The HBCU Yard Crawl is designed for you AGES 14-18 and offers an exciting opportunity to explore the legacy, culture, and traditions of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
Ticket Price: $30 Residents/ $39 Non-Residents
In this book lecture you will discover the extraordinary journey of Elizabeth, once enslaved by the Townsend Family of Oyster Bay, NY. Follow her escape with British forces, her heartbreaking re-enslavement in Manhattan and Charleston, and her...
Ticket Price: Free
Health and wellness, fostering community engagement, building trust, and learning diverse perspectives and inclusive history.
Ticket Price: $$5 Residents; $7 Non-Residents; Free for Members of Montpelier House Museum
Learning about architecture and history, active engagement, walking, and staying fit.
Ticket Price: $$10 Residents & Members of Montpelier House Museum, $20 Non-resident
In recognition of the contributions that Black veterans have made in defense of this country, visit Surratt Historic Site & Museum on April 18 for a hands-on, interactive, living history day.
Ticket Price: Free, registration is recommended but not required
Learning about architecture and history, active engagement, walking, and staying fit.
Ticket Price: $$10 Residents & Members of Montpelier House Museum, $20 Non-resident
Stop by Darnall’s Chance Historic Site & Museum and listen to The Tribe Band. Bring your own brown bag lunch or picnic basket.
As part of the Black Birders Week series celebrating and uplifting Black birders, naturalists, and outdoor enthusiasts, participants will join a park naturalist for a discussion on the history and significance of the movement.
Experience the thrill of being a combat pilot and walk in the footsteps of those who flew from 1909 to 1970. This tour is led by a military historian clad in authentic, Vietnam War-era flight gear.
Ticket Price: $10/adult, $5 children/students with ID Non-Resident: $13/adult, $7 child/student with ID
Health and wellness, fostering community engagement, building trust, and learning diverse perspectives and inclusive history.
Ticket Price: $$5 Residents; $7 Non-Residents; Free for Members of Montpelier House Museum
Stop by Darnall’s Chance Historic Site & Museum and listen to Linwood Taylor. Bring your own brown bag lunch or picnic basket.
Ticket Price: Free
Explore the natural beauty and cultural history of the Anacostia River on a moderate‑pace guided kayak trip offered as part of the Black Birders Week series, which highlights and uplifts Black birders, naturalists, and outdoor enthusiasts.
As part of Black Birders Week, this event celebrates and uplifts Black birders, naturalists, and outdoor enthusiasts.
Montpelier is honored to present, in collaboration with the Braxton Institute, Dr. Joanne Braxton’s moving photography of her odyssey to Ghana, Ivory Coast, and Senegal.
Ticket Price: Free, donations are welcome.
This lecture explores the often-overlooked contributions of African American soldiers in the Continental Army and reframes the narrative of the Revolutionary War by emphasizing the courage, sacrifice, and significance of African American citizen-soldiers in shaping America’s first...
Ticket Price: Free
What are the differences between revolutions, rebellions, and acts of treason? Join the Surratt Historic Site & Museum as we take a long view of sparking change in American history.
Ticket Price: Free
Join the Riversdale Kitchen Guild over the open hearth as they highlight recipes using 18th-century techniques.
Ticket Price: Free
In the decade leading up to American independence, white women took on crucial roles in a series of boycotts, petitions, and protests that allowed them to assert themselves as political actors as never before.
Ticket Price: Free
Most people know something about the American Revolution and about the Founding Fathers. But the full story of the Revolution requires us to look beyond their lives and expand its cast of characters.
Ticket Price: Free
