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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
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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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.