Experience Gunston Hall
Gunston Hall has many options that will please our diverse visitors.
This three-part series will illuminate what kinds of food were eaten by different people in colonial Virginia. Discover each week how to prepare a simple recipe. Every 45-minute session spotlights a dish eaten by one of the following groups: the Mason family, people enslaved at Gunston Hall, and the white laborers, shopkeepers, and tenant farmers of Virginia. Participants will discover how social class and wealth affected what food people had access to.
Kids and adults alike will have a great time learning about history plus cooking! This program is designed for families with kids 10-18, but is open to participants of all ages. All sessions are complimentary.
Registration is required to receive the recipe and zoom link for each program. You may register until 10:15 a.m. the day of each program.
February 19 – Fried Catfish
March 5 – Apple Fritters
March 12 – Chicken Pudding
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Address
10709 Gunston Road
Mason Neck, VA 22079
703-550-9220 Phone
703-550-9480 Fax
Hours & Museum
Mansion & Museum Open 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Daily
Grounds close at 6 p.m.
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, & the first two weeks of January.
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