July 28, 2007 – January 6, 2008
The Glenn C. Price & Strongwell Galleries
Opening Reception
Thursday, July 26, 2007, 6 to 8 pm
Image: Rifle Gun, ca. 1825, signed “J. Shaffer: Wythe County PA
About the Exhibition
With Wallace Gusler’s expertise as Curatorial Consultant, we are pleased to present the material culture of Virginia’s frontier in the 18th and early 19th century, including longrifles, other weapons, reproduction costumes, and illustrations. As English, Scotch-Irish, and Germans settled the New World, they gradually moved down the Valley of Virginia into the mountains and Native American territory, following the Great Wagon Road and the Wilderness Road. The hunters, traders, and surveyors that blazed these trails transformed the wilderness to backcountry—the western frontier of the emerging colonies.
Related Events
Guided Tour with Curator Trisha Blosser, Sunday, July 29, 2 pm
Family Festival for Into the Wilderness, Saturday, October 6, 1 – 4 pm, Re-enactors, interpreters, and demonstrators bring the 18th century to life!
Lecture by Dr. Michael Puglisi on Virginia’s Frontier, Sunday, October 21, 2 pm
Tours at Two – Guided Public Tour, Sunday, November 11, 2 pm
