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Textile Artist Carole Gary Staples Commissioned to Create a Quilt Honoring Individuals Enslaved at Belle Grove

Posted June 13, 2023

Belle Grove has hired award-winning textile and fiber artist, Carole Gary Staples, to create a quilt that will honor the more than 270 individuals who were enslaved at the plantation from the 1780s to…
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Belle Grove Plantation Open for the 2022 Season with New Exhibit Unearthing Enslaved Lives at Belle Grove Now on View

Posted March 23, 2022

Belle Grove Plantation's 2022 season will begin on March 19. “We are delighted to be open for the 2022 season and to debut a new exhibit about the individuals enslaved at Belle Grove,…
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Honoring Shenandoah Valley's Soul Food History and Chefs

Posted August 03, 2019

On Saturday, August 3, 2019 Belle Grove hosted a Celebration of Soul Food and African American Chefs of the Valley. The idea for this special event was proposed by the Shenandoah Valley Black Heritage…
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Fifth Season of Archaeology of the Enslaved Quarter Completed

Posted July 28, 2019

On August 2, Matthew Greer concluded the fifth and final season of archaeological fieldwork for his dissertation research on Belle Grove’s enslaved quarters. Assisting in the 2019 field work…
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Belle Grove Plantation Opens the Beverley B. Shoemaker Welcome Center

Posted April 13, 2019

Belle Grove Plantation had the grand opening of the Beverley B. Shoemaker Welcome Center on Saturday, April 13, 2019. The Welcome Center project was announced in May 2018 along with a major gift…
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Belle Grove Plantation Opens for 2019 Season, Saturday, March 23, 2019, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Posted March 19, 2019

Belle Grove Plantation will open for its 2019 season on Saturday, March 23. The Manor House will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and then resume its schedule of being open seven days a…
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