Recent News
CANCELLED DUE TO OUTBREAK OF COVID: Next Historical Society Meeting – Sunday, July 24, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.
Chief Anne Richardson of the Rappahannock Tribe will address the Society on “The History of the Rappahannock Tribe in King and Queen County.” The presentation will be held at the Rappahannock Tribe Cultural Center, 5036 Indian Neck Road, Indian Neck, VA 23148. Today the Tribe owns a fraction of their ancestral homelands, and the Cultural Read the full article…
Historical Society Awards Scholarships
The King & Queen County Historical Society annually offers a $2000 scholarship to each of two new graduates of King & Queen Central High School for the first year in a college, university, or technical school. The Historical Society is proud to announce the 2022 recipients: Mr. Aidan Imsande and Ms. Keyera Harvey. Mr. Imsande Read the full article…
Museum Hosts Central High Students
What goes on behind the scenes to keep a museum operating? This was the question posed to Victor Camara and Joe Smith at the beginning of their four-week project with the Courthouse Tavern Museum. In early April. the Museum Council had approved a request from Dr. Rob Wright of King and Queen County Public Schools Read the full article…
Save The Date – June 5, 2021 Ceremony Honoring John Lewis (1594-1657)
The King and Queen County Historical Society invites you to a ceremony on June 5, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. honoring John Lewis, one of the earliest European settlers in King and Queen County. The order of the Founders and Patriots of America, a non-profit dedicated to preserving records of the first colonists (those who established Read the full article…
King and Queen County Historical Society Virtual Program
Join us for a virtual program Virginia’s Lewis and Clark Eastern Legacy Trail Sunday April 25, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. ET Margaret W. Crosson, president of the Virginia Lewis & Clark Legacy Trail, will discuss the ongoing efforts to preserve the routes that Lewis and Clark traveled before and after their famous expedition. Learn how King and Read the full article…
Tavern Museum Covid19 Updates
For the remainder of 2021 the King and Queen Courthouse Tavern Museum will open by appointment only. Please contact us well in advance via history@kingandqueenmuseum.org or by phoning (804) 785-9558. Fridays are preferred. Masks will be required.
Official statement regarding COVID-19
Upon hearing the Governor urge us to stay home and banning gatherings of 50 people on the Peninsula and 100 throughout the state, we are cancelling the opening of the Museum on Friday, March 27th until further notice. It’s hard to know what to plan for in April. Our guidance from government officials will be Read the full article…
2020 First Quarter King & Queen County Historical Society Meeting Set For January 26
On Sunday, January 26, 2020 the King & Queen County Historical Society will meet in the Courts & Administration Building, 242 Allen’s Circle, King & Queen Court House, Virginia. The speaker will be Andrea Cumbo-Floyd, a historian and author with experience in researching enslaved communities all over Virginia. Her subject will be the challenge of Read the full article…
2019 Holiday Open House
On December 8 the Courthouse Tavern Museum held its annual Holiday Open House for the public. Mother Nature provided a wonderful day. Students from all three King & Queen schools provided a music program under the direction of Mr. Jamie Lantz. Central High School students with Stephanie Randall kicked off the music program followed by Read the full article…