Tag: family

Summer Saturdays

Explore history in different ways with this drop-in summer program. Each Saturday will have a host of different activities around a different theme. Savor history, dig in the dirt, and play games as we learn about the 18th century at Gunston Hall

Themes

June 

June 1st
Games		 June 8th
Declaration Day		 June 15th
Juneteenth 		 June 22nd
Archaeology		 June 29th
Food

July 

July 6th
“July 4th” 		 July 13th
Garden 		 July 20th
Archaeology 		 July 27th
Food  

August 

August 3rd
Games		 August 10th
Garden		 August 17th
Archaeology 		 August 24th
Food		 August 31st
Games

Tickets

This drop-in program is included with your General Admission ticket.  No registration is required.

History in the Kitchen

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.

Register

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