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Enjoy original family love letters and romance stories spanning eleven generations and four hundred years of the same family. While you are visiting, pen a love letter with a feather quill. No additional fee.
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| Virginia is in bloom. “Join in America’s largest open house.” Gardening demonstrations on April 23 and 24. |
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| A day of hands-on programs, activities and demonstrations for home school students. 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Reservations required. Special fee. |
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| Cool off and enjoy Independence Day at America’s first plantation. |
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| Join us in celebrating the bewitching spirit of Halloween. Guided house tours focus on strange happenings and what goes bump in the night. Take a look at Aunt Pratt's portrait as Aunt Pratt takes a look back at you! |
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| Dare to accept an invitation from Aunt Pratt for a mourning ritual walk to the private family cemetary at the bewitching sunset hour of 5:00 p.m. on October 25. This invitation seems a bit spooky since Aunt Pratt died in 1752! L.B. Taylor, Jr., reknowned author of five regional Virginia ghost books, has accepted her invitation and will be autographing his books. |
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| Find out how food was produced and processed in coloinal days and how it made its way from the dirt to the dishes. Smoking meat in the original smokehouse, blacksmithing, and cooking demonstrations by costumed interpretaters plus guided walking tours from 11 - 4. |
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December 6
Christmas Open House
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| Kickoff celebration of the Carter family’s interpretation of 11 generations of Christmas – “Home for the Holidays.” Warmed cider and refreshments by the fireplace in the Old Kitchen from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. No additional fee. |
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| Guided house tours feature holiday-decked rooms and family stories representing four centuries of the Carter family’s Christmas celebrations. No additional fee. |
