Dig it! Relic Hunting Saturday, May 13, 2023, 9-10:30 am, for rising 3rd through 7th graders, Carter Park, Ashland Join the Ashland Museum and Ashland Parks & Recreation Committee for a morning of relic hunting. Learn how metal detectors work and have fun finding artifacts buried in the ground of a home that once was on the property at Carter Park. Meet in the parking lot at Carter Park. Kids, please wear clothes and shoes [...]
Fish Like Huck Finn Tuesday, July 25, 2023, 9-11 am, for rising 2nd through 6th graders, DeJarnette Park, 400 Race Course St., Ashland Join the Ashland Museum and Ashland Parks & Recreation Committee for a morning of learning to Fish Like Huck Finn. Using bamboo poles and live bait, kids will learn the techniques and etiquette of fishing with pole and a worm. Free, but reservations are required – please email ashlandmuseum@comcast.net or phone 804-368-7314. A [...]
Join Susan Tucker, Woodland Cemetery Administrator, for a guided walking tour of Ashland's historic Woodland Cemetery on Thursday, May 4 at 6pm or Thursday, May 11, at 6pm. Discover what's new at Woodland Cemetery and learn about ... the Civil War soldiers buried in cemetery, Ashland's founding fathers Randolph-Macon College founders and presidents Secretariat's owner An Ashlander connected to the aftermath of abolitionist John Brown's execution Ashland's connection to yellow fever research Cost: Members - free [...]