Wax Museum set May 20 at Historic Christ Church

The Foundation for Historic Christ Church and Chesapeake Academy invite the community to attend a wax museum from 6-7 p.m. Monday, May 20, at Historic Christ Church & Museum (HCC&M), 420 Christ Church Road, Weems.

Like those that appeared in Europe in the 17th-19th centuries, the wax museum will feature famous historical figures, but here the students will come alive to share facts and stories about their characters’ contributions to history, reported Foundation for Historic Christ Church executive director Robert J. Teagle.

For the past month, third and fourth grade students from Chesapeake Academy have been studying 27 famous persons from Virginia and the U.S. Each student will take on the role of one of these characters, wearing a costume and using props. Visitors will encounter each character as they….

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