Events & Programs
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12
Virtual Zoom Program: Colonial Milling & Brewing
Join us on August 12 for a virtual tour and lecture about Stratford Hall’s Historic Gristmill with professional millers, Justin Cherry and Steve Bashore! Program supported by a grant from Virginia Humanities.
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 18
On the Big Screen
Family fun with a movie screening on the Oval in front of the Great House. Stay tuned for movie details!
TUESDAY, AUGUST 25
Virtual Zoom Program: African American Foodways Cooking Demonstration
Join us on August 25 for a virtual tour and cooking demonstration in the Historic Kitchen at Stratford Hall with Dontavious Williams. Program supported by a grant from Virginia Humanities.
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8
Virtual Zoom Program: Tobacco Culture & Pipes in the Colonial Era
More information to come!
POSTPONED TO 2021
Stratford Hall Wine & Oyster Festival
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
Virtual Zoom Program: African American Foodways Cooking Demonstration
Join us on August 22 for a virtual tour and cooking demonstration in the Historic Kitchen at Stratford Hall with Dontavious Williams. Program supported by a grant from Virginia Humanities.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3
Virtual Zoom Program: Food, Politics & Colonial Women
More info to come!
Program supported by a grant from Virginia Humanities.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17
Fall Colors Kayaking
Enjoy the fall foliage with a guided tour along the Potomac River
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17
Welcome Fall at Stratford Hall
Gift Shop Open House, Selection of Virginia Wines, Craft Brews, Harvest Activities
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30
Virtual Zoom Program: African American Material Culture at Stratford Hall
More info to come!
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31
Halloween at Stratford Hall
Trick-or-treating, costume contest, and arts & crafts
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10
Virtual Zoom Program: Colonial Maps, Trade & the Atlantic World
More info to come!
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21
Before Stratford: Panel on the Myths of Thanksgiving
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24
Virtual Zoom Program: Colonial Foodways Cooking Demonstration
More info to come! Program supported by a grant from Virginia Humanities.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1
Virtual Zoom Program: The Lees & Liquor: The role of alcohol in the 18th century
More info to come!
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12
Christmastide
Experience the magic of the season at a special holiday program colonial cooking demonstrations, holiday decorations workshop, live music, and a special visit with Santa Claus.
PAST EVENTS & PROGRAMS
January 18: Lee Family Birthday Celebration
January 24: Reading Lee: “The Perfect Man: The Mystery of Robert E. Lee”
February 28: Storytelling through Artifacts: African and African American Culture at Stratford Hall
March 14: Leading Ladies: The Material Culture of the Lee Women of Stratford Hall (postponed due to COVID-19)
March 21: Spring at Stratford Hall (canceled due to COVID-19)
April 4: Hands On History & Science Day (postponed due to COVID-19)
April 11: Easter Egg Hunt (canceled due to COVID-19)
July 24: Summer Teachers Institute