiffened when Parliament enacted a series of taxes on the American colonies to help cover the expenses of the Seven Years War with France. Colonists objected... Read more »
“Elementary Explorers” is the museum’s brand NEW interactive series of children’s programming that brings fun facts, objects, and activities out of the past and to life! The series, targeted at ages 5-9, will be held monthly. Each month will feature a different activity and craft inspired by local history.
There is No Place Like Home! For the first settlers in Culpeper County resources were limited and building a house could be challenging. Learn about the different styles of houses lived in by Native Americans and early settlers to the region. Try to “build” a house of your own. Join us at the Museum on... Read more »
