Category: Twilight Tours
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Depression Era Scottsville ~ Twilight Tours 2017
Less than a week to the 2026 Twilight Tours! We’re posting highlights from past Tours to put you in the mood for this season of spooks and spirits. Get details and tickets here: Earl Hamner grew up during the Depression in Schuyler, just down the road from Scottsville. The vivid memories of that time appear…
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Private Samuel Moon ~ Twilight Tours 2017
Less than a week to the 2026 Twilight Tours! We’re posting highlights from past Tours to put you in the mood for this season of spooks and spirits. Get details and tickets here: The Moon family’s history in Scottsville is broad and deep, dating all the way back to the colonial era. Descendants of Littleberry…
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Jack Manahan ~ Twilight Tours 2017
Less than a week to the 2026 Twilight Tours! We’re posting highlights from past Tours to get you in the spirit in this season of spooks and spirits. Get details and tickets here:https://www.scottsvillemuseum.org/2026/09/09/twilight-tours-2026/ Jack Manahan, portrayed by Ralph Lewis, was University of Virginia professor of history and genealogy, and well known around Scottsville for his…
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Irene Langhorne Gibson ~ Twilight Tours 2017
Just a week to the 2026 Twilight Tours! We’ll be posting highlights from past Tours to get you in the spirit in this season of spooks and spirits. Get details and tickets here:https://www.scottsvillemuseum.org/2026/09/09/twilight-tours-2026/ For the 2017 Twilight Tours, Irene Gibson, portrayed by Miranda Burnett, was one of the famous “Gibson Girls” of the 1890s. Charles…
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Isaac A. Coles ~ Twilight Tours 2017
Less than two weeks to the 2026 Twilight Tours! We’ll be posting highlights from past Tours to get you in the spirit in this season of spooks and spirits. Get details and tickets here:https://www.scottsvillemuseum.org/2026/09/09/twilight-tours-2026/ For the 2017 Tours, Kit Decker portrayed Isaac A. Coles, a true native of Southern Albemarle from the prominent Coles family.…
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Twilight Tours 2026
Follow a lantern guide on this historic tour exploring Scottsville’s past. You will meet:Nancy Anne Lewis JeffersonA River BoatmanColonel Gantt’s CampaignThe Harris SistersAn Employee of the Tire Cord FactoryLocal Musicians This event is a partnership between Scottsville Museum and Scottsville Center for Arts and Nature The hour long tours will feature actor portrayals of characters…
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Twilight Tours 2015
Twilight Tours is a partnership between Scottsville Museum and Scottsville Center for Arts & Nature (SCAN). Follow a lantern guide on this historic tour exploring Scottsville’s past. This hour long tour features actor portrayals of characters throughout different periods of Scottsville’s history. Walking Tours take place on Friday & Saturday nights in October. First tour…
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