VMHC Education @VMHCeducation
Education Department at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture (@virginiamuseum), 428 N Arthur Ashe Boulevard virginiahistory.org/learn Richmond, VA Joined April 2011-
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Today was History Day on the Hill sponsored by the @VirginiaMuseum. It was wonderful to have some students here from the New River Valley sharing their history projects. I was so impressed by their hard work and presentation. Thanks to these students for visiting the Capitol!
Fun meetup for our friends in #RVA!! @urichmond @vasocialstudies @theVaSSLC @VirginiaPTA and all history lovers' book clubs!
Hey #RVA history friends! Join our own @edward_l_ayers at your local @BookPeopleRVA for an evening book talk and learn more about our digital humanities projects! Bring American Visions into your classrooms or personal reading libraries! 📖🩷 3/14 @7pm bookpeoplerichmond.com/event/american…
@SocStudiesACPS @GWMSPrexies @ACPSk12 @AdamEbbin @EBPforVA thank you for coming!
Special day for this @GWMSPrexies @ACPSk12 student! ;) Thank you @VMHCeducation for providing the opportunity to visit the General Assembly, and thank you @AdamEbbin and @EBPforVA for supporting our students!
Congratulations to Sophie from George Washington Middle School for winning Virginia’s History Day competition. Her project is about the 1939 Alexandria Library Sit-In, led by Samuel Tucker, a civil rights activist who pushed Alexandria to address racial injustice.
Join us for our summer teacher institutes! Both of these week-long programs offer stipends, travel funds, and recertification points to participants. Learn more at link in post or here: virginiahistory.org/learn/educator…
Any of our museum friends out there registered for the Small Museums Conference? Come see us and The Valentine present on our collaborative programming centered around the removal of monuments from Richmond's landscape!
We're hiring an education coordinator to help schedule and teach in person and virtual programming for all ages! Learn more and apply at the link above!
Sunday in Richmond! Details and tickets at profsandpints.ticketleap.com/treasury/ @VMHCeducation @HISTORYVCU @urichmond @UMDAlumni @UMDHistory @HISTORY @8NEWS @RichmondMag @12OnYourSide @RTDCulture @RVAmag @rvanews @HamiltonMusical @VisitRichmond
Happy #Aquarius Season! In the 1860s, “The Aquarius” was used to clean buildings, extinguish fires, and tend gardens. It could “throw eight gallons of water per minute fifty feet high with power of only one hand.” That's pretty powerful! (1861.36) #virginiahistory
Looking for primary sources with transcripts, context, and guiding questions? VMHC has you covered! We recently released packets covering the founding documents as well as the Civil War and Reconstruction for a variety of ages! Learn more here: virginiahistory.org/learn/educator…
For #MartinLutherKingJr. Day, we are highlighting this program from the #Virginia State Unit of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (#SCLC) meeting on March 28th, 1962 - featuring MLK Jr's signature, among other local religious and civil rights leaders. (2001.35.1)
We'll be there!
Congratulations to Sophie from George Washington Middle School for winning Virginia’s History Day competition. Her project is about the 1939 Alexandria Library Sit-In, led by Samuel Tucker, a civil rights activist who pushed Alexandria to address racial injustice.
We're sending warm wishes for a healthy and happy New Year and a historic 2024! Please note: The VMHC is closed today. We will reopen tomorrow, Tuesday, January 2. Make it your New Year's Resolution to visit the VMHC: Plan your visit at VirginiaHistory.org.
As an end of year treat, we thought we'd share an article on our website showcasing some of the many yearbooks in the library collection: virginiahistory.org/learn/yearbooks - What memories are you reflecting on as this year draws to a close? (VMHC LD2101.H65k.1893)
We're sending warm wishes for a healthy and happy Christmas to all who celebrate! Please note: The VMHC is closed today. We will reopen tomorrow, Tuesday, December 26.
Looking forward to our Office Hours session-The “Mappy Hour” with special guest @latoyasgray 🗺️sharing StoryMaps and @HOLCRedlining V3.0 that dropped this week! 7 pm EST -Register here: urichmond.zoom.us/meeting/regist…
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