Essex County Museum & Historical Society

Curated Cocktails Spring Fundraiser and Silent Auction
2023-04-13 17:30 - 19:30 UTC

“Extraordinary Women in Essex County” Opening Celebration and Reception
2023-03-22 16:00

Extraordinary Women in Essex County Exhibit Opens
2023-03-22
A new exhibit “Extraordinary Women in Essex County” opens on Wednesday, March 22!
Join us at 4 pm on the 22nd for an Opening Celebration and Reception at the Museum, 218 Water Lane in Tappahannock.

Pirates on the Chesapeake and Rappahannock River Opens
2022-08-20 10:00 - 15:00
“Pirates on the Chesapeake and Rappahannock River” opens at the Essex County Museum on Saturday August 20 th! Be sure to come by the Museum to see this new exhibit that also includes activities for kids and families as well as new pirate themed merchandise in the Gift Shop. The Museum is open Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 10 am to 3 pm.

Essex Museum Courtyard Opening Community Celebration
2022-06-12 15:00 - 17:00 | Max Silver Memorial Courtyard
On Sunday, June 12, a community wide celebration will be held from 3 to 5 pm in the new Max Silver Memorial Courtyard to commemorate the opening of the Museum’s new venue. This outdoor space in the heart of Tappahannock is already being enjoyed by residents and visitors who stroll through the Courtyard on their walks around town and will serve as a wonderful site for living history programs, outdoor classrooms and community event space. In addition to a short program to commemorate the new Courtyard, music, food and fun will be part of the opening festivities. Plan to join us as we celebrate the “official” opening of the Courtyard on Sunday June 12!

Essex County Museum Exhibit Grand Opening Celebration
2022-03-10 18:00
Join us for the Grand Opening of an exhibit at the Essex County Museum. “Dreams Deferred, Goals Advanced: The African American Experience in Essex” is a new permanent exhibit in the Essex Gallery. In this enhanced expansion of the museum’s current African American history exhibit, three murals and life-size figures in period costume are featured, tracing black history in Essex from slavery times through Reconstruction and the Jim Crow era to the Civil Rights Movement and school desegregation.
Click here to register for the Event

Third Thursday
2021-11-18 17:00 - 20:00, 2021-10-21 17:00 - 20:00
Join us at Essex County Museum for a fun “Scavenger History Hunt”!

Lillian H. McGuire Reception
2021-11-14 15:00 - 17:00 | Old Beale Church, Church Street (Route 17) and Queen Street (Route 360), Tappahannock, VA, 22560, United States
The Essex Museum will host a reception honoring Mrs. Lillian H. McGuire, whose book Uprooted and Transplanted: From Africa to America, has been recently reprinted by the Museum, on Sunday, November 14 from 3:00 – 5:00 pm at the old Beale Church on the corner of Highways 360 and 17 in Tappahannock.
Guests will hear the story behind the book and be able to purchase signed copies at the event. To ensure the safety of our guests, all federal and state covid requirements in effect at the time of the reception will be followed.
To register, go to https://ecmhs.org/mcguire/

Docent Appreciation Party
2021-07-21 17:00 - 18:00
The Museum will host an Appreciation Party for our Docent Team on Wednesday, July 21 at 5pm. We are so grateful for our volunteer Docents who ensure that we can fulfill our mission of sharing our Essex County history with our community and visitors!

3rd Thursday Scavenger "History Hunt"
2021-07-15 17:00 - 20:00
ECMHS is excited to partner with Tappahannock Main Street 3rd Thursdays series – our community’s newest event! Beginning July 15, a celebration of art, history and community will be held from 5 – 8pm on the 3rd Thursday of each month. Local and regional artists will display their masterpieces, and downtown businesses and organizations will open their doors so you can explore all that Tappahannock has to offer! The Museum will feature a “Scavenger History Hunt” where visitors to the Museum on 3rd Thursday can follow clues that highlight history tidbits found in our exhibits and win gift cards as well as be entered into a drawing for a Prize package each month. Come join us at the corner of Prince Street and Water Lane and enjoy live entertainment and delicious food and drinks while you appreciate our bustling local art and history.

Annual Commemoration & Reading of the Historic Essex County Colonial Resolutions
2021-07-09 16:30 - 18:00 | Essex County War Memorial Green, Cross Street, Tappahannock, VA
The Rappahannock Chapter of the Virginia Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) is partnering with the Essex County Museum & Historical Society (ECMHS) as well as the Henricopolis Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) and Tappahannock Main Street (TMS) to conduct a Public Reading of the Historic Essex County Resolutions on the Essex County War Memorial Green (or inside the old Beale building if it is raining). This program, which should last about 45-minutes, will be followed by refreshments at the Essex Museum at 218 Water Lane. The Public is invited and encouraged to attend.

Voices in Black History Virtual Event
2021-02-25 08:00 - 17:00
Essex County Museum is proud to host the “Voices in Black History” program. Presented by The Performance Guild of First Baptist Church under the direction of Gina McGuire.
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