Tag Archive: history

Fort Friends Pre-K Program

October 17, 2025 10:49 am Published by

It’s time to play! Learn and engage with various toys and games that indigenous tribes would play with their families. All activities are inspired by North American indigenous culture to celebrate Native American Heritage Month. Let’s investigate! In this “caregiver...

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Revolutionary Hampton Community Day

October 15, 2025 5:32 pm Published by

Enjoy free museum admission to the Hampton History Museum and explore the special exhibit “Revolutionary Hampton: Journeys of Freedom” to hear the local story of independence of the people who lived it. Discover your “revolutionary self” with the launch or...

Ghost Walk at Fort Monroe

September 22, 2025 1:33 pm Published by

The Fort Monroe Ghost Walk returns October 17 – 19, 2025!!! Take a walk through the Mystery and History of Fort Monroe as we decend into the haunted history of Fort Mornoe. This year we are featuring the “Craven Clinic”...

Fort Friends: Pre-K Program

September 17, 2025 9:54 am Published by

Books are the doorways to fantastical places! Bring some of your favorite books to life through themed activities that are sure to inspire your imagination as we celebrate National Book Month. Let’s investigate! In this “caregiver and me” style program,...

Fort Talkers: The History of Indigenous Military Service

September 17, 2025 9:52 am Published by

Indigenous people of the United States have participated in every war or military conflict in our country’s history and have the highest rates of military service in proportion to every other ethnic group in the country. In Virginia, Tribes have...

Finding “Freedom’s Fortress”

September 5, 2025 12:12 pm Published by

Explore some dynamic history on a ranger-led walk to discover “Freedom’s Fortress.” Program expected to be about 1 hour in length and 2/3 mile in distance. Free. Held weekly on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday from September 03, 2025...

Group walking tour led by NPS Park Ranger at Fort Monroe

Walking Tour: From the Ground Up

September 5, 2025 12:10 pm Published by

Join us on a ranger-led walk to explore and learn about some of the individually listed buildings on the National Register. Discover how these locations contribute the “building” of Fort Monroe “From the Ground Up.” Comfortable footwear and water are...

Storyteller Ilene Evans presents “Just Justice”

September 5, 2025 12:01 pm Published by

Following the success of their Hampton Storytelling Festival in July, Hampton Storytellers bring their “Everybody’s Got a Story” ethos to this series is presented at the museum on the second Sunday of the month. Each part of the series explores...