Wilderness Road Regional Museum

05/27/2026

The weather looks to be dry on Friday and we still have available seats on our Hidden History Boat tour of Claytor Lake. We will share many aspects of local history on the tour from Rev War to environmental, from WWII to Fairview, and much much more! Join us and learn from the most relaxing class setting we can imagine. Please email [email protected] for more information and to register. Boat leaves at 5pm don't get left in the wake.

05/26/2026

Book Talk by author Gabe Neville on the men of the 8th Virginia Regiment during the American Revolution. There are several local connections including Henry Wysor and David Viah. Please join us, books will be available for purchase from the author for cash or check that evening.

05/26/2026

05/24/2026

We hope all the cyclists from yesterday's Wilderness Road Ride have dried out and warmed up. That was a dedicated group and as always we love welcoming all cyclists to the Wilderness Road/Bike 76 Route and expect to see many more during the 250th.

05/24/2026

We had a lovely house concert this evening with Geoff the Fiddler. Good Scots-Irish influenced Appalachian tunes such as "Sals Got Mud Between Her Toes", "Shove the Pig's Foot a Little Further in the Fire", "Shenandoah", "Bonaparte's Retreat" along with "Rocky Road to Dublin", "Galloway", "Old 1812", and many others filled up the Do-Better Cottage on this dreary evening similar to the weather of the Scottish Highlands. It does an Appalachian heart good to enjoy a fine jig or reel on a Saturday night. Thanks to all that came out to learn about and enjoy the music.

05/23/2026

Join us at 6pm at the Do-Better Cottage for a cozy cottage concert. Donations accepted and seating is limited.

05/23/2026

The Annual Wilderness Road Ride is today. Please watch for cyclists along the route including through Historic Newbern and following Wilderness Road to Hazel Hollow.

05/22/2026

Join us for the Annual Loyalists in the Backcountry Weekend. June 6-7th, Saturday enjoy museum tours and living history, and on Sunday join in as we learn more about the Loyalists in the area during the Revolutionary War, help us find the counterfeiters and then assist as we round those Peak Creek Tories up and put them in the pillories. This event is a lighthearted presentation of some rather serious history that took place 250 years ago. The weekend is free to attend and family friendly, donations will go towards our active education outreach programs. 11am-4pm both days.

05/22/2026

Please save the date for the Annual Pulaski Juneteenth Celebration, hosted this year at Wilderness Road Regional Museum. We always co-host this event with the Calfee Community and Cultural Center. Which will once again happen but on a slightly smaller scale due to their Annual Gala occurring the day prior that will take up a lot of the volunteer manpower it takes to host events. We will be posting more updates as we get closer on all the activities being planned.

05/21/2026

We love our wagonloads of visitors! Thanks Blacksburg Christian for brightening up our rainy Thursday.