Your Guide to Celebrating VA250 on the Eastern Shore

Celebrate 250 years of American history through events, trails, places to stay, and things to do across Virginia’s Eastern Shore.

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VA250 Mobile Museum Experience at Ker Place, October 9-10

The VA250 Mobile Museum Experience will be visiting Ker Place as they present Living History on the Lawn Days to inspire us as we celebrate Virginia’s 250th.

Bringing a more complete picture of the Revolution to citizens throughout Virginia during America’s 250th year of Independence, the VA250 Mobile Museum invites you to experience the true meaning of E Pluribus Unum—Out of Many, One—as we work towards a more perfect union together. The VA250 Mobile Museum Experience titled “Out Of Many, One,” will be parked in the Market Street Methodist church Lot near the gate that borders Ker Place and Market Street Methodist.

Upcoming VA250 Events

Lecture-- Eastern Shore Maritime Influence- July 21

Faces of the Revolution Exhibit- closes November 21

Declaration of Independence Reading Celebration- August 15

Lecture-- "The Eyes of All.. Are Turned Upon Us!"- September 11

On the Lawn at Historic Bowman's Folly- September 27

Liberty or Death! An Evening with Patrick Henry!- October 9

VA250 Mobile Museum Experience @ Ker Place- October 9-10

Eastville Heritage Festival- October 17

VA250 Passport

Earn your VA250 Passport Stamps

The VA250 passport is a 64-page booklet that highlights dozens of historical sites across the state of Virginia, created to help you explore the role Virginians played in securing American independence. Explore these historical sites, receive a stamp, and earn discounted admission at other sites and enter to win special prizes!

The Eastern Shore features three sites in the VA250 passport.
Eastern Shore of Virginia Barrier Islands Center in Machipongo
Ker Place - Shore History in Onancock
VA 250 Mobile Museum Experience

Eastern Shore of Virginia Heritage Trails

Explore the Shore from tip to top with our four drivable heritage trails.

Northampton County Tours

Follow the footsteps of the Shore's Revolutionary War heroes (and maybe the occasional villain) as you explore Revolutionary Shore: A Self-Guided Driving Tour of Northampton County

Uncover centuries of African-American history and culture on the Shore up to the modern day with the Landmarks Trail: African American Historic Sites in Northampton County

Accomack County Tours

Learn about the War for Independence through the eyes of a Colonial Shore family, the Croppers, on the Be Free! Rebel On!: Self-Guided Driving Tour of the Middle Eastern Shore

Discover how the unique geography and plentiful resources of the Breadbasket of the Revolution played a role in securing independence with the Revolutionary Fare: Self-Guided Driving Tour of the Upper Eastern Shore

Follow one of the trails and earn a free ESVA250 sticker from the Welcome Center!