Welcome to the Nelson County Historical Society

5365 Thomas Nelson Hwy, Arrington, Virginia 22922

Oakland Museum is open from early March through early December. • During the season, Oakland is open Wednesdays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. • For group tour requests, email info@nelsonhistorical.org or leave a message at (434) 263-8400.

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Individual memberships are $25/year and family memberships are $40/year.

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Events

November 15, 2025

11:00 AM to 02:00 PM

Meals That Launched a Revolution

Oakland Museum, 5365 Thomas Nelson Highway, Arrington, VA 22922

“Meals That Launched A Revolution” on Saturday, November 15, from 11 am to 2 pm. Explore the culinary cuisine of the period through discussion of a typical tavern Bill of Fare in Oakland's Tavern Room with Rachel Deddens and her newest publication Cooking at the Hearth.

Jimmy Fortune & Earl Hamner Jr. Statue Unveiling

7/8/2023

Statue Unveiling Ceremony on YouTube

2024 Business Sponsors

The following organizations or businesses are sponsors of the Nelson County Historical Society.

Please support them as they support the Society's mission.

High Lonesome Cabin--Rob Torgler

Robert C. Goad III and Associates, P.C.

The Nature Foundation at Wintergreen

Rapunzel's Further Ado Foundation

Orchard House Bed & Breakfast, Lovingston