EVENTS

 
For more information regarding events and activities at the Graffiti House and Brandy Station Battlefield call 540-727-7718

UPCOMING EVENTS:

APRIL 7th PARK DAY Activities for the Brandy Station Foundation postponed due to

weather forecasts. New date to be determined.

Saturday, April 7, 2018: Park Day is annual hands-on volunteer event to help Civil War, Revolutionary War, and War of 1812 battlefields and historic sites shine their brightest. Please contact Eugene Hankinson at 540-439-0874 or eugenhankinson@aol.com to volunteer on Park Day for the Brandy Station Foundation. Eugene will have free Tee-shirts donated by the Civil War Trust to distribute to volunteers as well as our grateful thanks. 

The BSF Park Day project is at the Kelly’s Ford Crossing site during the Battle of Brandy Station in Culpeper County beginning at 9AM. Meet at the left side of the corner of State Route 620 (Kelly’s Ford Road) and State Route 674 (Edwards Shop Road), For those who do not know the area the property is located on the Culpeper side of the Route 620 Bridge at Kelly’s Ford. There is no available parking at this site, so we have set up alternate parking at 6451 Sumerduck Road. Signs will be up to identify the project site and the parking site. You have the option of dropping people at either place and we will supply Shuttle Service to and from the Project Area. Needs include trash pickup and clearing obstacles to pedestrians on a path to the Rappahannock. Please dress appropriately for doing work in a heavily wooded area: Gloves, hard shoes or boots, long pants, & hats. Please bring tools to help with the clearing of this site. Rakes, large trimmer shears, small branch snippers.

Friday, April 20, 2018: Brandy Station Foundation Annual Meeting at the Brandy Station Volunteer Fire Department Hall, 19601 Church Road, Brandy Station, VA 22714. Doors open at 6:00 PM for the Welcome Reception including a cash bar and silent Auction. Chicken buffet dinner with assorted desserts. The cost will be $25.00 per person. Our speaker is Dr. Dan Beattie and his topic is Wade Hampton, the famous Confederate cavalry officer from South Carolina. Reservation details to follow. Proceeds will benefit the Brandy Station Foundation.