Step back into the shadows of the 19th century and experience Halloween through the rituals, beliefs, and folklore of the era.
🕯️✨ Join us at the Dr. Samuel A. Mudd House Museum for our annual Victorian Halloween evening tours. We are diving into how different cultures navigated the spiritual realm, memory, and the afterlife:
🔮 Spiritism & Talking Boards: Explore the Victorian obsession with séances and the origins of the talking board—tracing its evolution from 19th-century parlor obsession to pop culture icon.
🌿 Rootwork & Enslaved Traditions: Discover the vital spiritual practices, herbal traditions, and protective folk beliefs maintained by the enslaved community who lived and labored on the property.
Admission is $15 for anyone over the age of 13, children 5-12 are $3.00, and children under 5 are free. Tickets will be purchased on site the day of the event. No advanced tickets will be sold.
Gates open at 6 pm and will close at 7:30 pm.
