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Earn Your Scout Badge!

The American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar, has introduced a program designed for Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts.

• Earn a specially designed patch
• Complete a scavenger hunt
• Tour the 10,000-square-foot exhibit In the Cause of Liberty
• Try on reproduction Civil War clothing
• View more than 150 artifacts
• Only $5 per person (scouts or parents/troop leaders)

  ° Includes patch and activity book for scavenger hunt

• Earn other patches, merit badges, belt loops, or pins
• Complete community service requirements 
• Add on themed programs to customize your visit!

  ° Men of Iron (noting life at Tredegar Iron works)
  ° The Common Soldier
  ° Women’s Roles in the Civil War
  ° C.S.S. Virginia
  ° Civil War Prisons
  ° Tour of Brown’s Island

For reservations please call Jenny Didas (804) 780-1865, ext. 23 or email education@tredegar.org.

2009

Liberty’s Father: George Washington and the American Civil War

Date: Saturday, February 14, 2009

Time: 1 p.m.

Fee: $10 or free with paid admission or Center membership

By the early 19th century, George Washington had achieved iconic status in the United States as a soldier, statesman, and politician.  Heralded as a hero in the fight for independence during the American Revolution, Washington became a symbol of freedom for both Union and Confederate causes during the Civil War.  Using images and personal accounts from the Civil War era, this 30 minute program will explore how Washington’s legacy was embraced by North and South to promote their respective visions of liberty

Lincoln and the South
March 12-14, 2009

The Center’s second major conference, Lincoln and the South, will be held at the University of Richmond. Probably no president has ever been as vilified as Abraham Lincoln was in the South during the Civil War.  Outstanding scholars on the subject will convene to discuss this bitter relationship.  This enlightening event is offered in partnership with the Jepson School of Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond during the bicentennial of Lincoln’s birth.

Click here to learn more about the conference, scheduled speakers, special events and to see Civil War era political prints satirizing Lincoln's relationship with the North. This section will be updated regularly as necessary.

If you wish to receive a registration packet via regular mail please email education@tredegar.org or you can register on-line here.

Harriet Tubman: The Chosen One

Date: Saturday, March 21, 2009

Time: 2 p.m.

Fee: $10 or free with paid admission or Center membership

Harriet Tubman is perhaps the most well-known of all the Underground Railroad's "conductors." During a ten-year span she made 19 trips into the South and escorted over 300 slaves to freedom. And, as she once proudly pointed out to Frederick Douglass, in all of her journeys she "never lost a single passenger."  Professional actress and historian Gwendolyn Briley-Strand brings to life the courageous story of Harriet Tubman in a stirring 45-minute performance. (NPS Theater).