The April Membership Meeting and Program will be Tuesday evening, April 23rd at Port Royal Town Hall.
Special Guest Jacob Martin will present his reserach on life and time before Fort A.P. Hill was established in Caroline County.
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100th Anniversary of Old Port Royal School Saturday, May 4th
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HISTORIC PORT ROYAL INC. MUSEUMS
THE MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY IS OPEN EVERY SATURDAY 10am to 2pm AND BY APPOINTMENT. ALL OTHER MUSEUMS ARE OPEN BY APPOINTMENT AND REQUEST.
PLEASE CALL CAROLYN DAVIS (804) 370-5285
PORT ROYAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY
506 Main Street, Port Royal, Virginia 22535
OPEN and FREE to public. Donations are Appreciated.
Historic Port Royal, Inc. offers guided tours of our history museum. If you can’t join us on Saturdays, please contact Mrs. Davis at 804-370-5285 or email us at HistoricPortRoyalVa@gmail.com to schedule your group or special tour.
Donations are always gratefully accepted.
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Event Archives
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Tuesday, July 4th – Port Royal Independence Day Celebration
St Peter’s Church and Water Street 10am to 2pm
Special guests President James Madison and Martha Washington. Puppet shows, children’s games, and crafts. Horse-drawn carriage rides. Living Historians from centuries ago. Craftsmen and artisans at work. Concessions by Bright Eyes Concessions& Catering. Near-site parking. On site handicap parking. Port Royal Museums and Old Port Royal School open to the public from 12pm to 4pm.
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Celebrate Black History Month with Historic Port Royal
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Historic Port Royal’s 21st Independence Day Celebration
St. Peter’s Church and Water Street, July 4th 2022
Thank You to ALL who Helped Make it a Wonderful Day
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Port Royal District Supervisor Nancy Long
Mayor Alex Long
Jim and Elizabeth Heimbach
Caroline County Board of Supervisors
Caroline County Office of Tourism
Town of Port Royal
James ‘Jay’ Harrison III as James Monroe
Cleopatra Coleman as Harriet Tubman
Michael Newman as Town Crier
Rappahannock Colonial Heritage Society
20th Massachusetts Infantry
23rd Infantry US Colored Troops
26th Virginia Infantry
Clan McLeod, St. Andrews Legion Pipes & Drums
Period Musician Evergreen Shade
Rappahannock Whalers
Heathsville Forge Blacksmith’s Guild
Furniture Caner George Tindall
Fredericksburg Spinners and Weavers Guild
2 Brothers BBQ
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OCTOBER 20, 2018, FALL LIVING HISTORY OPEN HOUSE
Port Royal Museum of American History & Old Port Royal School
506 Main St., Port Royal, Virginia
Fall festivities with living historians, period music, guided tours of the museum and Old Port Royal School.
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EVENT ARCHIVES
JULY 4, 2016 “INDEPENDENCE DAY FESTIVAL”
PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES
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JUNE 4, 2016 “18th CENTURY GARDEN TEA & HOUSE TOUR AT “ROSE HILL””
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APRIL 30, 2016 “JOHN WILKES BOOTH ESCAPE TOUR THROUGH VIRGINIA”
Historic Port Royal, Inc. presented a docent guided bus tour that followed Booth’s Virginia escape route as he fled from federal troops after his assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Michael Kaufmann, renowned historical author, will be our tour guide.new flyer:
Click here for tour flyer. Click here for additional information on Michael Kaufmann.
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DECEMBER 5, 2015, “HOLIDAY TROLLEY TOUR & PROGRESSIVE DINNER”
Historic Port Royal, Inc.(HPR) offered a docent guided trolley tour of the Town of Port Royal, a progressive holiday dinner, and entertainment at Riverview (c.1846), The Farmer’s home (c.2007), and the Portrait Gallery (in Port Royal Town Hall).
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OCTOBER 11, 2015, 12:30pm – 7:00PM: “CHARTER DAY” in Town of Port Royal
We joined the Town of Port Royal for an October “Charter Day”.
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JULY 4, 2015: “INDEPENDENCE DAY”
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May 2, 2015: HERBERT COLLINS DAY & GRAND OPENING OF MUSEUM OF MEDICINE
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APRIL 24-26, 2015: “SESQUICENTENNIAL OF THE CAPTURE OF LINCOLN’S ASSASSIN”
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11am – 5pm Join the historic Town of Port Royal in celebration of
“Charter Day”. The Port Royal Museum of American History will be open.
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JUNE-AUGUST, 2014 “THE CIVIL WAR” SPECIAL EXHIBIT
Port Royal Museum of American History, 506 Main St., Port Royal, VA, 22535
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NOVEMBER, 2012 “DEDICATION OF PORT ROYAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY”
The Museum opened November, 2012, at 506 Main Street, Port Royal, VA, 22535, (previously Union First Market Bank building). Benefactors of our two largest collections of historical artifacts are Caroline County natives Mr. Herbert Collins of Green Falls Estate, south of Bowling Green, and the Skinner family of Snowden Road, along the Rappahannock River. Many other Caroline families continue gifting and/or loaning items to our new museum for public viewing.
Click on FIND ME PORT ROYAL, VA for a “Mapquest” roadside map to our historic town.