Frank Womble, a member of the Board of Governors for the American Friends of Lafayette, lectures at 2 pm about Lafayette’s visits to Hampton Roads in 1824 and 1825 and local plans commemorating those visits in 2024/2025. Light refreshments served. The museum is open from 12-3. Tickets are $5 cash per person and includes admission […]

The garden performance begins at 1 PM including several pieces composed and performed for Lafayette during his Farewell Tour. Three museum interpreters, “The Men of the House,” add a theatrical element to the performance describing the Hill family’s connections to General Lafayette’s visit. The museum is open from 12-3. Tickets are $5 cash per person […]

Julie Dunn, Hill House Museum Board member and local researcher lectures at 1 pm detailing General Lafayette’s visit to Portsmouth. She is joined by “The Women of the House,” three museum interpreters describing Hill family connections to General Lafayette’s visit. Light refreshments served. The museum is open from 12-3. Tickets are $5 cash per person […]

Partnering with the Fort Nelson Chapter of the Portsmouth DAR, the museum hosts a tea featuring Mark Schneider, nationally acclaimed General Marquis de Lafayette interpreter.  He will discuss Lafayette’s Farewell Tour of 1824/1825 highlighting Portsmouth events. Museum interpreters entertain by describing the Hill family’s connections to Lafayette’s visit.  Menu items include traditional tea sandwiches, French […]