Immerse your senses in 1800 rural Blue Ridge life at the Blue Ridge Institute and Museum’s Blue Ridge Farm Museum, a re-created Virginia-German farmstead. Join our costumed interpreters in a host of household and farm chores, including preparing meals over the open hearth, driving oxen, blacksmithing, and tending heirloom gardens and historic breeds of animals. […]
The Monday Music Jam at Ferrum College is a free weekly event on The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail. Every Monday of the year at 7:00, anyone can join in for an evening of authentic old-time and bluegrass music. You can play instruments, sing, dance, or just listen and enjoy. Arrive any time between […]
The Monday Music Jam at Ferrum College is a free weekly event on The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail. Every Monday of the year at 7:00, anyone can join in for an evening of authentic old-time and bluegrass music. You can play instruments, sing, dance, or just listen and enjoy. Arrive any time between […]
All faculty and staff, Please save Monday, August 3rd from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on your calendars for the fall semester Opening Welcome. We will plan to gather in Garber 106 to hear highlights and updates from the past year and summer. Afterwards, you are invited to lunch in the dining hall. Kind regards, […]
Staying Alive in Bear Country is a novel based on original Old Joe Grady tales told over the years by Professor Emeritus of English Pete Crow. The book will be published July 30, one year after Dr. Crow's death. He wrote the novel and Dr. Lana Whited helped finish it in preparation for publication, along with […]
The opening convocation on the first day of classes brings together students, faculty, and staff to kick off the 2026-27 academic year at Ferrum College. Hear greetings from student, administrative, and athletic leaders in Swartz Gym and join in a lighting ceremony before enjoying a Ferrum Family Dinner in the Franklin Hall dining hall.