Upcoming Events
History Camp – Aug. 12 – 16
Posted on Feb 25, 2013 by Nancy.
Ashland Museum will hold a History Camp for rising 5th and 6th graders, August 12 through 16, 2013. The hours of the camp will be 1 pm to 5 pm except for Friday, when we will have an all-day field trip to Washington’s Smithsonian via Amtrak. Among the other activities planned are a telegraph and [...]
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National Train Day – Sat., May 11
Posted on May 03, 2013 by Nancy.
Visit downtown Ashland to celebrate National Train Day, Saturday, May 11, 2013. Make a day of it – there’s plenty to do! Google Map Start at the Ashland/Hanover Visitors Center which resides in Ashland’s classic train station building. Enjoy a picnic lunch (bring your own or purchase from a local restaurant) and watch the trains [...]
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Woodland Cemetery Tour
Posted on Mar 13, 2013 by Nancy.
Join us for a walking tour of Ashland’s historic Woodland Cemetery. Woodland was founded in 1862 as a burial site for Confederate dead. Find out about others resting in Woodland including some of Ashland’s founding fathers and Randolph-Macon College founders and presidents. Did you know that the pilot of one of first planes hijacked by [...]