History Alive

13/12/2024

Here’s your chance to see inside these beautiful old homes.

09/11/2024

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Youth Virginia Regiment deserves all the credit for putting together this memorable learning experience for PPS students, as well as those of us who stayed to see the reenactment after the Fort Nelson Chapter NSDAR Centennial Monument Rededication! Special thanks to Kathryn Tribble and Tom Sasso for their tireless efforts in bringing history to life for countless students and youth reenactors, and to the VA250 Virginia Humanities Grant that helped fund this and other elements of Lafayette 2024: Return to Portsmouth!!!

02/11/2024

Guests mingle after enjoying delicately delicious French desserts in the beautifully lit garden of Hill House Museum-the final stop of our Progressive Dinner!! Cherries flambee lit by Virginie Lafayette added a little extra flair!

02/11/2024

The Hill House Museum really shone brightly during this month of festivities. Thanks to all the hard-working volunteers, and a special thanks to Alexis, who pulled my fat out of the fire the night of the Progressive Dinner!!! Thanks to you all, the dessert course in the beautifully lit garden was just PERFECT! My teenage grandaughter, who adores Regency era movies, was in awe at the Hill House Museum Farewell Tea!! Her mother and I were pretty WOWed, as well!
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02/11/2024

So many children have learned about Lafayette through our month-long celebration!!! Whether during a special showing like Vive Lafayette in October, or any other day, The Hill House Museum is definitely a place home schooling families, and all families with children should visit at least once! At only $5 per guest, it's a bargain!!!

Today, students and staff from Hope Homeschool Co-Op had a wonderful visit to the Hill House Museum! They enjoyed engaging with the knowledgeable docents and learning all about the fascinating Lafayette exhibit.

02/11/2024

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01/11/2024

Thanks to the City of Portsmouth Marketing and Communications Department for this fantastic video!!!

Lafayette 2024: Return To Portsmouth October 25, 2024 Portsmouth Virginia

31/10/2024

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Moses Myers Remembers Lafayette was one of the highlights of our bicentennial celebration of the General's return to Portsmouth in 1824. The prominent Jewish Merchant and Revolutionary War veteran was portrayed by History Alives's Greg Eatroff. Many thanks to the Jewish Museum & Cultural Center for hosting this interpretive presentation.

31/10/2024

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31/10/2024

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31/10/2024

There is nothing that can be said or done to thank the volunteers of Portsmouth Historical Association and The Hill House Museum enough for their research, creativity, promotion, hard work, and tireless efforts in making Lafayette 2024: Return to Portsmouth a wondrous and memorable occasion that will echo into the future for many years to come. Please be sure to visit the memorial stone at Towne Bank, and tell your friends who haven't visited The Hill House Museum that they're missing out on a one-of-a-kind experience. To join The Portsmouth Historical Association or for updates on Hill House events and special showings, just click below!

The Hill House Museum is a historic home in Portsmouth, Virginia, furnished entirely with family belongings from 19th and 20th centuries.

28/10/2024

SEE IT BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!!!

26/10/2024

This amazing lady was a sounding board and a partner in crime throughout the planning and implementation of Lafayette 2024: Return to Portsmouth and I neglected to thank her at the arch ceremony yesterday.
Thank you Wendy Matthias and Fort Nelson DAR!! We could not have done it without you!! https://www.facebook.com/61562542091172/posts/122112489362418069/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v

Wendy Mathias is President of the Fort Nelson Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution. Wendy wrote our first grant and promptly followed it up with a second, both of which were awarded by DAR! She has also been invaluable as a sounding board. She and Pam McKittrick have been faithful participants in our VA250 Committee meetings where many Lafayette Bicentennial related business occurs. Fort Nelson DAR has created Lafayette curriculum for students and committed to donating books for our libraries. Wendy and her DAR sisters will be pivotal as "boots on the ground" in October. The Lafayette Centennial Monument dedication is their baby, and I know it will be a terrific kick-off event for the BIG DAY: October 25th! We appreciate all the work you've done, and all the work you plan to do to make this 1824 commemoration a SUCCESS!