EventWorking with Immigrant/Refugee Children & Families: Session 2
Join us for the second in a series of teaching webinars in collaboration with the Virginia Department of Education’s history and social science program. With engaging group discussions, visits from …
EventWorking with Immigrant/Refugee Children & Families: Session 3
Join us for the third in a series of teaching webinars in collaboration with the Virginia Department of Education’s history and social science program. With engaging group discussions, visits from …
EventFood, Politics, & Colonial Women with Dr. Nancy Siegel
A Taste of Democracy: Federal Cake, Liberty Tea, and Culinary Activism in the Early Republic. Moderated by Stratford Hall’s Director of Programming, Education, and Visitor Engagement Dr. Kelley Fanto Deetz, …
EventTobacco Culture & Pipes in the Colonial Era
Justin Fornal, host of “Unexplained & Unexplored” on Discovery Channel and the Science Channel, takes us on a smokey journey into the culture, etiquette, and craft of colonial pipes. Learn …
EventAfrican American Foodways Cooking Demonstration
Stratford Hall’s 1738 kitchen will become center stage with historical interpreter and chef, Dontavius Williams. Cooking traditional African American dishes, Williams will share stories of plantation kitchen labor and the …
NewsThe Spirit of the City
By Nora Pehrson Richmond Hill is an ecumenical fellowship, residence, and urban retreat center in downtown Richmond that seeks to heal and develop “the spirit of the city” through inclusive …
NewsMore Than $3 Million in Emergency Funds Awarded to Virginia’s Arts and Cultural Organizations
Virginia (statewide)—More than 300 Virginia-based nonprofits struggling to cope with COVID-19 related revenue shortfalls recently received $3,472,176 in federal funds to protect arts and cultural sector jobs, make lessons and …
EventAfrican American Foodways Cooking Demonstration
Stratford Hall’s 1738 kitchen will become center stage with historical interpreter and chef, Dontavius Williams. Cooking traditional African American dishes, Williams will share stories of plantation kitchen labor and the …
EventColonial Milling & Brewing
Join us and Stratford Hall for a virtual tour and lecture about Stratford Hall’s Historic Gristmill with traditional miller, Steve Bashore and 18th-century baker, Justin Cherry. They will be discussing 18th …
NewsA Historic House & Art Museum Goes Digital
Learn how the Hermitage Museum & Gardens is adapting to COVID-19 with the help of a Virginia Humanities CARES Act grant.
NewsFrom Farm-Based Learning to the Virtual Landscape
Arcadia Food Inc. is using a CARES Act grant to provide good food, good health, and warm human connections to under resourced communities in northern Virginia.
NewsVirginia Humanities Announces Thirty-Two New Grants
Virginia Humanities announces $235,800 in recent grants to nonprofit organizations in support of public humanities programs for audiences throughout the commonwealth and beyond. The Virginia Humanities Grant Program helps communities …
