Imagine being so taken with the idea of an English country house that you dismantled it piece by piece and shipped it across the Atlantic Ocean. This is just what Virginians Elizabeth (Bessie) and Thomas C. Williams, Jr. did in 1925. They purchased Agecroft Hall, a 16th-century manor house in Lancashire, England, sight unseen, and […]
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To celebrate Black history in Virginia, explore the humble beginnings of Booker T. Washington: born a slave on the Burroughs farm in 1856, he grew up to become the most prominent African-American educator and orator of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. About Booker T. Washington When Booker T. Washington was a child, the […]
FAMILY STAYCATION IDEAS FOR THIS SPRING BREAK Believe it or not, Spring Break is almost upon us! Do you have your week of fun planned out for the family? If not, we are here to help you come up with activities and places you and the kids can venture to this year! These tried-and-true selections […]