The Alkmaar Cheese Market has been a tradition for centuries. With fantastic festivities, cheese tastings, and the famous cheese weighing, the Alkmaar Cheese Market welcomes generations of families and newcomers alike to explore the community's traditions.

Whether they were about to embark overseas or returning home, Last Chance nightclub was there to welcome WWII soldiers stopping by Camp Patrick Henry in Newport News for a night of fun and excitement.

Enjoy a fun round-up of our photographer's favorite photos from 2022!

This past year we undertook a project to photograph all 275 instruments in the Peter Ifland Collection. Here’s how it went!

November is Native American Heritage Month! Today we’d like to celebrate that by honoring two Navajo sisters who served at the Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation (HRPE) during WWII.

Have you ever heard the phrase, “This is the real McCoy?” Did you know that this saying has historical significance?

What a lovely photograph of Lake Lucerne, Switzerland. In the background, at the water’s edge, is Pension Worley; Mount Pilatus is far away.

This is where our colossal eagle figurehead was sitting in 1933 when buyers for the Museum found it. Wouldn’t it be fun to walk through this store? Think of all the treasures you might find.

WAVES fulfilled various positions and worked at Naval bases across the US, ranging from yeoman to chauffeur, baker to pharmacist, and artist to aircraft mechanic. Most WAVES worked in naval aviation units–maintaining aircraft, testing parachutes, and working as domestic air traffic controllers or weather specialists.