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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!

18/10/2024

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Please send an email to: [email protected] if you wish to purchase a ticket with this meat alternative! Tickets on sale thru Saturday ONLY!

18/10/2024

FINALLY, IT"S ARRIVED! HEART OF LAFAYETTE!!!

FINALLY, IT'S ARRIVED!!! HEART OF LAFAYETTE!

18/10/2024

Hope many of you caught today's show! If not, you can listen to it here:

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05/10/2024

Limited Tickets still available at: https://historyalive.info/progressive-dinner

03/10/2024

The Hill House Museum is celebrating the 200th anniversary of Lafayette's visit to Portsmouth to celebrate his accomplishments in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.

03/10/2024

Julie Dunn, you are a terrific spokesperson for our Lafayette Returns to Portsmouth: Bicentennial Celebration events! GREAT JOB!!!
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The Hill House Museum is celebrating the 200th anniversary of Lafayette's visit to Portsmouth to celebrate his accomplishments in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.

03/10/2024

RESCHEDULED~ HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!!

27/09/2024

Black Patriot postponed due to flooding/tornado activity.

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In reporting on our Front Porch Talk Series, I was remembering the way we ended the last two presentations. Change Gon' Come ended with us all holding hands and singing with hope and feeling of unity. After God With Us...Still, when folks heard the unmistakable guitar riff at the beginning of "I'll Take You There", they were amused and confused Then the cast encouraged them to stand and sing with us, and it turned into a party! Folks were shouting out their Portsmouth neighborhoods in answer to the lyric "I know a place..." It was a unifying experience filled with joy and pride in Portsmouth. Thank you to all those present!!! - Karen Washburn

Our HIstory Alive interns entertained folks in Olde Towne today. Left to right: Keader Connor, John Thompson Hill, and Ebenezer Thompson.

Never a dull moment!

Mary Cooke playing her pipes at Saturday's event.

In case you missed our Women's History Month performance of Sounds Like Freedom at Emanuel AME Church Portsmouth, VA , here's a snippet!

FLASHBACK- This video was taken during Portsmouth History Committee event honoring local authors documenting Portsmouth's rich and colorful history. This clip featuring an excerpt from History of Portsmouth Virginia by Mildred Holladay and Dean Burgess, was recited by our own Ebenezer Thompson and is entitled, "The Elephant's Revenge".

Now that the tree is lit, join Father Christmas, the Snow Queen and Snow Sprite for PANCAKES with FATHER CHRISTMAS and the SNOW QUEEN and COOKIES AND COCOA PAJAMA PARTY this 2022 Holiday Season!

Look for Mary Veale and the Colonials on WTKR at 9 a.m. as part of a Coast Live special Positively Portsmouth! Then, at 10 a.m., the Portsmouth Memorial Day Parade will be broadcast in its entirety without commercial interruption.

Mary's song was interrupted by the ice cream truck on Sunday. Enjoyed a pleasant visit with Mike and Kathy, who stopped in Portsmouth for an ale and fireworks on their way to New England by boat. Fair winds and following seas!!!

Ebenezer, Susan Virginia, Daisy, and Antoinette

Our colonial kids playing before the event.

Father Christmas and the Colonial Carolers entertained and were entertained by a lovely group of children this evening after the tree lighting ceremony!