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Free Family Day

Not able to attend?Saturday, October 20, 2007 • 10 am – 5 pm


Free Family Day

The VHS invites you to attend a FREE Civil War-themed open house.

Hands-on children's activities, music, story telling, and entertainment are planned throughout the day. Also, visitors can chat with historians in period costume, be a contestant in a trivia game, and register to win prizes. Activities will include:


Special gift to the first 100 visitors

Be a contestant in a Civil War-themed trivia game

Be one of the first to see the new VHS exhibition, Lee and Grant

Register to win a night at The Jefferson Hotel, admission tickets to Pamplin Historical Park, a Radio Disney prize pack, or a special tour of the galleries guided by Charles F. Bryan, Jr., President and CEO of the VHS.
Not able to attend? Register online

Music by the Celebration Male Chorus

Historical re-enactors throughout the day

Book signings throughout the day

Special viewing of the Mary Custis Lee trunks

Food available by Chic-fil-A

Storytelling by Tell Tale Hearts Troupe

Children's activities, history boxes, and more!


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