Middletown, Virginia.
On Saturday I went to a program at Belle Grove. I caught a picture of the restored barn during the "golden hour" so I'll share that first.
The barn is now a visitor center. On the outside there are now these trompe l'oeil murals giving the illusion of animals that were once housed in the barn.
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From the visitors center I strolled to the historic manor house.
- Popular Literature and the Reality of Slavery, Adeela Al-Kahlili,
- Shenandoah County Enslaved Person Database, Zach Hottel,
- Hearth Cooking Demonstration, Dontavius Williams and Terry James.
- The Limits and Possibilities of Freedom for Enslaved and Free Blacks, Shannon Moeck.
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What an interesting program! Where we live could be interesting too, as there were nearby stations for the Underground Railroad in our town, being quite near Canada.
ReplyDeleteI love the realistic mural recapturing the past.
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...a wonderful spot at a beautiful time of day!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful barn and great photo in the golden hour. The murals are lovely. Thanks for participating Linda.
ReplyDeleteGreat paintings that really look like actual animals...but the last photo is another shuttered window that shows reality outside. The give-away is the light coming from it.
ReplyDeleteLinda love the paintings - I could have easily skimmed past them, thinking they are real - so thanks for telling us! Over the weekend, I attended a choral concert, and the last song they performed was "Shenandoah". So stirring! Thanks for linking to Mosaic Monday!
ReplyDeleteA place I would like to visit. The mural are very life like.
ReplyDeleteI do like the way the light works in your photographs.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Wow! I love that first shot of the barn. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos Linda, the barn is beautiful and these places look very interesting.
ReplyDeleteWonderful shots, Linda!
ReplyDeleteWow, Linda, I would never have believed those cows and horses were drawn on the side of that barn. A beautiful trompe l'oeil mural.
ReplyDeleteVery impressive sounding program. This was well worth attending.