Reedville Fishermen's Museum
Education Programs
Tours
We conduct tours of the Reedville Fishermen’s Museum dedicated to specific needs or interests of the groups. For each tour, the times can range from an hour to three hours. A day at the museum can also be arranged.
School and Student Groups
All tours are designed around the group’s specific request or needs. We have several different stations that can be used with a tour.
Educational Stations:
Walker House Pound Netting Historic Boats Model Shop (Trains) Menhaden Oysters/Crabs Living Garden Historical Novelties Lighthouses Menhaden boats through history • An interactive learning environment
• Tour components designed to address the Virginia Standards of Learning
• Personalized tours to meet your specific circumstances
• An Education Team dedicated to enriching your tour experience
• Hands on activities
Adult Groups
The tour is arranged around your specific interests. It could be the historic boats, model shop, menhaden fishing, or lighthouses.
Contact 804-453-6529
EventsFamily Day • March 13, 2010
Opening of the 2010 Season at the RFM• Hands on Activities within the museum and on the campus
• Board our historic boats
• Special Events• The Virginia Wildlife Center of Waynesboro will present two shows at Family Day, featuring a reptile, raptor and a mammal. The Wildlife Center provides continuing education training for wildlife rehabilitators and these shows are an extension of their services.Shows will be held at noon and at 2:00 PM.
• Northern Neck Kennel Club will provide obedience training demonstrations. Kennel Club members will be available to answer questions and provide information on their wide range of programs that benefit our shared human and canine communities.
• Northumberland Animal Conservation Officer Ken Williams will share displays on local wildlife and conservation.
• Bill Gimble who we refer to as “Bug Man” will have some of his little giants on display. Others will be available for the touching.
• Bees will be buzzing around Dave Canby of the Northern Neck Bee Club. Family Day will also showcase the work of Bill Gimble, an entomologist, and his collection of insects... some live!• Animals of the Chesapeake includes those on land and by sea. In addition to hands-on activities with fish and fun facts about crabbing, our own Dudley Biddlecomb and Brian Wood of Tidewater Oyster Gardeners Association (TOGA) will co-exhibit an historical perspective on oysters.
Family Day will host these guests and interactive stations for family discovery at every turn. In addition, the Claud Sommers and the Elva C will be available for on board tours.
Join us at the Museum for Family Day from 10:30 AM to 4:30 PM. Child admission for kids under 12 is free. For further information, contact 804-453-6529Scenes from the 2009 Family Day
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Home School Days
The dates are to be announced.
This is a day dedicated to home schooling when we open with hands on activities and stations to address the needs of the students.Contact 804-453-6529
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(804) 453-6529 email: RFM Office
