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Keep an eye on our YouTube page for a new virtual tour coming soon!

Have you seen the Spring 2024 "Historic Perspectives" newsletter? Our latest edition features: -Building an Oral History Program -Collections Corner -Image Spotlight -History Article -News and more! Click here to read: pwcva.gov/assets/2024-04…

MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Summer Camp registration begins soon! Check out our #PWCHistory Camps! 🔴June 17, 18, 20 & 21-Colonial Times at Rippon Lodge Summer Camp 🟠June 24 –28-Farm Life Camp 🟡July 8-12-Civil War Summer Camp 🟢August 5-9 -Civil War Summer Camp pwcparks.info/camps

Have you seen the Winter 2024 "Historic Perspectives" newsletter? Our latest edition features: -A Review of 2023 -The Manassas Journal -Reconstructing a Civil War Log Cabin: -When CSI Came to Ben Lomond -News and more! Click here to read: pwcva.gov/assets/2023-12…

The sun is setting on the final weekend of 2023. Bring in the #NewYear by joining us at #BristoeStation Battlefield for a First Day Hike on January 1st at 1:00PM. This is a great way to kick start your year with a family! pwcva.gov/history

🧶 January 27 10AM-12PM Drop Spindle Workshop Join us at #BrentsvilleCourthouse to learn the history of textiles & how to use your own drop spindle. $10 per person. pwcparks.info/hptickets. #PWCHistory

#ThrowbackThursday This ad appeared in the local Manassas Journal edition 100 years ago today. It's definitely a unique advertisement. While radios were becoming cheaper in the 1920s, many Prince William County residents did not have a set until much later. #PWCHistory

This New Year's Holiday Weekend Ben Lomond, Brentsville Courthouse, and Rippon Lodge are open Friday-Sunday from 10AM-4PM. Don't forget to join us at Bristoe Station Battlefield Heritage Park for our First Day Hike at 1PM! Visit pwcva.gov/history for more information.

February 24 at 11AM & 2PM Join us in the new year for "The Women of Rippon Lodge" Tours. Learn about the women of the Blackburn Family, including Christian Scott Blackburn and her daughter Julia Blackburn Washington. $5 per person. Tickets: pwcparks.info/hptickets.

Start 2024 off on the right foot with a guided hike of Bristoe Station Battlefield Heritage Park! More info at pwcva.gov/history. #NewYears #PWCHistory

Happy Boxing Day!! Boxing Day was celebrated as part of the beginning of Twelfth Night, an Anglican holiday celebrated by the Blackburn family at Rippon Lodge for it was a holiday brought from England by the Virginia colonists. #boxingday #ripponlodge #pwchistory

The Prince William County Office of Historic Preservation wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Thank you for supporting your local historic sites and we look forward to seeing you at one of our many programs in the new year!

#OnThisDay 108 years ago, from this article published in The Manassas Journal, we see that people were still excited on the day before Christmas! We hope that everyone has a safe and happy Christmas Eve! #PWCHistory #ChristmasEve

🎅🎄 Before you take your winter break, come see #HolidaysthroughtheAges at #RipponLodge! Final tours are Saturday, December 23rd at 11AM & 2PM. Tickets are $5 per person and children under six are free. Get tickets at pwcparks.info/hptickets or pay at the door. #PWCHistory

Santa Claus stopped by Ben Lomond Historic Site this month to visit the families of Prince William County! Learn about the origins of Santa and other interesting facts of Santa throughout history. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all! youtube.com/watch?v=ZI-4WB…

Start 2024 off on the right foot with a guided hike of Bristoe Station Battlefield Heritage Park! More info at pwcva.gov/history. #NewYears #PWCHistory

Due to an ongoing power outage, Brentsville Courthouse Historic Centre will be closed for tours today, Monday December 18. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Got friends or family visiting for the holidays? Why not take them on a tour of your local #pwchistory sites! The sites will be open from 10am-4pm for self-guided tours with guided tours offered at 11am & 2pm Dec. 22 & 23. For more info, visit pwcva.gov/history.

Registration for our Winter & Spring 2024 programs is NOW OPEN! From craft workshops and egg hunts to bus tours and history lectures we've got something for everyone! For information and tickets visit pwcparks.info/leisure. #PWCHistory #PWCParks #HistoricPreservation

Tickets are sold out for the concert at 7pm, but Santa will be making a stop here at Brentsville until then!