Kerrplace Calendar of Events '2006'

Calendar of Events '2009'

Ker Place is located at 69 Market Street in Onancock. Open March – December
Tuesday – Saturday
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM.

We are now closed to daily tours for the 2008 season and will reopen on Friday, March 20, 2009. Group tours and access to the Historical Society Library and Archives are available by appointment. Please contact Lennie Bowe at (757) 787-8012 for more information. Please see our 2009 Calendar of Events to learn more about upcoming programs and events

Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for AAA members, $2 for Children under 17, and free to members of the Historical Society. Discounts are available for group tours.

Calendar of Events ‘2009’

To register for events or to find out more information, contact the Historical Society at:
(757) 787 8012 or Email Us Below
Melinda McPeek, Executive Director

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January 14 – February 25	*Winter Book and Film Series – John Adams*
February 23-27	*Windsor Chair Making – Session I* Class at Ker Place.Make a Windsor chair under the teaching of John Robinson, Master Chair Maker from Ontario, Canada. Use hand tools and steaming and bending techniques as used in the Federal Period.Take home your completed chair.
March 2-6	*Windsor Chair Making – Session II* Same as Session I
March 6	*John Robinson, will present a lecture on Windsor Chairs at Ker Place* Lecture at Ker Place, 7 pm.John Robinson, Master Chair Maker, will discuss regional styles, chair makers and chair making on the Eastern Shore and will use chairs currently at Ker Place as examples.
March 18	*Annual Meeting* Social Hour 5:30 pm at Ker Place and dinner meeting at Market Street United Methodist Church.Historical Society members are invited to attend. Reservation required.
March 20	*“When the Morning Comes”* Exhibition Opening Reception 6:00 PM Curated by historian Frances Latimer, the exhibition will feature documents, artifacts, and photographs that shed light on the history of African-American experience on the Eastern Shore.
July 13-17	*Summer at Ker Place – Basic Camp* History camp for rising 3^rd and 4^th graders at Ker Place, 9 am to 1 pm each day.Campers learn by taking tours and doing various activities as they were done in the 1800s.Registration required.
July 20 - 24	*Summer at Ker Place – Advanced History Camp* History camp for return campers and rising 5^th graders at Ker Place, 9 am to 1 pm each day.Campers become apprentices to crafts people in woodworking, candle making, and other skills of the 1800.Registration required.
December 12	*Holiday Celebration with History* Open House at Ker Place.Holiday celebration for the whole family – historically oriented exhibits and entertainment plus refreshments.No admission charge.

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