Recent News
Courthouse Museum Provides Artifacts for WTVR CBS6 News Video
On Friday, February 13th WTVR, the CBS6 News affiliate in Richmond, Virginia, presented a video clip billed as “Friday the 13th: What happened 130 years ago dubbed Richmond’s crime of the century.” Thomas “Tommie” Cluverius, an ambitious, mild mannered, respected young lawyer from King and Queen County, was accused of murdering his cousin Lillian “Lillie” Read the full article…
A New Concept in Colonial Era Entertaining
At the January 25, 2015 King and Queen Historical Society Meeting, Mr. Cary Carson introduced “All Dressed Up, and No Place To Go,” a new concept about Virginia colonial society – magnificent private buildings initially considered private homes (MacMansions) masquerading as private club houses. The owners were born in the Virginia colony or arrived mid-1700s, Read the full article…
Tavern Museum 2015 Opening Date Changed
The Tavern 2015 opening date has been changed from Friday, February 27 to Friday, March 13 due to weather related issues. Hours are Fridays and Saturdays 10 am–4 pm. Sundays 1–5 pm. Closed on Easter, Mother’s Day, and Father’s Day. The season will close mid-December. Be sure to visit us, a “gem in a rural Read the full article…
Christmas at the Museum 2014
On Sunday December 7, 2014 members of the King & Queen Historical Society and the public attended the annual Christmas Open House at the Courthouse Tavern Museum. The colorful decorations and the holiday music played by Paul and Bessie Guthrie put the crowd in a festive mood. Santa took requests from both young and old, Read the full article…
Historical Society Meeting At “Marialva” On October 26
At least one of the quarterly King and Queen Historical Society meetings each year is held at a county historical site. This year it was at “Marialva,” a restored antebellum home on the Dragon Run built in 1821. Current owners, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wright, were the hosts, providing some history of the farm and Read the full article…
Genealogical Society Meets at the Museum
On Saturday October 11, the Middle Peninsula African-American Genealogical and Historical Society of Virginia (MPAAGHS) held its monthly meeting at the Courthouse Tavern Museum. All persons interested in African-American genealogy and history were invited to attend. MPAAGHS members were available to provide tips and “how to” guides for those interested in getting started on their Read the full article…
Museum Hosts County School Board
On Thursday October 9, the Courthouse Tavern Museum Council hosted its annual dinner for the King and Queen County School Board. The Museum is a cooperative partnership between the King and Queen County Historical Society and King and Queen County. It is a cultural center promoting county history and welcomes school class visits. The last Read the full article…
Courthouse Tavern Museum Volunteers Visit Lee Hall Mansion
On September 25th Courthouse Tavern Museum volunteers and their guests visited Lee Hall Mansion in Newport News, Virginia. Built in 1851 by affluent planter Richard Decauter Lee, no relation to the Lees of Northern Neck, this antebellum home is the last of its kind on the Virginia tidewater peninsula. J. Michael Moore, curator and local Read the full article…
King and Queen County Educators Visit Courthouse Tavern Museum
On Monday August 18, 2014 the King and Queen County School Board sponsored a luncheon at the King and Queen Courthouse Tavern Museum for new public school educators. Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Stanley B. Jones, and School Board Member, Brenda D. Lee, attended with 15 teachers and administrators from King and Queen Elementary School, Lawson-Marriott Read the full article…
King and Queen Historical Society Awards Scholarship
At the July meeting of the King and Queen Historical Society, scholarship chairman Biddy Walker, introduced Samantha Burrell this year’s recipient of one of the society’s two annual scholarships. Samantha, a 2014 graduate of Central High School, will be attending Christopher Newport University. She has an outstanding academic record, was active in sports and in Read the full article…