Re-Immagine It – Session II 6th-8th Graders
Jul
22

Re-Immagine It – Session II 6th-8th Graders

Judith McKinney, a winner of the Center Street Pitch Competition, received a grant to offer free art activities to youth this summer. She is collaborating with the Ashland Museum to have two sessions of Re-Immagine It! at the Museum.

Session II for 6th-8th graders will be Wednesday, July 15, 10am-12noon.

Creative thinkers - this is your chance to redesign the Ashland Train Station or design a creation all your own making. Options will be to design a three-panel board poster, a box diorama, or two-dimensional art with scrapbook paper and embellishments.

All materials are supplied for the session. However, a child may bring something they would like to include in their design.

Class size is limited to 10 youth at each session. Registration is required. Please contact the Museum at 804-368-7314 or ashlandmuseum@comcast.net to reserve a spot or for information.

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Re-Immagine It! Session I – 2nd-5th Graders
Jul
15

Re-Immagine It! Session I – 2nd-5th Graders

Judith McKinney, a winner of the Center Street Pitch Competition, received a grant to offer free art activities to youth this summer. She is collaborating with the Ashland Museum to have two sessions of Re-Immagine It! at the Museum.

Session I for 2nd-5th graders will be Wednesday, July 15, 10am-12noon.

Creative thinkers - this is your chance to redesign the Ashland Train Station or design a creation all your own making. Options will be to design a three-panel board poster, a box diorama, or two-dimensional art with scrapbook paper and embellishments.

All materials are supplied for the session. However, a child may bring something they would like to include in their design.

Class size is limited to 10 youth at each session. Registration is required. Please contact the Museum at 804-368-7314 or ashlandmuseum@comcast.net to reserve a spot or for information.

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Historic Woodland Cemetery Tour
May
28

Historic Woodland Cemetery Tour

A guided walking tour of Ashland’s historic Woodland Cemetery led by Susan Tucker, Woodland Cemetery Administrator – we will explore Woodland and the stories it tells about Ashland and Randolph-Macon College since 1862.

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Untold Stories
Mar
1

Untold Stories

Join the Ashland/Hanover County community for Untold Stories, an annual program of oral histories, on Sunday, March 1, at 4:00 pm in the Patrick Henry High School auditorium. This year's panelists are military veterans, and they will share their experiences.

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Holiday House Tour
Dec
7

Holiday House Tour

Holiday House Tour

There are two House Tours on December 7, 2025:

Both tours are now at capacity. Thank you for your support of the Ashland Museum.


1008 S. Center St. and 1014 S. Center St. will be open for 90 minutes during either tour.

There will be a reception at 105 Early Street from 2:45-3:30 pm during First Tour and from 4:45-5:30 pm during Second Tour.

Plan your afternoon in any order you like.

Members are $10, and non-members are $25.

After you make your selection(s), go to the Shopping Cart at the top of your screen. You will have an opportunity to adjust quantities in the Shopping Cart.

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HistoryTalks … Built by Bonnets
Nov
12

HistoryTalks … Built by Bonnets

Ashland Presbyterian Church Presents…

Built by Bonnets on Wednesday, November 12, 7 pm at the church, 401 Virginia St., Ashland. Through short vignettes, members of the church tell its story beginning in the 1870s and includes remembrances from Sarah Elmira Royster Shelton and Anne Herndon. The choir will also open the evening with a hymn.

Ashland Presbyterian Church is one of a few local congregations still worshiping in their original building.

This is free and open to the public. Reservations are not required.

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HistoryTalks with Professor Alphine Jefferson
Nov
9

HistoryTalks with Professor Alphine Jefferson

Oral History Workshop -
Precious Memories: Collecting Family Oral Histories.
Dr. Jefferson is RMC Professor Emeritus of History, a past-president of the Oral History Association and on the editorial board for The Public Historian for the National Council of Public History. Oral history is the first history and Dr. Jefferson will lead a hands-on workshop about collecting your family history.

This is free and open to the public. Reservations are not required.

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HistoryTalks with Evan Dwyer
Oct
26

HistoryTalks with Evan Dwyer

Finding Lockwood – A Forgotten Hanover Landmark. Built in the early 1800s, Lockwood is the Hanover County farmhouse where Robert E. Lee spent four days in May 1864 prior to the Battle of Cold Harbor. It was situated on land purchased by the Richmond newspapers where a new production plant was planned. Finding no use for the house, publisher J. Stewart Bryan agreed to help a Richmond couple dismantle the house and move it to a site 12 miles away. Learn Lockwood’s history and its interesting present.

This is free and open to the public. Reservations are not required.

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Historic Woodland Cemetery Tour
May
22

Historic Woodland Cemetery Tour

A guided walking tour of Ashland’s historic Woodland Cemetery led by Susan Tucker, Woodland Cemetery Administrator – we will explore Woodland and the stories it tells about Ashland and Randolph-Macon College since 1862.

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Historic Tax Credits
May
19

Historic Tax Credits

Preserving Your Historical Homes and Businesses - Joanna McKnight, Department of Historical Resources; Summer Louthan, Historic Tax Credit Reviewer. Free and open to the public.

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Historic Woodland Cemetery Tour
May
15

Historic Woodland Cemetery Tour

A guided walking tour of Ashland’s historic Woodland Cemetery led by Susan Tucker, Woodland Cemetery Administrator – we will explore Woodland and the stories it tells about Ashland and Randolph-Macon College since 1862.

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