CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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NEW EXHIBIT 

On display through March, 2019

“OFF TO WAR”

Featuring memorabilia and honors from various wars throughout history!

 

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AFTERNOON CONVERSATIONS 

Speaker Series in conjunction w/ Suffolk Public Library

Phillips-Dawson House @ 2 pm – 3 pm

• February 13-Fort Monroe National Monument-Arrival of enslaved Africans/Terry E. Brown

• March 13-Chesapeake Bay Foundation/serving up fresh oysters and discussing conservation.

Refreshments provided

Free & open to the public

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                                     MARCH

                                        Annual Spring Membership Banquet                                            

Monday, March 25 @ 6:00 – 8:00 pm:  

Potluck!  We will provide chicken & dessert.

Please bring a delicious side dish to share with the membership.

Located at the Main Street United Methodist Church, 202 N. Main St.

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 APRIL

CIVIL WAR TOURS 

with Kermit Hobbs 

Spring 2018 Civil War Battlefield Tour Information:

Kermit Hobbs will be leading tours of Suffolk Civil War battlefields and sites. Tours will be given morning and afternoon Saturday, April 6 AND Sunday, April 7 afternoon only. 

 The morning tour will leave the Suffolk Visitor Center,  524 N. Main at 9:30am and return around 11:30am.  This tour will include the Nansemond River Overlook, the Fort Connecticut site, Deserted House battlefield, and the G.W. Smith home site.                                                                                                                 The cost will be $15 per person for SNHS members and $17 for non-members.

The afternoon tours will leave the Suffolk Visitor Center at 1:00 pm and return at 4:00 pm. This tour will include the Nansemond River Overlook, Fort Stevens, Fort Rosecrans, and Hill’s Point Battery. There will be a considerable amount of walking through woods, up and down hills on the afternoon tours.                 The cost will be $18 per person for SNHS members and $20 for non-members. 

Reservations and payment may be made with Suffolk Nansemond Historical Society at 539-2781. Reservations are only secured when they are paid.  This is a yearly event, weather permitting.