History Hangout

Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how th......More

Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how the community preserves it as a national park.   This is a regular recurring program from May 1, 2026 through October 31, 2026. Wednesdays - Saturdays at 11:30 am Sundays at 2:30 pm

Meet on the front lawn of Belle Grove Plantation, 336 Belle Grove Road, Middletown, VA.

History Hangout

Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how th......More

Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how the community preserves it as a national park.   This is a regular recurring program from May 1, 2026 through October 31, 2026. Wednesdays - Saturdays at 11:30 am Sundays at 2:30 pm

Meet on the front lawn of Belle Grove Plantation, 336 Belle Grove Road, Middletown, VA.

History Hangout

Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how th......More

Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how the community preserves it as a national park.   This is a regular recurring program from May 1, 2026 through October 31, 2026. Wednesdays - Saturdays at 11:30 am Sundays at 2:30 pm

Meet on the front lawn of Belle Grove Plantation, 336 Belle Grove Road, Middletown, VA.

History Hangout

Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how th......More

Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how the community preserves it as a national park.   This is a regular recurring program from May 1, 2026 through October 31, 2026. Wednesdays - Saturdays at 11:30 am Sundays at 2:30 pm

Meet on the front lawn of Belle Grove Plantation, 336 Belle Grove Road, Middletown, VA.

History Hangout

Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how th......More

Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how the community preserves it as a national park.   This is a regular recurring program from May 1, 2026 through October 31, 2026. Wednesdays - Saturdays at 11:30 am Sundays at 2:30 pm

Meet on the front lawn of Belle Grove Plantation, 336 Belle Grove Road, Middletown, VA.

Vintage Baseball

Vintage Base Ball Returns to Middletown! Bring a lawn chair to watch the Middletown Maulers play the Shiners Base Ball Club of Rockingham. The game will be played using Civil War era rules. This event is a fundraiser for the Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation, a partner......More

Vintage Base Ball Returns to Middletown! Bring a lawn chair to watch the Middletown Maulers play the Shiners Base Ball Club of Rockingham. The game will be played using Civil War era rules. This event is a fundraiser for the Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation, a partner of the National Park Service. 

Middletown Community Park, 2nd Street, Middletown, VA.

History Hangout

Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how th......More

Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how the community preserves it as a national park.   This is a regular recurring program from May 1, 2026 through October 31, 2026. Wednesdays - Saturdays at 11:30 am Sundays at 2:30 pm

Meet on the front lawn of Belle Grove Plantation, 336 Belle Grove Road, Middletown, VA.

History Hangout

Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how th......More

Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how the community preserves it as a national park.   This is a regular recurring program from May 1, 2026 through October 31, 2026. Wednesdays - Saturdays at 11:30 am Sundays at 2:30 pm

Meet on the front lawn of Belle Grove Plantation, 336 Belle Grove Road, Middletown, VA.

History Hangout

Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how th......More

Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how the community preserves it as a national park.   This is a regular recurring program from May 1, 2026 through October 31, 2026. Wednesdays - Saturdays at 11:30 am Sundays at 2:30 pm

Meet on the front lawn of Belle Grove Plantation, 336 Belle Grove Road, Middletown, VA.

History Hangout

Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how th......More

Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how the community preserves it as a national park.   This is a regular recurring program from May 1, 2026 through October 31, 2026. Wednesdays - Saturdays at 11:30 am Sundays at 2:30 pm

Meet on the front lawn of Belle Grove Plantation, 336 Belle Grove Road, Middletown, VA.

History Hangout

Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how th......More

Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how the community preserves it as a national park.   This is a regular recurring program from May 1, 2026 through October 31, 2026. Wednesdays - Saturdays at 11:30 am Sundays at 2:30 pm

Meet on the front lawn of Belle Grove Plantation, 336 Belle Grove Road, Middletown, VA.

1862 Shenandoah Valley Campaign

From March through June of 1862, Confederate General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson conducted a now famous campaign in the Shenandoah Valley. Join a National Park Service ranger to learn about the key battles, including First Kernstown, and how the landscape of the valley i......More

From March through June of 1862, Confederate General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson conducted a now famous campaign in the Shenandoah Valley. Join a National Park Service ranger to learn about the key battles, including First Kernstown, and how the landscape of the valley influenced military actions.Kernstown Battlefield Association, a nonprofit group, operates the historic battlefield. The battlefield is part of Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District. 

Meet on the front lawn of the Pritchard House of the Kernstown Battlefield, 610 Battle Park Drive in Winchester, VA.

A Twinge of Regret

War came to Middletown for the first time on May 24, 1862. How did the soldiers and civilians react? Join a park ranger to visit several key sites associated with an often forgotten about battle in Stonewall Jackson’s 1862 Shenandoah Valley Campaign.  ...More

War came to Middletown for the first time on May 24, 1862. How did the soldiers and civilians react? Join a park ranger to visit several key sites associated with an often forgotten about battle in Stonewall Jackson’s 1862 Shenandoah Valley Campaign.  

Meet at the NPS Visitor Center, 7712 Main Street, Middletown, VA.

Abba & Frank Thornton

Hear the amazing story of Abba and Frank Thornton. Enslaved by the Hites, they bore a 35-member family. They saw some of those family members reach freedom.

Meet at Belle Grove Plantation, 336 Belle Grove Road, Middletown, VA.

History Hangout

Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how th......More

Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how the community preserves it as a national park.   This is a regular recurring program from May 1, 2026 through October 31, 2026. Wednesdays - Saturdays at 11:30 am Sundays at 2:30 pm

Meet on the front lawn of Belle Grove Plantation, 336 Belle Grove Road, Middletown, VA.

History Hangout

Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how th......More

Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how the community preserves it as a national park.   This is a regular recurring program from May 1, 2026 through October 31, 2026. Wednesdays - Saturdays at 11:30 am Sundays at 2:30 pm

Meet on the front lawn of Belle Grove Plantation, 336 Belle Grove Road, Middletown, VA.

History Hangout

Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how th......More

Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how the community preserves it as a national park.   This is a regular recurring program from May 1, 2026 through October 31, 2026. Wednesdays - Saturdays at 11:30 am Sundays at 2:30 pm

Meet on the front lawn of Belle Grove Plantation, 336 Belle Grove Road, Middletown, VA.

History Hangout

Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how th......More

Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how the community preserves it as a national park.   This is a regular recurring program from May 1, 2026 through October 31, 2026. Wednesdays - Saturdays at 11:30 am Sundays at 2:30 pm

Meet on the front lawn of Belle Grove Plantation, 336 Belle Grove Road, Middletown, VA.

History Hangout

Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how th......More

Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how the community preserves it as a national park.   This is a regular recurring program from May 1, 2026 through October 31, 2026. Wednesdays - Saturdays at 11:30 am Sundays at 2:30 pm

Meet on the front lawn of Belle Grove Plantation, 336 Belle Grove Road, Middletown, VA.

History Hangout

Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how th......More

Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how the community preserves it as a national park.   This is a regular recurring program from May 1, 2026 through October 31, 2026. Wednesdays - Saturdays at 11:30 am Sundays at 2:30 pm

Meet on the front lawn of Belle Grove Plantation, 336 Belle Grove Road, Middletown, VA.