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Students Grades 4-12 share history of Taverns and Chocolate!

Gadsby’s Tavern Museum’s Junior Docent Program is back this summer with chocolate thanks to AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate! Every Sunday from 2-5 p.m., June 18 through Labor Day weekend, guests can meet young historians as they share the history of the tavern through stories and hands-on activities—including making historic chocolate! Through the museum’s objects and activities, learn how Alexandria was connected to the world and the wide variety of people who lived and worked in Alexandria. Visitors from past years have found the students’ unique perspective and enthusiasm for history an “exciting treat” that brings a “fun element” to the tour.   

Regular admission is charged; City of Alexandria Residents are free.  

About AMERICAN HERITAGE Chocolate: The AMERICAN HERITAGE Chocolate brand was developed in 2006 by Mars Wrigley to help educate consumers about the history of our multicultural nation through the engaging story of one of our most beloved foods…chocolate!  With a flavor profile drawn directly from the archives of chocolate's historic past, AMERICAN HERITAGE Chocolate provides an artisanal, versatile way to eat, bake or drink a sweet taste of history. Rainforest Alliance Certified, Kosher, and made with no preservatives, AMERICAN HERITAGE Chocolate currently comes in four formats: Tasting Squares, Tablet Bars, Grated Chocolate for baking/drinking and Gourmet Hot Cocoa. AMERICAN HERITAGE Chocolate is sold in fine gift shops at historic sites, museums and historic inns across the USA and Canada. The brand can also be found on Amazon.com, M&M’S® World in New York City and Las Vegas, and at the Ethel M Chocolates' stores in the Las Vegas, Nevada area.

About the Office of Historic Alexandria (OHA): The Office of Historic Alexandria preserves and shares the past to enrich the present and inspire the future. OHA shares these stories through museums and landscapes as well as tours, exhibitions, and a variety of public programs. Museums include the Alexandria Archaeology Museum, Alexandria Black History Museum, Alexandria’s History Museum at the Lyceum, Fort Ward Museum & Historic Site, Freedom House Museum, Friendship Firehouse Museum, Gadsby’s Tavern Museum, and the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum. Additional spaces including the African American Heritage Park, Archives and Records Center, Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery, Murray-Dick-Fawcett House, Lloyd House, and Union Station collectively tell the story of the City. Urban archaeology also plays an active role in uncovering and interpreting Alexandria’s history, recovering artifacts before they are lost to construction. OHA enhances the quality of life for City residents and visitors and is a partner in the City’s equity and inclusion initiatives. For more information about the Office of Historic Alexandria, visit alexandriava.gov/Historic.

The City of Alexandria is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended. To request a reasonable accommodation, e-mail gadsbys.tavern@alexandriava.gov or call 703.746.4242, Virginia Relay 711.

For inquiries from the news media only, contact the Office of Communications & Public Information at newsroom@alexandriava.gov or 703.746.3969. 

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