The Gloucester Museum Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, was awarded the Virginia Humanities Rapid Grant in the amount of $3,500 to update the museum’s Battle of the Hook and Second Surrender exhibit. “We were awarded that full amount for the creation of a new exhibit,” said Historic Resources Supervisor Robert Kelly. The new exhibit will be titled, “1781: The Revolution in Gloucester—The Battle of the Hook and Second Surrender.” The original exhibit was implemented over a decade ago. “Since that time, there’s been new scholarship,” said Kelly. The Battle of the Hook is approaching its 250th anniversary in only five years with big commemoration plans in the works. “To do that, we would like to update and enhance our current exhibit,” said Kelly. The new exhibit will not only show troop movements and casualties, but will also feature perspectives from soldiers, women, enslaved people and more from that time period. “It’s a local story, but it’s also a state and national story,” he said,...