Hands on History: Feather Quill Making

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Hands on History: Feather Quill Making

Community & Causes
When:
July 27, 2026 · 2:00 PM
Where:
GA Meeting Room, Gayton, VA
Source:
6AM City Richmond – Events

Step back in time to Colonial America and discover how people wrote before pencils and ballpoint pens. Learn how feathers were transformed into quill pens, then make your own quill to try writing the old-fashioned way. This program is offered as part of the library's commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, the Revolutionary War, and US Independence in the Commonwealth of Virginia. View additional programs in the VA250 series.

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    Gayton, VA

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    6AM City Richmond – Events

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