RFM - Christmas

Christmas on Cockrell's Creek

Christmas on Cockrell’s Creek will be celebrated this year on

• Saturday - December 13 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Sunday - December 14 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

    Celebrating our fishing and farming heritage is the them for this year's event with historic and new homes festively decorated by the ladies of the Chesapeake Bay Garden Club.

    Get an inside look at Reedville’s traditional fishing heritage with a visit to four vintage Victorian-era homes in historic Reedville. Park and walk to these homes clustered just beyond the museum and all its attractions. Boat shuttle service from Main Street to the Old Whaley Farmhouse will be available. In addition, your ticket will also include a narrated boat tour of Cockrell's Creek, weather permitting.

    Then stroll through the vineyards of Athena Winery just off Route 200 on the land of the historic Edge Hill Plantation which once encompassed over 6,000 acres. Visit the winery, tasting room, and two striking homes high above the Great Wicomico River, including Edge Hill built c. 1832. Parking available at the tasting room or on Edge Hill Road. Golf cart shuttles will also be available.

Click Here to view or download the Christmas on Cockrell’s Creek brochure.

The Miriam Haynie House
616 Main Street

This home is historic Reedville’s second-oldest house, after the museum’s Walker House. It will be opened by new owners Elizabeth and Ron Andrews of Richmond. Built in 1875 by G.T. Robinson it was owned for over seventy years by Reedville artist and author Miriam Haynie and her husband. The Andrews have furnished this rustic-feel home with its knotty pine walls in antique and comfortable pieces. Miss Miriam’s paintings and other artworks will also be on display.

The Varanes McFarland House
621 Main Street

The Varanes McFarland house was built c. 1885. It has been extensively restored by Cheryl and Skip McPherson since they purchased it just a year ago. You’ll enjoy their whimsical touches, salvaged and re-purposed architectural materials including bookcases, doors, iron fence panels, and a banister made from old oars.

The DiVivi Home
594 Main Street

Debbie and Rick DeVivi are opening their home, known as the Grover Lewis House. This home built in the early 1900’s has been lovingly restored and features warm pine floors and country antiques in pine and oak

The Old Whaley Farmhouse
110 Whaley Lane

The Old Whaley Farm House at 110 Whaley Lane is a pretty boat ride away around Crowder Point. Built in the 1890’s on a beautiful point of land, this home has been added onto over the years, yet it still retains its cozy farmhouse feel with low ceilings and country antiques. New owners Carol and Tom Muratore from Glen Allen will also display Carol’s portraits and landscapes including a print she has contributed to the museum.

Athena Vineyards and Winery

Athena Vineyards was started in 2002 by three friends active in the Health Care industry. The winery was built in 2005 and is the first commercial winery in Northumberland County. Over 14 acres of vineyards growing a dozen varieties of grapes overlook the Great Wicomico River. Enjoy winery tours and tastings of their award-winning wines. Here you can park and walk. Leave your car at either the Athena Winery tasting room on Route 200 or along Edge Hill Road, and walk along internal roads through the vineyards to visit the winery and both open homes. Golf cart shuttles will also be available. Tickets for the house tours will be avalable here on tour days.

The Athena Winery House

The owners’ home at 476 Edge Hill Road is also open for the tour. Built in the French chateau style, this spectacular new home is a showcase for their collections of artworks and objects brought home from their many trips to Asia and Africa.

Edge Hill
120 River Hill Road

Opened by owners Christine and Michael Wiggins, Edge Hill, is a stately federal style home built in1832 for W.H. Harding, and was once the centerpiece of Edge Hill Farm Plantation encompassing over 6,000 acres (including the current winery and several homes.) It was purchased by Jessie Ball and Alfred duPont in the 1920’s and presented to her sister. Recent owners Ruth and Odis Cockrell had the home moved closer to the edge of the bluff and undertook a meticulous restoration. The Wiggins who purchased the home last year, have furnished it with their collection of antique furniture and oriental carpets and artwork acquired on their travels around the world.

Holiday Season Events
at the Reedville Fishermen’s Museum

The Northern Neck Railroad Exhibit • Over 100 feet of track layout and scale model buildings depicting bygone days in the villages of Reedville, Heathsville, Irvington and White Stone. Fun for railroad buffs of all ages! $5 adults, $3 seniors, children 12 and under free. Open 10:30 - 4:30 Fridays through Sundays from the Friday after Thanksgiving through December 14; daily the week between Christmas and New Year's; and weekends in January through January 11th

Breakfast with Santa • December 13t at 9:00am • Santa will arrive aboard the "Elva C" at the museum dock and proceed with the children to Bethany United Methodist Church. Donuts and juice will be served as Santa sits in his special chair in front of the fireplace and passes out bags of candy to all the children. Please bring your camera!! (Event co-sponsored by Bethany United Methodist Church)

Boat Shuttle and Narrated Harbor Tours • Boat shuttle service from Main Street to the Old Whaley Farmhouse will be available. In addition, your ticket will also include a narrated boat tour of Cockrell's Creek, weather permitting..

Festival Holiday "Tablescapes" • The Northern Neck's most talented designers have created individually decorated table settings all set for a special festive event. Museum admission $5 or included in the Christmas Homes Tour ticket.
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Bake Sale • Stop in at the museum’s pantry and bake sale in the Covington Building (museum) lobby and stock up on home-made treats for the holidays. Goodies include homemade candy, breads, cakes, pies, cookies, jams, jellies, and pickles.

Book Signings • Saturday 11 to 3 • in Gift Shop Nancy Carter Crump "Hearthside Cooking" Link
Saturday 11 - 3 • in Gift Shop Ed Trexler "Civil War Northern Neck"

Museum Gift Shop • Choose from a wide selection of regional books, giftware, jewelry, gourmet treats, original artworks and prints, children’s books and toys, and the RFM 2009 Calendar produced by our own Photo Group. (Open during regular museum hours)

Christmas Tour Ticket Information

• Block tickets are $20 in advance and $25 the day of the tour and include admission to all houses, museum exhibits, and boat shuttle. VISA and MC accepted at the museum office for advance phone orders – or – via our Ticket Order Form (Click Here)

• Individual houses may be visited for $10 each.

• Please note: No food, photos, strollers or backpacks in houses. Each child under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

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