Gingerbread for Liberty

Belmont Recreation Center 1600 Hillard Road, Henrico, VT, United States

Celebrate National Gingerbread Day on June 5 by going back in time 250 years! Munch on some gingerbread cookies while listening to Gingerbread for Liberty. Create gingerbread themed crafts and […]

Pearl Meets Misty Roundtree

Meadow Farm Museum 3400 Mountain Road, Glen Allen, VA, United States

Puppet Pearl the sheep wants to know how does local government work? Misty Roundtree, the supervisor for the Three Chopt Magisterial District, will read a story and talk about what […]

Campfire Conversation

Meadow Farm Museum 3400 Mountain Road, Glen Allen, VA, United States

Joseph McGill of the Slave Dwelling Project will facilitate open dialogue about how we talk about the past, the enslaved, enslavers, and reconciling how history has been taught and the […]

Slave Dwelling Project: Living History

Meadow Farm Museum 3400 Mountain Road, Glen Allen, VA, United States

Nicole Moore and Joseph McGill of the Slave Dwelling Project will be doing cooking demonstrations in Meadow Farm's outdoor kitchen. They will talk about the life of the enslaved cook […]

Blast from the Past Book Club

Virginia Randolph Museum 2200 Mountain Road, Glen Allen, VA, United States

Meadow Farm staff and Henrico County Public Libraries come together for our bimonthly book club! We will read a new book and visit a different Henrico County historic site every […]

Pizza & Progress: Learning the Legacy of Black History in Iowa

Living History Farms 11121 Hickman Road, Urbandale, IA, United States

Explore Black History in Iowa Saturday, June 14 • 9 a.m.-4 p.m. All presentations, activities, and pizza included with $20 General Admission! Although Iowa entered the Union as a free […]

$20

Faces of Freedom: A 160th Juneteenth Celebration

Meadow Farm Museum 3400 Mountain Road, Glen Allen, VA, United States

Since 1619, people of African ancestry have been woven into the American tapestry. Our Faces of Freedom full-day event celebrates Africans and African Americans from the 1600s to today. Atumpan […]

Celebrating Juneteenth: West African Rhythms and Movements

JFK Presidential Library and Museum Columbia Point, Boston, MA, United States

The multicultural Benkadi Drum and Dance group returns to the JFK Presidential Library and Museum to perform new dances showcasing traditional West African rhythms and movements. With vivid costumes, interpretive […]

Women in the Jeffersonian Era

Meadow Farm Museum 3400 Mountain Road, Glen Allen, VA, United States

Women in the newly formed United States had a degree of independence that would slowly disappear as the 19th century advanced. Discover the lives of these intelligent and articulated women […]

Juneteenth Day of Activities

Meadow Farm Museum 3400 Mountain Road, Glen Allen, VA, United States

Discover the history of Juneteenth through arts, crafts, and other hands-on activities. Information: sch107@henrico.gov