Louisa County Historical Society

05/11/2026

Join us this Saturday for our next historical Hearth Cooking Workshop centered around our nation's 250th! In this workshop titled "Spring Rations & Recipes of the Revolution", we will help you replicate the essential meals that sustained American Revolutionary soldiers and civilians through the spring season.

Have you ever cooked a meal over a fire at an open hearth? Come experience the enjoyment of hearth-cooking and taste the delicious fruits of your labor! Receive basic instruction in preparation and cooking in our 18th-century Michie House. Participants gather at the end to enjoy a group meal! These cooking lessons with the Louisa Hearth Cooking Guild provide hands-on experience with traditional cooking methods, tools, and recipes, and revenues from tickets benefit the operations of the Louisa County Historical Society. The Michie House is located behind the museum on our Heritage Farm at 214 Fredericksburg Avenue, Louisa, Va. 23093.

Registration is fee $60. Sign up through Louisa Parks & Rec website:
https://secure.rec1.com/VA/louisa-county-va/catalog (on the page, scroll down to 2026 Louisa Co. Historical Society Spring-Summer, then on Hearth Cooking Workshops).

05/09/2026

Join us next Saturday for our next historical Hearth Cooking Workshop centered around our nation's 250th! In this workshop titled "Spring Rations & Recipes of the Revolution", we will help you replicate the essential meals that sustained American Revolutionary soldiers and civilians through the spring season.

Have you ever cooked a meal over a fire at an open hearth? Come experience the enjoyment of hearth-cooking and taste the delicious fruits of your labor! Receive basic instruction in preparation and cooking in our 18th-century Michie House. Participants gather at the end to enjoy a group meal! These cooking lessons with the Louisa Hearth Cooking Guild provide hands-on experience with traditional cooking methods, tools, and recipes, and revenues from tickets benefit the operations of the Louisa County Historical Society. The Michie House is located behind the museum on our Heritage Farm at 214 Fredericksburg Avenue, Louisa, Va. 23093.

Registration is fee $60. Sign up through Louisa Parks & Rec website:
https://secure.rec1.com/VA/louisa-county-va/catalog (on the page, scroll down to 2026 Louisa Co. Historical Society Spring-Summer, then on Hearth Cooking Workshops).

05/07/2026

Join us for our next historical Hearth Cooking Workshop centered around our nation's 250th! In this workshop titled "Spring Rations & Recipes of the Revolution", we will help you replicate the essential meals that sustained American Revolutionary soldiers and civilians through the spring season.

Have you ever cooked a meal over a fire at an open hearth? Come experience the enjoyment of hearth-cooking and taste the delicious fruits of your labor! Receive basic instruction in preparation and cooking in our 18th-century Michie House. Participants gather at the end to enjoy a group meal! These cooking lessons with the Louisa Hearth Cooking Guild provide hands-on experience with traditional cooking methods, tools, and recipes, and revenues from tickets benefit the operations of the Louisa County Historical Society. The Michie House is located behind the museum on our Heritage Farm at 214 Fredericksburg Avenue, Louisa, Va. 23093.

Registration is fee $60. Sign up through Louisa Parks & Rec website:
https://secure.rec1.com/VA/louisa-county-va/catalog (on the page, scroll down to 2026 Louisa Co. Historical Society Spring-Summer, then on Hearth Cooking Workshops).

05/06/2026

So excited to see this product! Can't wait to hand out our first map!

🗺️ BIG NEWS FOR LOUISA COUNTY! 🎉

The brand-new Visit Louisa Tourism Map has arrived!

This exciting new resource was created to help visitors, new residents, and even longtime locals discover everything that makes Louisa County such a special place from local shops and restaurants to wineries, outdoor recreation, historic sites, Lake Anna, lodging, community attractions, and more.

Thank you to everyone who helped bring this vision to life especially our key partners:

📍 Louisa County Historical Society
📍 Town of Louisa Virginia
📍 Town of Mineral
📍 Virginia Scenic Railway
📍 Visit Louisa

Maps are now available at the Louisa County Museum & Visitors Center / Louisa County Historical Society, with additional distribution happening throughout Louisa and soon to be across Virginia.

📖 Read the full press release here:
https://business.louisachamber.org/newsreleases/Details/louisa-county-launches-new-visitor-map-to-promote-tourism-local-businesses-and-community-attractions-330177

05/01/2026

Check out this cool opportunity to visit historic St. John's Church, Waldrop for some history, plants, and bluegrass!

Sunday, May 3, 3-6 pm
10575 Louisa Rd, Gordonsville

May 3rd is our annual flower sale with Deep Roots Home and Garden Center! This year we will also have live bluegrass music! It will be from 3-6 pm at 10575 Louisa Road.

04/30/2026

Thanks for sharing these great photos! We were so glad to have the Henrico County Historical Society at Heritage Day. Can't wait til next year!

04/24/2026

Explore the rich history of Louisa County by joining us for Heritage Day tomorrow, April 25th from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. With living history demonstrations including blacksmithing, open-hearth cooking, candle making, spinning, plus mounted and unmounted soldiers and cannon fire, the day will prove to be one you won't want to miss!
It's free and fun for everyone!

04/23/2026

How exciting! Only two more days until our annual Heritage Day Festival! There's going to be lots to see and do, so please come out to the Louisa History Museum & Heritage Farm to experience the sights and sounds of the 18th and 19th centuries!
The event is this Saturday from 10-4.
You can view the event here: https://www.facebook.com/share/1FcctbvNd3/

04/22/2026

Have you every heard of the historical game called Hoops and Graces? You can find out all about it at Heritage Day is this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. From open-hearth cooking to spinning, from soldiers on horseback to a petting zoo, this event is FREE and FUN for everyone!
Come join us!
214 Fredericksburg Avenue, Louisa, VA 23093

04/21/2026

Did you know there's going to be a CANNON? That's right, there's gonna be some great big BOOMS!
Free and fun for everyone, Saturday's Heritage Day festival is gonna be a BLAST! (see what we did there?!)
The event will be held at the Louisa History Museum & Heritage Farm, 214 Fredericksburg Avenue, Louisa, VA 23093 on April 25, 2026 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.