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Daily Life & Holidays
Title: To Take Tea
Overview: Explore the art of teatime during the Victorian era at this special program. Topics covered will include visiting cards, visiting etiquette, the history of tea and typical foods consumed during teatime. An assortment of teas and light refreshments will be available.
Length: 1.5 hrs.
Cost: $12 per person for on-site programs and $15 per person for off-site.
Conditions: To Take Tea has a 10 person minimum and a 25 person maximum.
Title: Captivating Details: Selected Quilts from the Museum’s Collection
Overview: The MOC is a repository for approximately 30 Southern quilts and blocks that span the 19th century. Each one provides a fascinating insight into the lives of the citizens who made and used them. Learn about quilt construction, period fabrics, and the unique stories behind many of the MOC’s quilts using new information easily observed in high-resolution digital photography.
Length: 1 hr.
Title: Victorian Christmas Traditions
Overview: How did families celebrate the holiday season in the mid-19th century? Come discover decorating techniques, dinner menus, regional customs, and other ways that Americans commemorated Christmas during the Victorian era. A virtual tour of the White House of the Confederacy, decorated for the holidays, is included.
Length: 1 hr.
Title: 19th Century Holidays
Overview: This program explores the holidays of 19th century, including New Year’s, Valentine’s Day, George Washington’s birthday, Independence Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas and how they were observed in America.
Length: 1 hr.
Title: Hearts at War
Overview: This presentation will focus on the history of Valentine's Day, the start of Valentine's Day traditions in America and how the War affected those traditions in the South. The Power Point presentation will include original valentines in the Museum of the Confederacy's collections and excerpts from letters between soldiers and their loved ones.
Length: 1 hr.
Title: Death and Mourning in the 19th Century
Overview: Through PowerPoint this talk will focus on the common societal views of death, mourning, religion and superstition in the 19th century, especially as they pertained to the Davis and Lincoln families. It will discuss religious, secular and popular customs and superstitions used to remember and honor loved ones after death.
Length: 1.25 hrs.
Title: Civil War Richmond
Overview: Through this PowerPoint presentation, learn why Richmond was chosen as the Confederate capital and how the city changed as a result, becoming a place of hospitals and military prisons besieged by dangers from within and without.
Length: 1.25 hrs.
Title: On the Eve of Civil War: Antebellum Richmond (Walking Tour)
Overview: Discover the oldest area of Virginia’s Capital City in a walking tour through the cobblestone streets of Shockoe Bottom. Enjoy the sights and smells of the oldest Farmer’s Market in the United States. See the seeds of commerce and industry that made Richmond a center for manufacturing during the Civil War. See the progress of this great city, from Indian Trading Post to metropolitan center, as it prepares for America’s most defining conflict.
Length: 1.5 hrs.
Title: When the Lights Go Out: Death, Sin and Slavery in Richmond (Walking Tour)
Overview: Explore the capital city through the eyes of the citizens who braved the terrors and turmoil of Civil War. Hear firsthand accounts of the horrors experienced at Libby Prison, Castle Thunder and Belle Isle. Walk the streets that were once home to hospitals, brothels and prisons to discover the sometimes gruesome fate that awaited soldiers when the battles were over.
Length: 1.5 hrs.
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