May 2010

27 Coffeehouse at the Courthouse: PGHS Independent Study students present their year-end projects; art students exhibit their works.

6 to 9 p.m. Refreshments.

31 Memorial Day Celebration: Join speaker Major Paul Colthirst and the PGHS Junior ROTC to honor the county’s fallen soldiers from all wars. Bugler Dick Haden will honor the county’s war dead by playing “Taps” 10 a.m. Free

June 2010

1-3 Mock Trials:

Three hundred eighth-grade students from Carter G. Woodson Middle School (Hopewell) try cases in the historic courtroom. Open to the public. 9:30 a.m. and Noon.

6 Prince George to Pasedena: Twenty Years of Amazin’ Mazza: Exhibition opening 1 p.m. Open through Sept. 18.

6 Beefsteak Raid Tour and Dinner tickets

go on sale. Tour $30. Dinner $25. Details below.

16 Golden Ball Tavern Field School: Archaeologist Chris Stevenson leads the final dig at this historic site. Call the Center or email Chris at cmstevenson@gmail.com. Volunteers needed. Through July 18.

28 Teacher Institute: The Heritage Center will host local educators during summer Teacher Institute, in collaboration with the U.S. Army Women’s Museum, the U.S. Army Quartermaster Museum, Historic

Hopewell Foundation, the Siege Museum, and the Petersburg National Battlefield.

September 2010

11 Beefsteak Raid Tour:

Scott Mauger traces the route of the 1864 Beefsteak Raid, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. $30 ticket includes a bus tour of the complete raid route, box lunch and snacks.

15 Beefsteak Raid Dinner: Social hour 4 to 5 p.m., dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. at Scott Memorial Park. Tickets, $25, available starting June 6 at the Heritage Center.

Enjoy music, delicious food – rain or shine!

21 Prince George Historical Society Annual Meeting: Speaker TBA. 7 p.m.

PGHS Band Exhibition Opens!

Many months of planning with former members of the PGHS marching band culminates in the opening of Prince George to Pasedena: Twenty Years of Amazin’ Mazza. The exhibition tells the remarkable story of the band under the direction of John V. Mazza. It features a collection of

music, memorabilia, and photographs from

the band’s many appearances across the Country, even a clip from being on Candid Camera. Come and join the Mazza family on June 6^th as the ribbons are cut to open this special exhibition. Open in the Clerk’s Office Gallery from June 6 through Sept. 18.

Beefsteak Raid Tour and Dinner

On Saturday, Sept. 11, historian Scott Mauger will lead participants on a guided bus tour of the entire route of Maj. Gen. Wade Hamptons’ Beefsteak Raid to capture cattle intended for the Union forces laying siege to Petersburg and Richmond. The tour begins at 9 a.m. at the Heritage Center and concludes at 4 p.m. The $30 ticket includes a box lunch and snacks.

The Annual Beefsteak Raid Dinner is Wednesday, Sept. 15 at Scott Memorial Park. Social hour is from 4 to 5 p.m. and members of the Disputanta Ruritan Club will cook up a fine repast from 5 to 7 p.m. A disc jockey will provide music for the dinner. Free hot dogs will be available for kids under 12! Tickets $25.

Tickets for both of these events are advance sales only. For more information or to buy tickets call 863-0212 or e-mail PGHistory@aol.com.

New Hours for the Center

M-F 10:00a.m. to 4:00p.m.

S-S 1:00p.m. to 4:00p.m.

County Cemetery Documentation

In the fall, the Center will begin the process of documenting old cemeteries in the County. Volunteers are needed to identify sites as well as photograph and record information.

New Educational Resource Packet

for Teachers

More than 700 Educational Resource Packets were recently prepared for area teachers from Heritage Center. The resource packet is designed to help teachers utilize the Center to enhance students’ learning using “in-person” experiences with historical artifacts, images and documents.

Made possible by a generous grant from the John Randolph Foundation, the 80-page resource packet was produced by the Heritage Center staff under the direction of Judy Hamby, Curriculum Specialist for the Center and a Board member. Teachers who enrolled in the Center’s 2009 Summer Enrichment Workshop assisted in the packet materials.

The packet includes an overview of the Heritage Center’s exhibitions, cooperative student projects for the classroom and

interactive gallery activities, and seven lesson plans for teachers.

Shopping Made Simple!

Support local artists, artisans and the Heritage Center by shopping at our new gift shop.

Prints of Jordan’s Point Lighthouse by Ed Hatch, original botanical art by Rose Fry,

prints and original watercolors by Cholly Easterling, and pen-and-ink drawings of Merchant’s Hope Church by Beverly Hawkins are for sale.

Cookbooks including Marie Blaha Pearson’s A Cooking Book featuring Old Bohemian Recipes make the perfect gift.

Quilted purses, children’s crayon holders, decorative glass ornaments and the Courthouse Commemorative Ornament are also available. (We accept cash and checks.)