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
Thank You for Your Support in 2020!
To view a preview of what’s to come in 2021, click through the slideshow below! If you’re on mobile, you can scroll to the lower right of the presentation to make it full screen,
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
Children’s Dress-up Trunk
We have great children’s activities! Come to the Steamboat Era Museum and check out our Children’s Dress-up Trunk!
Steamboat Era Museum to host author and unveil 2017 exhibit
The Steamboat Era Museum will welcome Dr. Julie Sullivan, author of Against the Tide: The Turbulent Times of a Black Entrepreneur, for the opening of the new 2017 exhibition. Pictured: The Dr. W. J. Newbill was the largest of Capt. Hansford C. Bayton’s boats. It was built in Urbanna in