HOURS
By Appointment Only
LOCATION
Physical Location: 32 East Main Street, Berryville, VA 22611
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 306, Berryville, VA 22611
540-955-2600
EVENTS
Women in leadership: achieving an equal future in a covid-19 world
The theme celebrates the tremendous efforts by women and girls around the world in shaping a more equal future and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. CCHA wants to honor and highlight local women who have an impact in the community. Join us as we explore these women.
Women in 18th Century Clothing Workshop
enduring union- george & martha washington
$25 for non-members / $20 for members / $7 virtual link
In 1759, a 40 year marriage between two British subjects would begin and they would usher in the birth of our Nation.
Trivia Night
CCHA and the Clarke County Library team up once again to bring you live team trivia. Categories include History,Movies, Literature, Science, and more. Prizes are donated by local area businesses.
HISTORIC CRAFT WORKSHOP: Sewing
$10 per person
Join our Archivist Melanie Garvey for this 2 hour workshop to learn the historic craft of sewing.
YOUNG HISTORIANS
FREE
Join us at the Burwell-Morgan Mill as local college and high school students present their scholarship award-winning historical research.
ART AT THE MILL: SPRING SHOW
$5 Adults / $3 Seniors / Students Free
Art at the Mill is back! Join us this spring/fall as the Burwell-Morgan Mill turns into a one of a kind art gallery featuring works for purchase by over 200 local artists.
THROUGH THEIR EYES: THE BATTLE OF COOL SPRING
$20 non-members / $15 members
Join Prof. Jonathan A. Noyalas, director of Shenandoah University's McCormick Civil War Institute, for a walking tour of the Battle of Cool Spring. The tour will emphasize the experiences of individual soldiers at the battle and how the engagement impacted soldiers, families, and loved ones. The tour, which will last approximately 1 1/2 hours, will gather in front of the Lodge at Shenandoah University's River Campus at Cool Spring Battlefield.
HER NAME IS DORA
Drawing on original research, Melanie Garvey and Jean Lee unpack the life of Dora Jackson, a Millwood native who came of age at the turn of the twentieth century. Join us as we explore how conventional research led us to unconventional discoveries.
MILLER SCHOOL
Join us and learn the process of grinding grain in an 18th century historic mill. This training will be open to the general public. Lunch will be provided.
BLAST FROM THE PAST 5K VIRTUAL RUN
$40 per person
Join us for our Blast from the Past 5K! Each participant that completes the 5K within a week span will get a Burwell-Morgan Mill T-shirt and a completion medal. For those who dress up as their favorite decade while running and tag us in their social media will be entered in to win a $100.00 value prize from us!
HISTORICAL DOWNTOWN BERRYVILLE
$15 for non-members / $10 for members
Join us for a Historical Downtown Berryville walking tour to dive into what it was like then versus now.
CCHA Annual meeting
Join us at the Burwell-Morgan Mill as we recap 2020 and discuss our plans for 2021 and beyond. Open to CCHA members only. To become a member, please click here
Summer Movie Nights
FREE (donations encouraged)
Join us for Family Fun Wednesday nights all of July! Family Fun movies outdoors along with refreshments and snacks for purchase. Bring a lawn chair and a blanket and enjoy a movie night under the stars.
COLONIAL KIDS DAY 5th annual
$5 per person
Join us for our 5th Annual Colonial Kids Day. Interactive activities including blacksmithing, craft making, colonial games, a scavenger hunt, the history of the Mill, living history interpretations, and grinding in action.
LIFE OF LORD FAIRFAX
$20 for non-members / $15 for members
This talk will include first-hand accounts of life in the 18th century when Virginia’s only resident English peer, Thomas, 6th Lord Fairfax, lived nearby at Greenway Court. In the decades before the American Revolution, Fairfax brought foxhunting, wealth, and George Washington to the Virginia frontier – all of which continue to shape Clarke County today. This talk is a precursor to the walking tour we will be giving on September 18th.
$20 for non-members / $15 for members
VIRGINIA WHISKEY & BARBEQUE
$50 for non-members / $40 for members / $7 virtual talk
Join us for dinner and a lecture speaking about the history and science of Virginia Whiskey. Dinner, Whiskey Tasting, and Lecture included in the price.
$15 for non-members / $10 for members
Happening upon elements of Union Gen. George Crook’s corps going into camp, Confederate Gen. R.H. Anderson’s (Kershaw’s) division attacked with limited results. During the night, Confederate commander Jubal Early brought up his entire army but by daylight found Sheridan’s position too strongly entrenched to assault. Early withdrew after dark behind Opequon Creek. Join us for a walking tour to explore these grounds and an indepth look at what the Battlefield would look like 157 years ago.
BATTLE OF BERRYVILLE COMMEMORATION
Rose Hill Park and Grace Episcopal Church
Learn about the Civil War Battle fought in Berryville, a precursor to the Third Battle of Winchester. Featuring historic re-enactors, guest speakers, and more.
Sept 18th
$20 non-members / $15 members
Join the Virginia Piedmont Heritage Area and Clarke County Historical Association for a lantern lit walking tour through White Post, Virginia. The evening’s tour will include first-hand accounts of life in the 18th century when Virginia’s only resident English peer, Thomas, 6th Lord Fairfax, lived nearby at Greenway Court. In the decades before the American Revolution, Fairfax brought foxhunting, wealth, and George Washington to the Virginia frontier – all of which continue to shape Clarke County today.
Sunday - Friday 12 - 5 p.m. / Saturday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Burwell-Morgan Mill$5 Adults / $3 Seniors / Students Free
Art at the Mill is back! Join us this spring/fall as the Burwell-Morgan Mill turns into a one of a kind art gallery featuring works for purchase by over 200 local artists.
THE OTHER HALF: PROVIDING FOR CLARKE COUNTY'S POOR
$20 non-members / $15 members / $7 virtual link
In the modern era, social welfare is a pretty sensitive topic, but the concept has existed for millennia. How else were people supposed to survive if they had no other means or just needed a little help? Join Archivist Melanie Garvey as she delves into Clarke County’s system of poor relief from the county’s inception in 1836 to the end of the County Farm in 1941.
Carter Hall
$25 non-members / $20 members
Join us in a riveting talk and walking tour of the Carter Hall grounds from Nathan Stalvey, director of CCHA, based on the book Haunted Clarke County Virginia by Michael Hess.
HALLOWEEN HUNT/PUMPKIN CARVING PARTY
$5 per person / additional $5 per pumpkin
Join us for pumpkin carving, fall games, halloween crafts, and a special Halloween Hunt! We provide all the materials and clean up the mess. The Halloween Hunt will work exactly like an Easter egg hunt but with ghosts instead! Grab your family and enjoy a Spooktacular day on our Mill grounds.
Oct 23rd
$20 non-members / $15 members
Join the Virginia Piedmont Heritage Area and Clarke County Historical Association for a lantern lit walking tour through Millwood, Virginia. An 18th century rural milling town, Millwood retains the historic character of years past. Interpreters will describe first-hand accounts of Millwood’s fascinating history spanning three centuries, included war-hardened waggoners, families divided by war, and one of the 20th century’s most famous heiresses.
Long Branch
$25 non-members / $20 members
Join us in a riveting talk and walking tour of the Carter Hall grounds from Nathan Stalvey, director of CCHA, based on the book Haunted Clarke County Virginia by Michael Hess.
Burwell-Morgan Mill
FREE (donations encouraged)
Experience everyday life in the 1700s at the Burwell-Morgan Mill! Demonstrations on how people lived and worked in the colonial era.
Barns of Rose Hill
Pictures $10 per child (comes with entry fee)
Join us for pictures with Santa! We have a professional photographer who will be taking pictures of your child with Santa! You will be getting 2 photos with your entry, an ornament craft, s’more kit, small Christmas goodie bag, and a hot chocolate bar.
