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BECOME A MUSEUM FRIEND Join the fun and games at the Museum by becoming a Friend of the Museum today. HELP THE MUSEUM PRESERVE THE STORIES OF CULPEPER CITIZENS -- KEEP THEIR MEMORIES ALIVE. Your support as a "Friend," with an annual donation to the Museum, insures that our doors stay open. Send your donation to Museum of Culpeper History P.O. Box 951 Culpeper, VA 22701 540-829-1749 or e-mail information to Director at director@culpepermuseum.com MINUTEMAN: $ 50 - $199 COLONIAL: $200 - $599 EXPLORER: $600 - $999 HERITAGE: $1000 - $4,999 COUNCIL: $5,000 and above OR, COME BY and drop off your donation. FY '08 internet membership form coming soon so that you can become a member on line! THANK YOU for helping to make the Museum of Culpeper History, "the best community museum in Virginia." Posted: 1-Apr-2008 CULPEPER REMEMBRANCE DAYS 2008 Honoring Heroes & History! Join the crowds for two days of fun and history as Culpeper (the town and the county) celebrate the annual Remembrance Days. Start with a 5K race, "Echoes of Glory," at the Brandy Station Fairgrounds (540) 727-3412 for information. There are lots of re-enactments going on at the Graffiti House, and at the Museum of Culpeper History. Storytelling, meet-the-author and book signing at the Corner Shelf Bookstore (540-825-4411), living history programs (Museum, 540-829-1749), airplane rides (at the Culpeper Regional Airport, 540-727-0018), a history brunch at the new Brandy Station Fire Department (540-825-1555), driving tours of the Battle of Brandy Station, Kelly's Ford and Stevensburg (540-727-7718 for infomation), a quilt show at the Culpeper Depot, and historic tours on Saturday at the Historic Field House (East Edmondson Street, 540-829-9122) are among the highlights for the weekend. For complete Remberance Days event details, contact Culpeper Tourism at 540-727-0611, or go on line to www.visitculpeperva.com Join the fun! Posted: 27-Mar-2008 CULPEPER IN RETROSPECT -- CULPEPER IN OILS New exhibition for the Spring 2008 season features the art work of Frances Grimsley and E.Troth Lewis. Ten lovely oil paintings, featuring historic buildings and one CW battle (of Cedar Mountain) were donated by Wachovia Bank in late 2007. They also provided the Museum with a community grant of $5,000 to design and fabricate the new show, which features the artwork, objects relating to the works, and professionally designed and fabricated text and "reader-rail" graphics. Lee Langston-Harrison, director, is a firm believer in featuring a "hands-on" interactive in all of the Museum's shows, and Retrospective is no exception. She designed an art center for kids to draw there own favorite place or building in Culpeper, and a wall on which to hang this artwork. Visitors are thrilled with the paintings, and the exhibit, part of a two-year initiative called "Discover Your Culpeper History," is bringing more local residents to the Museum. The show will be on view until early November, 2008. Posted: 27-Mar-2008 EXPANDED MUSEUM HOURS HAVE BEEN A SUCCESS Museum NOW remains open EVERY DAY of the week in an attempt to capture all of the visitors who come to Culpeper on weekends. NEW HOURS: Monday - Saturday: 10:00am to 5:00pm Sunday: 1:00pm to 5:00pm Posted: 19-Jan-2008 KIDZKORNERS Hands-on Alert! Children of all ages are encouraged to get on the floor and play at the Museum. There are three "KidzKorners" where children can get creative. 1. Name a Dinosaur: kids can choose their FAVORITE dino and name him or her by using little plastic letters. "Fredasaurious" can then go home with your youngster. There are several resource books, crayons, markers, and stickers available for creative play time with "Cully" the Culpeper dinosaur. 2. Play with your food: learn how Native Americans processed their food using a stone mortar and grinding stone (pestle). What do we use today to process our food? 3. Playing Dress up: Dig into a period trunk and find something that fits! Kids can see how children in colonial Virginia dressed to go "a visitin'". MORE CORNERS TO COME! Posted: 18-Jan-2008 For more information call
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