Tag Archives: living history

Poe Musuem Illumination fun

We had nearly 200 people attend our Poe Museum Illumination event on December 2nd 2011. Guests enjoyed music by Beggars of Life and enjoyed a living history appearance from Eliza Poe (as portrayed by the lovely Debbie Phillips), who favored us with some Christmas carols that would have been familiar in her time. Guests also…

Enjoy some holiday cheer at the Poe Museum Illumination

The Poe Museum is helping to usher in the holiday season with a special event of our own on Friday, December 2nd. Our Enchanted Garden will be looking extra-enchanted with thousands of Christmas lights and assorted decorations. There will be hot cider as well as tea, coffee and gingerbread for sale, and we’ll also have…

Poe Returns to Shockoe Hill Cemetery

If you missed last summer’s unique tour/performance of Richmond’s historic Shockoe Hill Cemetery, you’re not alone because every performance was sold out in advance, causing many people to miss this rare opportunity. That’s why Edgar Poe, the Allans, Elmira Shelton, Jane Stanard, and the rest of Poe’s Richmond family and friends are returning for five…