Highland is pleased to launch a new survey to better serve our guests. Your feedback is invaluable and we encourage you to take a few minutes to have your voice heard. Please follow the link below to take the survey. Read More …
Category: News
Virginia Festival of the Book at Highland
We are pleased to announce that Highland will host author and cidermaker Diane Flynt to discuss her book Wild, Tamed, Lost, Revived: The Surprising Story of Apples in the South on Sunday, March 24 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Flynt’s Read More …
Happy New Year!
A new year means new exhibits, projects, and a continued dedication to public history. Follow the link below for a look ahead at 2024 and the 2023 year-end summary:
Season’s Greetings from Highland
Happy holidays from Highland! Thank you for being part of our successes in 2023. Follow the link below for our 2023 year-end summary:
200th Anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine
*The Birth of the Monroe Doctrine by Clyde O. DeLand. Image Courtesy of The Granger Collection. On December 2, 1823, James Monroe’s annual address to Congress included a statement that later became enshrined as the Monroe Doctrine. This presidential message warned Read More …
We want to hear from you!
Have you visited Highland recently? If so, we would like to invite you to participate in a short survey about your visit. This survey is part of a research project we are conducting with the Conservation Research Program at William Read More …
Cooking the Books, Using Cookbooks to Think About the Past
On Tuesday, February 4, Highland welcomed Marie Pellissier, PhD candidate at William & Mary, for the virtual program Cooking the Books, Using Cookbooks to Think About the Past. Marie presented how scholars can use cookbooks as a primary source in Read More …
The Highland Descendants Foodways Project
We are pleased to announce the completion of a student project envisioned by the Highland Council of Descendant Advisors and carried out during 2022. The Highland Council of Descendant Advisors is a group of individuals who trace their family histories Read More …
Riparian Buffer Project at Highland
Highland is pleased to host an important environmental project to repair a segment of Highland’s riparian areas overrun by invasive plant species. The Riparian Buffer Project benefits Massey Creek, which winds through the Highland landscape, and has downstream effects on Read More …
Highland for the Holidays
There is so much to see and do at Highland during the holiday season. Come and tour our newly reinterpreted exhibit spaces, attend holiday themed programming, or find a unique gift for that special someone. What will you discover at Read More …