December 2019
Victorian Holidays at Idyllbrook
Please join us for this fundraiser for the Raymond F. Ratcliffe Memorial Transportation Museum at the home of David and Judy Hagan. Tickets available at the the Raymond F. Ratcliffe Memorial Transportation Museum Gift shop or can be reserved by calling the museum at 540-980-2307. $25 or $75 Donation $25 includes admission and seasonal snacks and beverages $75 package (limited to 50) also includes a champagne glass from the Maple Shade Inn admission, a…
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POSTPONED The 51Club at the Shade – Roaring 20s Speakeasy
POSTPONED - New time is 4 pm Sunday 2/23 Please join us at the Ratcliffe for the Friends of the Ratcliffe membership drive. There will be music, dancing, cash bar, 1920s display, and historically inspired refreshments. The entrance fee is membership dues (2 for $20). Dress the part or come as you please! Speakeasy Password is "the Count".
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Friends of the Ratcliffe Membership Meeting (POSTPONED)
Please check back for updates closer to the meeting date. The Friends of the Ratcliffe will be electing officers and Board Members. All Members are encouraged to attend.
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July 2020
Museum Open by Appointment
The Friends of the Ratcliffe Board is pleased to announce that we will reopen the Museum beginning July 3rd. Visitors are welcome to visit the museum during our regular hours by appointment. Please call April Martin at 540-818-3804 to make an appointment.
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May 2021
History Hunt SWVA
Explore the past in SW Virginia this summer with a historic scavenger hunt! Sixteen history museums, from Bedford to Wytheville, are partnering to celebrate the 350th Anniversary of the Batts & Fallam Expedition Three hundred and fifty years ago, explorers Thomas Batts and Robert Fallam set out from what is now Petersburg on a quest to find a land route to the Pacific Ocean. Their journal records their visit to this region, making them some of the earliest—and perhaps the…
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Raymond F. Ratcliffe Memorial Transportation Museum Rescheduled Ninth Annual Benefit Golf Tournament
Four-Person Captain’s Choice Tee Off: 1:00 p.m. Lunch: 11:30 – 12:45 p.m. Entry fee includes lunch, snacks, cart,…
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Christmas Social at LeCollins Manor, Museum Fundraiser
Christmas social invite(printer friendly)
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