Preserving The Heritage of the Watermen of the Chesapeake Bay
Can you believe it? Another whole year has passed us by. We’ve had some great times at our events, The Wheels and Waves re-opening event and Pirate Invasion in the spring were followed closely behind by many other weekly, monthly, and…
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The Staff and Museum Board Members wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We have had a great 2015 at the Museum. We’ve seen thousands of school students learning and even more local visitors and…
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{UPDATE} We received the report outlining the results of our York River assessment from the Virginia Department of Recreation and Conservation (DCR). As we expected, the York River qualified for designation as a scenic and historic state river. The next…
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Our Annual Chili Cook-Off just over the horizon, on November 14th, and we are seeking competitive teams who seek “Best Chili” bragging rights throughout their organization, their community, and across the entire Old Dominion. Each year, for a decade or so,…
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Join us for our 5th Annual Yorktown Folk Festival. September 22 and 23. This FREE festival features over 20 performing groups and soloists. Sponsored by the Yorktown Arts Foundation, this event features musical artists including our own ShantyGrass, Bob Zentz,…
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Well, summer vacation is over and the the kids have gone back to school. That means we’re transitioning from our summer educational programs about pirates, archeology, boatbuilding, and nature exploration topics towards our educational support of public and private schools and home…
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Well, we’ve been doing the Oyster Roast for nearly a decade. And, you know what? It has gotten really cold in December at least half of times we tried to have the event. Of course, we held the event during…
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The Watermen’s Museum is proud to announce that we will be working with the 1781 Foundation in support of the National Park Service’s American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) Office. During the 2015 ABPP Grant period, the 1781 Foundation was awarded a…
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Did you know that the York River, the home waters of the Powatan Confederation, location of America’s busiest early colonial port, site of the last major battle of the American Revolution, occupied port during the ‘War of Northern Aggression,’ and seafood…
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We are a small, privately-run, non-profit museum whose mission focuses on a very unique niche of American history and culture…The Watermen. So, what’s a Waterman? Some in California and Hawaii would try to tell you that their watermen are the surfers and…
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