Events and activities are free unless otherwise noted. Details for specific events will be posted as they develop.
August 13 – Commemoration of Lafayette’s Visit to Ellwood Manor
Presentation by John Maass – More details to follow
Time: 10 A.M. to 5 P.M.
September 25 – Taming the Wilderness
Spend a delightful fall day transported back to the 18th century Virginia Frontier. Guests can choose to watch and question traditional craftsmen at work or roll up their sleeves and try some of these skills first hand.
Ellwood Manor, built in the last quarter of the 1700s, was then in the heart of the wilderness, on the edges of civilized society. Many skills and talents were needed to survive and thrive in the wilderness. Nearly two dozen traditional artisans and frontier re-enactors will bring the grounds at Ellwood to life, demonstrating how it was possible to build and maintain a home in such a hostile environment.
Time: 10 A.M. to 5 P.M.
December 17 – A 19th Century Christmas at Ellwood Manor
Ellwood Manor will be beautifully decorated as it may have looked during the 19th century …. And Santa will stop by to visit with all of the kids (young and .. well … not so young).
- The Manor House will be open for tours from 10 A.M. to 5 P.M.
- Santa will be visiting from 10 A.M to Noon
