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Posts by category
- Category: Cemetery Blog
- Don’t Panic! Helpful Tips for Dealing with Unexpected Loss
- How to Choose a Cemetery
- What Happens After Cremation?
- Cremation Options
- Cemetery Terminology Decoded
- Estate Planning: What You Need to Know Now
- What You Need to Know About Cremation and Urns
- Cemetery Preservation: Why Does It Matter?
- Development Blog September: Twilight Cemetery Tours
- Twilight Cemetery Tour Teaser
- "Is There Anyone Famous Buried Here?"
- What's In The Box, by John Ericson
- Category: museumblog
- The Future of St. Lukes
- The Question of Dating
- Religious Violence in America: The Gnadenhutten Massacre
- Born from Conflict: The Pamphlet Wars
- The Great Enigma: Oliver Cromwell
- Born from Conflict: Cavaliers and Puritans of Newport Parish a Documentary
- Honoring our Veterans
- Huguenots in Early Virginia
- A King and His Bible!
- Rev. John Camm and the Two Penny Acts
- The Royal Rebel
- Revising Our History: What Remains in Anne Randall’s Tomb?
- Part 3: Religion in Virginia during the Commonwealth
- Part 2: The Curse of Cromwell – Religion in Ireland and Scotland during the Interregnum
- Part 1: Religion and the Commonwealth
- Why the Old Brick Church Matters
- Race Was Religion: Understanding the Role of Religion in Early America and its Lasting Effects
- The First Christians in Virginia
- King Charles I and the Rise of Civil War!
- King Philip’s War and Bacon’s Rebellion: Colonial Paradigms and their Effects
- The Church of the Empire!
- Closer to the Heart: How Preaching Changed with the Great Awakening
- The Banner Weathervane: Featuring the Collection
- All Possess Alike Liberty of Conscience: George Washington & Religious Liberty
- The Warraskoyack: A Brief History
- What Does Religious Freedom Really Mean?
- To Bigotry No Sanction: The Challenge to Religious Freedom and the Story of the Mormons
- Religion and the Declaration of Independence
- Ratifying the Constitution: Religion, Slavery, and the Heated Debate
- Ella, Sue, and Elizabeth: The Jordan Girls and a Generational Commitment to St. Luke’s
- Black Literacy in Colonial America: The Impact of the Bray Schools
- The Origins of Race: A Brief History
- Bishop James Madison and Religious Freedom
- Joseph Bridger Hodsden: War of 1812 Veteran
- Mystery of the Lost Colony Solved? Not So Fast!
- A Religious Revolution: American Independence and the Birth of the Protestant Episcopal Church
- Something Wicked, This Way Comes — to Virginia.
- Recognizing The Strength of Our Community: A Letter to Our Supporters
- The Yellow Fever Outbreak of 1855 and a Surprising Connection to St. Luke’s
- Against All Odds: George Washington, Smallpox, and the American Revolution
- A Pox and the Social Covenant: 1721 and 2020
- Jamestown: A Story of Unexpected Survival
- 17th Century Medicine: A Major Obstacle Faced by the Jamestown Colony
- A Letter to Our Community: Like So Many Before Us, We Will Endure
- The Pyland Family of Isle of Wight County, Virginia, and Newport Parish
- A DREAM COME TRUE: Gen. Joseph Bridger’s Whitemarsh
- The Misconception of Memory
- Who Lies Beneath the Baptismal Font?
- Why do we like Ike?
- Dr. Michael Browder Discusses Reverend Devereux Jarratt
- Meet the Man Behind the Mead
- JUNETEENTH: A Celebration of Freedom at Historic St. Luke's
- Dr. James Rice and Bacon's Rebellion
- Coffee and the Civil War
- Board of Directors Highlight: Vice President Dana Dickens
- Living Historian Richard Greathouse and Our Civil War Weekend
- The Pox and the Covenant: Interviewing Author Tony Williams
- Looking For The Perfect Day Trip? Try Smithfield!
- Education: 2016 In Review by Rachel Popp
- Interview: Randolph Turner (Werowocomoco)
- Listen: Historic St. Luke's on Werowocomoco
- Looking Below The Surface: Archaeology in Virginia
- Clash of Cultures: Native Americans and The Anglican Church
- Music, Food, and Fun At Our 17th Century Event!
- A 17th Century Religious Experience
- Blazing Goats BBQ – Sept 10-11, 2016
- Interview with Chief Walter "Red Hawk" Brown
- Dr. Doug Owsley Returns To Historic St. Luke's
- Todd Talk (August 2016)
- Free Admission August 25th – 31st
- God and Country: Loyalist Clergy
- Where is Werowocomoco?
- British Atlantic: Epilogue
- Epilogue: The Early African American Religious Experience Symposium
- Todd Talk (April 2016)
- A Clash of Classes, by Molly Steele
- Race and Salvation! by John Ericson
- African-American Slaves and Religion in Colonial Virginia: An Interview By Rachel Popp, Former Museum Interpreter & Volunteer Coordinator
- Artifact of The Month (March)
- A History Of Misunderstandings, by John Ericson
- Washington and Hamilton Lecture Teaser, by John Ericson
- Richard Channing Moore and the Revival of the Episcopal Church
- Impact of the Revolution on the Established Church of England
- Todd Talk November 2015
- Save the Date! December 1st!
- Category: Veteran Spotlight
- A Letter to the Loved Ones of the Many Veterans Buried in our Cemeteries: Requesting Information and Assistance
- Curtis Ray Patton (1941 – 1968)
- John Riley Parker (1896 – 1983)
- Gurley Ambrose Barlow, Jr. (1919 – 1995)
- Carl Edward Stone (1928 – 2009)
- Langley T. Gatling, Jr. (1915 – 1944)
- John Lewis Basnight (1926 – 1996)
- Judge Edwin Paul Crider, Jr. (1921 – 2015)
- Lunsford “Luns” McKinny Alston Jordan (1890 – 1973)
- Daniel Anderson, Sr. (c.1936 – 2010)
- Samuel Peele Jordan, Jr. (1942 – 2006)
- Walter Elmo Bloxom, Jr. (1923 – 2005)
- Shirley “Jack” Henry Finley (1923 – 2018)
- William Averell Arbogast (1930 – 2016)
- Glenn Aubrey Hoy (1934 – 2017)
- Archibald Atkinson (1792 – 1872)
- Category: Wedding Blog
Projects
- 3D Model: Baptismal
- 3D Model: Blue Coat Soldier (Video)
- 3D Model: Bottle Bottom
- 3D Model: Bottle Top
- 3D Model: Branch Family Gravestone
- 3D Model: Bridger Memorial
- 3D Model: Brown Hat Soldier (Video)
- 3D Model: Church Building
- 3D Model: Helmet Soldier (Video)
- 3D Model: Jordan Family Gravestone
- 3D Model: Milby Family Gravestone
- 3D Model: Native Americans (Video)
- 3D Model: Organ
- 3D Model: Pewter Tea Pot
- 3D Model: Rev. Alexander Norris Tomb
- 3D Model: Solder with a Pipe (Video)
- 3D Model: Soldier in Armor (Video)
- 3D Model: Thimble
- 3D Model: Wine Bottle Label
- 3D Model: Young Soldier (Video)
Products
- Sacred Spaces – Open House
- Witches in Colonial Virginia Lecture
- Alcohol Free Twilight Tour
- Twilight Cemetery Tours and Sly Clyde’s Tasting
- Summer Series Part III: From Awakening to Secularism
- Summer Series Part II: Revolutionary Minds
- Summer Series Part I: Revolutionary Puritans
- Handbell Concert “SwAY It With Music”
- Cemetery Preservation Workshop – 09-20-2025
- Cemetery Preservation Workshop – 08-23-2025
- Cemetery Preservation Workshop – 06-21-2025
- Cemetery Preservation Workshop – 05-24-2025
- Cemetery Preservation Workshop – 04-26-2025
- Volunteer Open House
- A Traditional English Holiday Concert: Carols and Lute Music
- 17th Century Lecture: “Born from Conflict: We Were There”
- 17th Century Concert: The Early Music Ensemble
- 17th Century Lecture: “Born from Conflict – Puritans in Virginia”
- POSTPONED:17th Century Lecture: “Cosmological Considerations of the 1622 Indigenous Attack in Tidewater Virginia”
- 17th Century Lecture: “Rising Sun: 1622 and the Origin of the British Empire”
- Twilight Cemetery Tours and Sly Clyde’s Tasting
- Alcohol Free Twilight Tour
- Born from Conflict: A 17th Century Living History Event
- Summer Series Part III: Born from Conflict – Virginia Quakers
- Summer Series Part II: Born from Conflict – Puritans in Virginia
- Summer Series Part I: Born from Conflict – Religious Strife in Jamestown
- Born from Conflict: The Pamphlet Wars of the 17th Century
- Cemetery Preservation Workshop – 08-24-2024
- Cemetery Preservation Workshop – 06-15-2024
- Cemetery Preservation Workshop – 05-18-2024
- Cemetery Preservation Workshop – 04-20-2024
- Test
- Cemetery Preservation Workshop – 11-11-2023
- Cemetery Preservation Workshop – 11-04-2023
- Cemetery Preservation Workshop – 10-28-2023
- Religion and the American Revolution
- 17th Century Special Event: Behind The Scenes Tour
- 17th Century Special Event: Bacon’s Rebellion Interpretive Program
- 17th Century Lecture: “Race and Religion in Early Virginia.” How did the Established Church of England play a significant role in the development of Virginia slave codes and the modern concept of race?
- 17th Century Lecture: From Religious Wars to Religious Freedom: How the European Wars of the Reformation influenced political philosophy and the ideals of religious freedom
- 17th Century Lecture: From the Old Covenant to the New: Smallpox, Inoculation and the Puritans
- 17th Century Concert by the Locrian Consort
- Part III: The History of Newport Parish – History from the Old Brick Church Summer Series
- Part II: The Struggle for an American Episcopal Church – History from the Old Brick Church Summer Series
- Cemetery Preservation Workshops
- Choraliers Carol by Candlelight: A Journey Through Time
- Honoring Our Veterans
- Adults Only Twilight Cemetery Tours
- Family-Friendly Twilight Cemetery Tour
- 17th Century Isle of Wight County: A Living History Event
- Building the Brafferton
- Part I: The Parish System in Colonial Virginia – History from the Old Brick Church Summer Series
Events
- Sacred Spaces - Open House
- Witches in Colonial Virginia Lecture
- Alcohol Free Twilight Tour
- Twilight Cemetery Tours and Sly Clyde's Tasting
- Summer Series Part III: From Awakening to Secularism
- Summer Series Part II: Revolutionary Minds
- Summer Series Part I: Revolutionary Puritans
- Handbell Concert "SwAY It With Music"
- Cemetery Preservation Workshop - 09-20-2025
- Cemetery Preservation Workshop - 08-23-2025
- Cemetery Preservation Workshop - 06-21-2025
- Cemetery Preservation Workshop - 05-24-2025
- Cemetery Preservation Workshop - 04-26-2025
- Volunteer Open House
- A Traditional English Holiday Concert: Carols and Lute Music
- 17th Century Lecture: "Born from Conflict: We Were There"
- 17th Century Concert: The Early Music Ensemble
- 17th Century Lecture: "Born from Conflict - Puritans in Virginia"
- POSTPONED:17th Century Lecture: "Cosmological Considerations of the 1622 Indigenous Attack in Tidewater Virginia"
- 17th Century Lecture: "Rising Sun: 1622 and the Origin of the British Empire"
- Twilight Cemetery Tours and Sly Clyde's Tasting
- Alcohol Free Twilight Tour
- Born from Conflict: A 17th Century Living History Event
- Summer Series Part III: Born from Conflict - Virginia Quakers
- Summer Series Part II: Born from Conflict - Puritans in Virginia
- Summer Series Part I: Born from Conflict - Religious Strife in Jamestown
- Born from Conflict: The Pamphlet Wars of the 17th Century
- Cemetery Preservation Workshop - 08-24-2024
- Cemetery Preservation Workshop - 06-15-2024
- Cemetery Preservation Workshop - 05-18-2024
- Cemetery Preservation Workshop - 04-20-2024
- Cemetery Preservation Workshop - 11-11-2023
- Cemetery Preservation Workshop - 11-04-2023
- Cemetery Preservation Workshop - 10-28-2023
- Religion and the American Revolution
- 17th Century Special Event: Behind The Scenes Tour
- 17th Century Special Event: Bacon's Rebellion Interpretive Program
- 17th Century Lecture: "Race and Religion in Early Virginia." How did the Established Church of England play a significant role in the development of Virginia slave codes and the modern concept of race?
- 17th Century Lecture: From Religious Wars to Religious Freedom: How the European Wars of the Reformation influenced political philosophy and the ideals of religious freedom
- 17th Century Lecture: From the Old Covenant to the New: Smallpox, Inoculation and the Puritans
- 17th Century Concert by the Locrian Consort
- Part III: The History of Newport Parish - History from the Old Brick Church Summer Series
- Part II: The Struggle for an American Episcopal Church – History from the Old Brick Church Summer Series
- Cemetery Preservation Workshops
- Choraliers Carol by Candlelight: A Journey Through Time
- Honoring Our Veterans
- Adults Only Twilight Cemetery Tours
- Family-Friendly Twilight Cemetery Tour
- 17th Century Isle of Wight County: A Living History Event
- Building the Brafferton
- Part I: The Parish System in Colonial Virginia - History from the Old Brick Church Summer Series