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Oakland Museum is now Open.
Located at 5365 Thomas Nelson Hwy, Arrington, Virginia 22922
(U.S. 29) opposite Tye River Elementary School
Oakland will open to the public with some new exhibitions and lots of new programs planned for the year.
Beginning on March 5, Oakland will be open Wednesdays from 1-4 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
If you are scheduling a group tour, please contact us in advance.
Research help is available on Wednesdays from 1 pm - 3 pm at the Nelson Memorial Library
Or call (434) 263-8400 and leave a message.
New Exhibit on Textiles and Manufacturing Opens at Oakland
Oakland Museum will open a new exhibit on Textiles and Manufacturing on Saturday, March 22. The ground floor exhibit in the Nelson Timeline Room highlights early textiles that were hand-sewn or machine-sewn and enhanced with beautiful handmade lace, as well as items made all of lace, using donated items in the Historical Society’s collection. The exhibit also highlights the move to manufacturing textiles, showcasing Nelson Manufacturing located in Lovingston.
Using more items from the collection and also loaned, numerous materials for home sewing are displayed on Oakland’s second floor in the room devoted to rural electrification. The exhibit shows home repurposing of materials, such as a flour sack dress and quilting, while catalog ordering allowed rural people to shop for factory-made items
Oakland is open on Wednesdays from 1 to 4 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The museum is located at 5365 Thomas Nelson Highway just north of Colleen.
2025 Annual Meeting of the Nelson County Historical Society
The 2025 Annual Meeting of the Nelson County Historical Society will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 29, at Nelson Memorial Library, Lovingston, VA. Among the housekeeping items we will address are the election of officers and board members and the adoption of the amended bylaws. A quorum of twenty-five members in good standing is required in order to hold a vote. The following individuals have been brought forth by the Nominating Committee, which consisted of Woody Greenberg, Chris Baker, and Beth Goodwin. Nominations may also be suggested from the floor at the meeting.
President - Heather Riser;
Vice-President – Susan Gardner
Secretary – Jeannette Kinde
Treasurer – Becky Howard
Board member (new) – Debbie Truett Speilman
Board member (renewal) – Susan Gardner
Board member (renewal) – Woody Greenberg
Heather Riser will also present an overview of the Society’s 2024 accomplishments and finances; highlight our challenges, plans and goals for 2025 and beyond, and the work of
the Planning and Development Committee on the status of a possible new facility to house exhibits, research and storage space and an event space.
Heather will also unveil the new website she and Webmaster Patricia Wright have been working on with our website provider during the past year to modernize our website and make it more user friendly. Some features may still be under construction; however, what these two women have accomplished to date is truly amazing. Pat has been the liaison between the Website Committee and the website provider– no small task as she must know how to “speak geek!” Pat has also been working from her home in South Carolina during this project and the Board is very grateful for her many volunteer hours.
Statue Unveiling Ceremony in YouTube
Incredible walking tour of Lovingston has been moved to
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