"In the Beginning, all America was Virginia."
Saturday, February 3, 11:00am – 12:00pm
William Byrd II
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Stories at the Museum
Children
Included with admission
Location:
Virginia Museum of History & Culture
Part of the Stories at the Museum category.
Part of the program.
This family friendly program features special educator-led readings of children's history books and a craft activity. Stories at the Museum programs are open to all ages. Programs take place every month on select Saturdays at 11:00 a.m.
Every Stories at the Museum program will include:
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group reading of the selected history-themed picture book
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a make-it-and-take-it craft activity related to the text
Each month the books will have a different theme.
2018 Dates and Themes
February – Black History Month
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February 3 – Follow the Drinking Gourd
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February 17 – The Sweet Smell of Roses
March – National Women's History Month
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March 3 – Hidden Figures (Available for purchase from our Museum Shop)
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March 17 – Elizabeth Leads the Way: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Right to Vote
April – Craft Appreciation Month
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April 7 – Knit Your Bit
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April 21 – No program today! Visit the museum to see the Virginia History Day competition!
May – Asian Pacific Heritage Month and Jewish American Heritage Month
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May 5 – Where the Poppies Now Grow
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May 19 – My Grandfather's Coat
June – World War II History Month
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June 2 – Nim and the War Effort
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June 16 – Wind Flyers
Come join the fun at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture!
Explore Virginia's history at Stories
Each month the books will have a different
Enjoy craft activities at the VHS.
Children create crafts related to the stor
In the museum shop
Explore the story of four female African American mathematicians at NASA and how they overcame gender and racial barriers to succeed in a highly challenging STEM-based career.
$17.99
A stirring, dramatic story of a slave who mails himself to freedom by a Jane Addams Peace Award-winning author and a Coretta Scott King Award-winning artist.
$17.95
In this meticulously researched picture book for older readers, author Peggy Thomas uncovers Jefferson’s passion for agriculture and his country
$16.95
The narrative of George vs. George introduces anew the two enemies, both named George: George Washington and George III.
$16.95
This is the story of one brave family: Mildred Loving, Richard Perry Loving, and their three children.
$18.99
There were signs all throughout town telling eight-year-old Connie where she could and could not go. But when Connie sees four young men take a stand for equal rights at a Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, she realizes that things may soon change.
$5.99
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