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Opening for the Season May 3, 2008, at 10 am

Renamed Watermen's Appreciation Day, the first Saturday in May will be a celebration of spring and of Deltaville's history. Bring your memories of Deltaville and the area to the museum to share and be recorded. A team in the museum office will scan photos and documents for our collection. In the library and boatshop, an area will be set aside to record recollections of Willis and any other person or event of interest. For more information about this event, call Raynell Smith 804-776-9811 10-5 pm.

IN THE BOAT SHOP

In 2007, we participated with our very own Explorer
in The John Smith Boat Project, part of Jamestown 2007 - America's 400th Anniversary.

The completed replica of John Smith's barge, The Explorer

2008: THE YEAR OF THE GARDENS

Take a walking tour of the Gardens at Holly Point. Gardens, gardens everywhere, come watch us grow - Living Shoreline Garden,  Woodland Garden, The Lindsey Camelia Garden, Everlasting Immortals Garden, Willis Wilson Garden, Bubba, the Wildflower Meadow, Children's Garden, and The Community Gardens around the park.

Rebecca McClung and friends enjoy the Children's Garden

Deltaville Maritime Museum
and Holly Point Nature Park

In 2008, help us celebrate
the 400th Anniversary of Stingray Point.

Activities for 2008

  • ANNUAL EVENTS:
  • March 22- Saturday - 1st Annual Easter Egg Hunt and Parade
  • April 25 - Friday - Arbor Day Gardening program followed by a reception in the gardens
  • May 3 - Saturday - Watermen's Appreciation Day - The Official Season Opening of the Museum
  • June 17 & 18 -Tuesday & Wednesday - Art in the Park with Kathy Noffsinger
  • June 21 - Saturday - Kayaking on Jackson Creek & picnic
  • July 5 - Saturday - Heritage Day - 9-4 at the Deltaville Community Association building/grounds
  • July 12 - Saturday - Kids' Explorer Day with Blackbeard’s Pirates
  • July 17 - Thursday - 400th John Smith Anniversary - reenactment of the 1608 landing of John Smith at Stingray Point
  • July 19 - Saturday - 400th Anniversary of Stingray Point - celebration at the Museum
  • July 20-26 - Sunday-Saturday - Family Boatbuilding Week
  • July 26 - Saturday - John Wright Skiff race and Fish Fry
  • August 9 - Saturday - Kids' Kraft Day
  • September 13 - Saturday - Annual Membership Meeting and Celebration Reception
  • October 11 - Saturday - Fifth Annual Holly Point Art & Seafood Festival, 10am-4pm
  • October 31 - Friday - 2nd Annual Halloween Happening
  • November 7 & 8 - Friday & Saturday - 51st Annual Urbanna Oyster Festival
  • December 12 - Friday - DCA Jackson Creek Christmas Cruise
  • ONGOING EVENTS:
  • Boat Building- most every Sunday through out the year, boat building activities happen from 1-4 pm. Two major projects for the Boat Shop are the reconstruction of the F.D. Crockett and the planning/presentation of Family Boatbuilding Week in July. Come by on Sundays to join the Boat Shop.
  • Gardenerds - The Holly Point garden group meets from 9-12 on Wednesdays (weather permitting). If you would like to help out, but can’t on Wednesday, then consider adopting an area to garden when you have the time. Call the Museum at 776-7200 to sign up.
  • Museum Docents - If you love history and sharing it with others, consider being a docent. Docents allow us to have the Museum open as much as possible. Docent training is held several times throughout the year. Call the Museum at 776-7200 to sign up.
  • Activity Volunteers - Please sign up for our ongoing volunteer list, all activities need volunteers to assist in many aspects from planning to implementing. If you have a particular talent or interest to share, please sign up to help. Call the Museum at 776-7200 or email.

More details on 2008 activities are on the Events page.