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Lake Anna Adventures: All Aboard Virginia Scenic Railway
Lake Anna Adventures: All Aboard Virginia Scenic Railwayby Katherine Mercurio GotthardtWith a variety of excursions offered throughout the year, VSR offers guests choices from a traditional scenic ride to a laid-back lunch to an upscale dining experience (photo...
by Katherine Mercurio Gotthardt
Ever wonder why so many people rave about Louisa County? Now visitors, residents, and families can find out! Step aboard a rolling piece of history and discover a new perspective on Louisa County with the Virginia Scenic Railway (VSR), now departing from Louisa’s beautifully-restored downtown depot.
VMHC Shares the Legacy of Free Black Virginians
VMHC Shares the Legacy of Free Black Virginiansby Katherine Mercurio GotthardtJohn William Hill, “View of Richmond, Virginia,” 1847 (photo courtesy of the museum). Angela Hughes Davison points to photographs of her ancestors connected with the Hezekiah Gaskins’ object...
Bringing together artifacts and rich stories from across the Commonwealth, “Un/Bound: Free Black Virginians, 1619-1865” at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture (VMHC) will tell the stories of free Black Virginians from the arrival of the first captive Africans in 1619 to the abolition of slavery in 1865.