Year: 2019
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Eighth Annual Irvington Crab Festival
The Eighth Annual Irvington Crab Festival will be held on Saturday August 10 on the Irvington Commons under a big top! Doors open at 4pm and crabs are served at 5pm. More then 500 people will pick their way through bushels of steamed crabs. Beer and wine are available for purchase and a silent auction will add to the festivities. The museum will be open to view new exhibits and the Potomac Pilothouse!Buy 20 tickets at one time and a table will be reserved for your group!
Sponsorship opportunities are available. Please call 438-6888 for more information.
The Crab Festival is the museum’s largest yearly fundraising event and it always sells out.
Photo: Enjoying crabs at the 2018 Irvington Crab Festival under the big top.
TICKETS ARE NOW SOLD OUT!
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It’s Been A Long Road But We’re Almost There!
The work on the Potomac Pilothouse is coming into the final stretch.
The wheel is installed, there is glass in the windows and the canvas is going on the new roof.We anticipate it will be installed in mid May. Visitors to the museum will be able to view the finishing work, which will take place after the Pilothouse is placed in the museum.
New exhibits for the museum are in the finishing stages of design and fabrication.
Visitors will learn about the history and importance of steamboats in the Northern Neck and Chesapeake Bay.The museum will be open to visitors in early June. Detail work on new exhibits and the Pilothouse will continue throughout the season. Our visitors will have a chance to experience first-hand the work it takes to tell the story of the importance of steamboats to the towns and communities around the Bay.
Keep checking back to this website for updates!
Below: an example of one of our new exhibits.
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A Successful Open House at the Steamboat Era Museum
A steady stream of visitors came to the museum last Sunday to preview new exhibits planned for the 2019 season. A presentation about the progess of the restoration of the Potomac Pilothouse was shown.
In addition to the installation of the Pilothouse, 22 new exhibits are planned for the upcoming season. Visitors will hear Captain Hansford Bayton tell his story as an African American steamboat owner/captain, learn about the history of Weems and the Dameron family who helped build the economy of the town, and will be amazed at the 10ft x 7 ft flag that last flew on the Steamer Potomac.
Open house attendees supported the museum by donating more then $10,000 to individual exhibits to honor or memorialize friends and family. If you are interested in supporting a specific exhibit please call 438-6888 or email director@steamboateramuseum.org for more information.
Photo:
Candance Pevahouse (right), Administrative Assistant at the Museum, introduces a group of visitors to the plans for the interactive exhibit Against the Tide: The Astonishing Life of Hansford Bayton. Through visuals and sound visitors will learn about the life and times of Hansford Bayton, a local African American steamboat owner/captain during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.Photo by Michael Geissinger
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Join us for an Open House Sunday, March 3 | 2-6pm
See concept drawings of new exhibits, as well as the progress of the Pilothouse restoration!
There is no charge for this event and no need to RSVP, just come and enjoy light refreshments while you get a firsthand peek at the future look of the museum.
Naming opportunities are available to honor or memorialize family or friends.
All donations made at the open house will be used exclusively for new exhibits.
