The Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia // Events

January 2 - March 10	Winter Tours	Leave Visitor Center every half-hour from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. General Admission
February 19, 26; March 4, 11	Winter Lecture Series	2/19 - The Colonial Country Cabinetmaker Speaker: George Lott 2/26 - 'At Work in the Shop Making Ware': Thoughts on the Attribution of Rockingham County Pottery Speaker: Dr. Scott H. Suter 3/4 - Ins and Outs of Weaving Fibers: A brief history of textiles in America during the late 18th century and the 19th century Speakers: Karen Becker, Joan Bowman, and Georgeanne Kelly. 3/11 - The (Not So) Primitive Technologies of the Shenandoah Valley's First People Speaker: Carole Nash. All lectures: 7pm, Free Admission, Dairy Barn Lecture Hall Full lecture descriptions
March 15	Traditional Irish Music	Irish Music on Irish farm from 1-4p.m.
March 20-24	Here Comes Peter Cottontail	Visitors will have the chance to play games, many dealing with eggs, help decorate eggs, and learn about the special foods prepared for Easter
April 5-6	German Foodways	Visit the Frontier Culture Museum's German farm and learn about early foodways. See how the "raised hearth" was used in preparing simple, quick meals for the peasant family. 10am-4pm.
April 12-13	Spring Planting	Help the Frontier Culture Museum's "settlers" put their early spring crops in the ground. Watch as they work to build the small, simple cabin that will be their home at this 1750 frontier site. 10am-4pm. Rain may cancel.
April 18-19	Stocking Bound on Warm (Herbal Medicine)	Visit the Frontier Culture Museum to learn how our ancestors kept their families healthy using various herbs and plants as sources of medicine.
April 26-27	A Trip to 1820	See the Frontier Culture Museum's newest house, showing the 1820s, and the style of clothing for that time period. Learn about foods that would have been prepared in the Valley at that time, and help plant the new garden.
April 30 - May 3rd	Three Bags Full (Wool Days-shearing, wool carding & spinning)	See demonstrations of the various steps in wool processing at the Frontier Culture Museum, including shearing with hand shears at 11am and 2pm (daily) on the English Farm. Wool washing, carding, spinning and knitting will also be shown. Come see the baby lambs. Call the Museum at 540 332-7850 for more information.
May 18	Shall We Gather	Old-Time gospel sing in the Bowman House parlor, 2pm-4pm
June 5-8	Historic Garden Days 2008	Garden Days Museum gardens showcased. Plants and seeds for sale
June 6	First Fridays	Music on all farms 6 p.m.-8 p.m. - Free to public
June 12-14	"Making a Home on the Frontier"	An event showcasing the settlement farm demonstrating log hewing, fence building, splitting logs, food ways, and agriculture.
June 16-20	Summer Education Program	Ages 5-8
June 23-27	Summer Education Program	Ages 5-8
July 4	Independence Day Celebration	A traditional early 19th century Independence Day celebration on the Bowman farm from 11:00-4:00. Free admission all day.
July 7-11	Summer Education Program	Ages 9-13
July 17-20	Teacher Institute	Africans, African Americans, and American Frontier Culture
July 25-26	"When it has Risen Well"	Baking demonstrations
August 1	First Fridays	First Friday (Free Admission 6PM to 8PM) John Lewis Society Focus
September 5	First Fridays	Animals & Livestock 6-8 p.m. All farms - Free to public
September 6	Take your Partner	Barn dance 1850s American barn 7-9pm, $5 per person
September 13	Men at Work: Historic Trades Weekend	9 a.m.-5 p.m. Daily, All farms General admission
September 26,27,28	Fortune/Williams Music Festival
October 4	Oktoberfest
October 19	"In Sweet Accord"	Shape - note hymn singing from 2-4pm
October 23,24,25	Creepy Tales
November 14-15	In Praise of the Needle	"In Praise of the Needle" 9-5 p.m. Daily; All farms General admission
November 28-30	Crock, Stock and Barrel	Food preservation 9-5 daily, All farms General admission
December 13-24	Family Caroling Party	Guided tours at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., advance reservations required General admission
December 17-26	Holiday Lantern Tours	Guided tours leave Visitor Center at 5:30, 6, 6:30, 7, 7:30, 8, 8:30 nightly Advance reservations required