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*July, 5, 2025*

In 1809, the Staunton Eagle recorded Independence Day as " About 50 gentlemen and a number of ladies…partook of a plain Barbecue, where none but Domestic productions were eaten…In short, the whole afternoon was spend with a good humor, harmony, and joy, which the fourth of July ought always to inspire into the bosoms of Americans."

Let the Frontier Culture Museum provide you and your family with an opportunity to find good humor and joy with our pay-what-you-will Independence Day celebration! Starting at 9 am and lasting all day, we’ll have apple pie making, games of all kinds, an audience participation required 19th century Civics Bee, and of course, a reading of the Declaration of Independence!

Join the Frontier Culture Museum this July 5 from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM to celebrate American Independence and learn how people celebrated Independence Day throughout history!

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How well do you remember your civics classes in school? Come test your knowledge in our 19th century Civics Bee in our 1840 schoolhouse! Audience participation is required in this reconstruction of a historical civics lesson. 11:30, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30

Did you know that the Declaration of Independence was not the first document expressing discontent with English rulers to be written by Virginians? Nathaniel Bacon wrote the Declaration of the People of Virginia on July 30, 1676 expressing discontent with Royal Governor William Berkeley, sparking Bacon’s Rebellion. Come here the Declaration of the People read on our English farm at 11 and 3.