Explore the 2nd Oldest Town in the Shenandoah Valley
The Newtown Heritage Festival will not have any in-person activities this year due to COVID-19, but we will have a virtual concert and a virtual history tour! The concert lineup will include Souled Out, Robbie Limon, and the Newtown Music Center. The history tour will celebrate the town's small businesses, including Mudville (that big structure […]
Join Us For A Guided Civil War Walking Tour Of Stephens City Led By Museum Staff. Learn About Various Civilian And Military Activities In And Around Stephens City Between 1861 And 1865. Admission: $5/person (all ages 6+) WHEN: 10:30am; 4th Saturday of each month June through October ADVANCED RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
Join our book club for its inaugural meeting, as we discuss 1491 by Charles Mann!
The Newtown Heritage Festival will be held on the 25th of May. Our museum exhibits will all be open and free of admission charges on that day. We will also unveil new exhibits, and introduce new objects in existing exhibits. In partnership with the Newtown Heritage Festival Committee our Manager of Collections & Programs […]
Join Us For A Guided Civil War Walking Tour Of Stephens City Led By Museum Staff. Learn About Various Civilian And Military Activities In And Around Stephens City Between 1861 And 1865. Admission: $5/person (all ages 6+) WHEN: 10:30am; 4th Saturday of each month June through October ADVANCED RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
Join us for an engaging book discussion of A Separate Place: The Formation of Clarke County, Virginia by Warren R. Hofstra!
Present a Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day 2019 ticket and receive free admission for two people on this date! Link to the ticket: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/.../newtown-history-center/
Join us for an engaging discussion of A History of the Valley of Virginia by Samuel Kercheval!
On Saturday, November 19, 2022 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm, we will be holding our annual Members and Volunteers Holiday Open House at our museum on Main Street in Stephens City. There will be refreshments and the opportunity to meet with other volunteers and members. We will also be dedicating plaques that honor our founding […]
It's time to revive some old traditions! Belsnickeling is a practice that used to be common around here. People dressed in masks and silly outfits to become belsnickels, then went to their friends' houses and see if they could guess who was who. If someone guessed right, then that belsnickel took off their mask. So […]