Virginia Beach History Museums
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VBHM includes the Francis Land House, Thoroughgood House, Lynnhaven House, and Princess Anne County Training School/Union Kempsville High School Museum.
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Happy #NationalVolunteerRecognitionWeek ! We are so thankful for our volunteer team, and their dedications of time and effort to ensure guests have memorable experiences at tours and programs.
So far this fiscal year, our volunteers have contributed over 310 hours of service.
Youth from Teens With a Purpose perform poetry blending past and present, inspiring future change!
ImmortALL Hear This! – Grand Finale
Saturday, April 27
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Virginia Wesleyan University Susan S. Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center
FREE tickets: eventbrite.com/e/the-immortal…
Be sure to join us from 6-8 p.m. at the Sandler Center this coming Monday, April 15, for a FREE opening reception for the latest Sandler Center Art Gallery exhibit, 'Threshold Grace: A Sumi-e Journey,' by local artist Mike Lane. No RSVP is required.
#NationalSiblingsDay Willie Mae and William Creekmore at Princess Anne County Training School in the late 1950s/early 1960s
Visit the PACTS/UKHS Museum, located in Renaissance Academy, 5100 Cleveland Street, for FREE from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays.
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Check out the latest Virginia Beach blog post, highlighting some of the latest Cultural Affairs projects in both visual and performing community arts!
virginiabeach.gov/connect/blog/f…
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Learn more about the Victorian art and history of 'Tussie-Mussies,' and make one for yourself at this week's Spring CrafTea events! Full cream tea service is included.
Thursday, March 28 (tea times at 3:30 and 6 p.m.)
Get tickets at culture.virginiabeach.gov/events.
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Happy first day of spring! 🌷
Celebrate the season with flowers, perfume, tea and more at our Spring CrafTea: Tussie Mussie and Mother's Day Craftea: Perfume Workshop events at Lynnhaven Colonial Education Center.
Get tickets at culture.virginiabeach.gov/events.
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Happy #NationalGirlScoutDay !
The Virginia Beach History Museums are proud to have hosted numerous Scout Programs across our historic home sites over several decades. Learn more about our Scout Programs at vbmuseums.org/education/scou….
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Get your tickets now for some tea-riffic spring events! Visit culture.virginiabeach.gov/events for tickets and more information.
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Join us at the Thoroughgood House or Princess Anne Library later this month for a FREE event, 'Conversation with a Curator: The Enslaved Woman's Perspective,' with guest speaker Dr. Stephanie Richmond from Norfolk State University.
Learn more and register at culture.virginiabeach.gov/events.
Leaping across the finish line on Leap Day! 🥇
Photo: Union Kempsville High School track runner, 1965 yearbook.
Learn more at the Princess Anne County Training School/Union Kempsville High School Museum: vbmuseums.org/museums/pacts-….
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Alexander 'Alex' Woodhouse, a former student at Princess Anne County Training School, ended up returning to the school to give back as a teacher.
Can anyone name the type of machine in front of Mr. Woodhouse? Photo from 1958 PACTS yearbook.
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The Virginia Beach seeks a professional artist or artist team to design, fabricate, and install a freestanding and interactive sculpture(s) for City View Park.
Application deadline: Monday, Feb. 26, 2024 at 5 p.m.
Learn more at virginiabeach.gov/publicart.
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#FBF we thought you stalagmite like this photo from Mrs. Louise Carter's Union Kempsville High School class trip to Luray Caverns in the mid-1960s.
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Band director Roy Reid and students in front of Union Kempsville High School in 1968.
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This clarinet, located in the Princess Anne County Training School/Union Kempsville High School Museum, was donated by Willie Mae Creekmore, Princess Anne County Training School Class of 1961, and still has the original reed Willie used in school.
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