Beneath the Surface: The Greenbrier Bunker

The Greenbrier

White Sulphur Springs, WV

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A brief history of the Cold War and the climate that spurred the construction of a secret underground bunker to house Congress in case of war. This orientation program is shown to visitors prior to touring a special area of the bunker that is now (summer 2006) open to the public.

Chippokes Plantation State Park: A Jewel on the James

Chippokes Plantation State Park

Surry, VA

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An orientation program for a state park that features one of the oldest continuously working farms in the nation. Home to both historical and recreational facilities.

Chesterfield County: Birthplace of the American Dream

Chesterfield County Historical Society

Chesterfield, VA

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An orientation program about both the history and attractions of Chesterfield County.

In the Beginning: There Was the Land

Loudoun County Heritage and Farm Museum

Sterling, VA

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A program that descibes the changing landscape from rural to suburban in the fasting growing county in the United States.

Peanuts, Pigs and Progress: The Story of Isle of Wight County

Isle of Wight County Museum

Smithfield, VA

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Norfolk Botanical Garden

Norfolk Botanical Garden

Norfolk, Va

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A brief history and overview of the Norfolk Botanical Garden that is available to visitors before they walk the grounds. Footage was obtained over the course of a year to show all four seasons.

Rocky Mount 1791

Rocky Mount Museum

Piney Flats, TN

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Rocky Mount, the site of the first capitol in the territory west of the Appalachians, is populated with historical interpreters who bring visitors back to 1791. This program helps make the transition to more than 200 years in the past.

Down by the Riverside

Chattanooga African-American Museum

Chattanooga, TN

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An orientation program about the contributions of African-Americans to the city of Chattanooga. Covers from the period of slavery to modern times.

Patterns on the Land

Somerset Historical Center

Somerset, PA

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A nostalgic look at the development of rural life in Southwestern Pennsylvania. From the region's early history through today, this program highlights the unique culture that developed along the Allegheny Mountains and how they left their patterns on the land.

Major Sutherlin and the Danville Experience

Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History

Danville, VA

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After Union forces captured Richmond during the Civil War, the Confederate government fled to Danville. Major Sutherlin's mansion, now the Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History, became the last capitol of the Confederacy.

Gari Melchers: True and Clear

Belmont: Gari Melchers Estate and Memorial Gallery

Stafford, VA

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An orientation about the life and times of Gari Melchers, an American impressionist artist, as well as the history of Belmont, his estate in Stafford County, Virginia. Originally produced in 1995, the program was updated in 2007 to reflect changes on the property, though the story of Melchers remained unchanged.

Stonewall's Lexington

Stonewall Jackson House

Lexington, VA

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An orientation program that provides a view of Lexington during the period that Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was an instructor at the Virginia Military Institute, just prior to the Civil War.

Lightship Days

Portsmouth Museums

Portsmouth, VA

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A tour through the lightship Portsmouth as told by a former crew member who appears as an apparition. The history of lightships is also covered in this presentation.

Voyage to Virginia: A New Beginning

Henricus Historical Park

Chesterfield, VA

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The first-person tale of an indentured servant who travels to Virginia in 1611 and helps establish the "Citie of Henricus." Produced in conjunction with Agecroft Hall in Richmond, this show was designed as an element of the "Voyage to Virginia" program for area schools.

Stonewall Jackson House ADA Tour

Stonewall Jackson House

Lexington, VA

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An alternative program for physically disabled visitors to the historic home of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson.