Highland, in partnership with the Virginia Festival of the Book, will host Justice John Charles Thomas to discuss his book The Poetic Justice: A Memoir with University of Virginia Law School Dean Risa Goluboff on Sunday, March 26 from 12:00 to Read More ...
Join us on April 4, from 11:00 a.m. to noon, as we welcome Marie Pellissier, PhD candidate at William & Mary, to learn how scholars use cookbooks as a primary source in historical research. She will discuss what makes cookbooks Read More ...
Join us on April 4, from 1:00-4:00 p.m., for a Cookbook Pop-Up Exhibit. This pop-up exhibit will showcase how cookbooks are a unique historical source. What can we learn from cookbooks that we can’t get from other sources? Visitors will Read More ...
Join us on Saturday, April 8, from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m., for the spring Historic Tree Walk with Highland guide, Sharon Hiner. View the seasonal changes of Highland’s majestic mature trees during this hour-long walk. Highlights include a towering white Read More ...
Highland’s annual sheep shearing will take place on Sunday, April 23 (rain or shine), at 2:30 p.m. Tom Stanley will demonstrate the New Zealand sheep shearing method at this educational, agricultural event. We will also have traditional wool carding and Read More ...
Are you a regular trails user, or have you been looking for an opportunity to join us? Celebrate five years of hiking at Highland with a group walk on Saturday, April 29. Remarks and refreshments at the Museum Shop starting Read More ...
On Sunday, April 30, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., we invite you and your four legged friends out on the Highland Rustic Trails for a day of doggone good fun! The Highland Rustic Trails are free and open to Read More ...
Join Highland staff member Carla Anderson for a “walk in the woods” as we take our time to look a little more closely and with a little more awareness at what nature has to offer! Learn about the Highland tree Read More ...
If you love aquatic creatures and science, we have an exciting opportunity to share. Highland will host the Rivanna Conservation Alliance (RCA) on Sunday, May 21, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. as they conduct a benthic macroinvertebrate sampling demonstration Read More ...
On Sunday, May 28, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., we invite you and your four legged friends out on the Highland Rustic Trails for a day of doggone good fun! The Highland Rustic Trails are free and open to Read More ...
