Museum Publishes Expanded Edition of Against the Tide

Museum Publishes Expanded Edition of Against the Tide The Steamboat Era Museum is proud to announce the publication of a new edition of Against the Tide, the Turbulent Times of a Black Entrepreneur.  Readers will find additional illustrations, newspaper articles and more in this second edition of the book in

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Family Holiday Weekend at the Steamboat Era Museum

The Steamboat Era Museum is hosting special activities for children and families during the July Fourth Holiday Weekend. On Thursday, June 29, the museum will offer extended hours for a special viewing of the new exhibit Children’s Lives Around the Northern Neck: 1880’s to 1930’s. Visitors will learn about what

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Book Debut at the Steamboat Era Museum July 1

July 1, 2023, Book Debut at the Steamboat Era Museum  Join us July 1, 2023, at the Museum for the museum debut of Edie Hemingway’s newest middle grade novel That Smudge of Smoke! Edie will be available beginning at 10:00 am to sign softbound or hardbound books, all imprinted with

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Friday Morning Kids Activities Begin at the Steamboat Era Museum

Friday morning children’s activities will begin June 24 at the Steamboat Era Museum. Kids from 4-12, accompanied by an adult, will learn about the history of how steamboats impacted the communities around the Chesapeake Bay. They will have fun imagining what being a child over a century ago was like.

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Steamboat Era Museum Announces New Board Members and Officers

Mary Burgess and Ollen Richey have been elected to the Board of Directors at the Steamboat Era Museum.  Burgess graduated from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College. In the late 90s she moved to Richmond and built a successful real estate business.  Granddaughter of steamboat historian and author, Robert H. Burgess, she heard

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Steamboat Era Museum Begins Summer Hours on June 2

The Steamboat Era Museum will be open June 2- September 5 Thursday-Saturday and Monday 10am-4pm and Sunday 1-4pm. It will be closed July 4. Activities at the museum include docent-led tours and a children’s scavenger hunt, including a new hunt for younger children. Discover the Stories of the Steamboat Era. 

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Museum Thanks Donors, Members and Dedicates New Plaques

On Saturday evening, May 14, the Steamboat Era Museum held a reception for museum members and donors. President Keith Kehlbeck welcomed the attendees and thanked them for their support. He introduced the Board of Directors and officers of the board. Fred Pevahouse and Will Hubbard were thanked for their time

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Getting Ready for 2021!

During the winter we have been busy getting ready for the 2021 season. While we are not sure what the season will bring as far as Covid restrictions, we are hopeful to open in the spring. New exhibits include the completely restored pilothouse and a wall hung with sections of

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Museum Welcomes New Executive Director

The Board of Directors is pleased to announce Steve Humphrey as the museum’s new Executive Director. Humphrey served 29 years as the executive director of the National Canal Museum and Hugh Moore Historical Park in Easton, Pennsylvania. He was responsible for a six-mile-long historical park where he oversaw the restoration

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The Steamboat Era Museum Publishes New Book

The Steamboat Era Museum is proud to announce the publication of a new book. Published in November 2020, Chesapeake Bay Steamboat Era 1813-1937 A-Z  is an alphabet book about the Steamboat Era. The book is full of historic photographs, newspaper articles, and other images from the museum’s archives and exhibits. Author Shelly

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