Voices in Black History Virtual Event
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. View the program
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Annual Commemoration & Reading of the Historic Essex County Colonial Resolutions
Essex County War Memorial Green Cross Street, Tappahannock, VAThe 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 […]
3rd Thursday Scavenger “History Hunt”
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, […]
Docent Appreciation Party
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!
Third Thursday
Join us at Essex County Museum for a fun "Scavenger History Hunt"!
Lillian H. McGuire Reception
Old Beale Church Church Street (Route 17) and Queen Street (Route 360), Tappahannock, VA, United StatesThe 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 […]
Third Thursday
Join us at Essex County Museum for a fun “Scavenger History Hunt”!
Essex County Museum Exhibit Grand Opening Celebration
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, […]