Park Store

The Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site bookstore is located in the visitor center and is operated by our cooperating association, Eastern National. Visitors can purchase books and educational items to enhance their visit to the Walker home and increase their knowledge of the National Park Service.

Your purchase supports the park! Each year, the Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site hosts over 1,000 school kids and offers over 1,000 tours and programs to the public. Eastern National profits support these educational and interpretive programs.

Learn more about Eastern National.

 

The Maggie L. Walker NHS bookstore offers a variety of educational products, including books, reproduction artifacts, and souvenirs

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The items below are not available online and can only be purchased in-person or via email.

To order, email [e-mail]

Or visit us in person: Maggie L. Walker NHS, 600 N. 2nd Street Richmond VA 23219

 

Cat's Meow Collectible- $24.95
Maggie Walker Porcelain Mug- $12.95
Maggie Walker Quote Silver Bracelet- $18.95

Commemorate your visit to the park with a souvenir! Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site has plenty of items that can make a great gift to yourself or a loved one.

 

Pathfinders: The Journeys of 16 Extraordinary Black Souls- $24.95
The Negro Motorist Green-Book- $8.95
Twelve Years a Slave - $9.99

Pathfinders: The Journeys of 16 Extraordinary Black Souls- By Tonya Bolden

Discover the stories of 16 fascinating black men and women, including Richmond’s own Maggie L. Walker. Recommended for younger readers.

The Negro Motorist Green-Book

Reprint of a 1940's travel guide, listing places and sites friendly to African American travelers.

Twelve Years a Slave- By Solomon Northup

Originally published in 1853, Northups account details being kidnapped into slavery in Washington DC, and the daily lives of slaves on a cotton plantation in Louisiana. One of the most powerful slave narratives that survives.

 

Additional books covering topics from the Civil War to Civil Rights can be purchased in the store to learn more about Mrs. Walker's historical context.

African American History in the National Parks- $8.95
Built By Blacks: African American Architecture and Neighborhoods in Richmond- $24.99
History of Civil Rights in America- $8.95

 

Popular items include the 2017 National Park Service movie, 'Carry On: The Life and Legacy of Maggie Lena Walker', as well as bookmarks, ornaments, pins, and the Banking to Freedom: Black Women in U.S. Finance Before the New Deal book.

Carry On: The Life and Legacy of Maggie Lena Walker movie- $14.95
Maggie L. Walker quoted bookmark- $1.00
Banking on Freedom: Black Women in U.S. Finance Before the New Deal- $35.00
Maggie L. Walker NHS ornament- $12.95
Maggie L. Walker NHS collectible label pin- $5.95

 

You can find items ranging from jewelry to car decals, dolls to playing cards.

African American Rulers measuring stick- $1.95
"Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History" earrings- $10.95
Notable Black Women in American History card game- $6.95
Independent Order of St. Luke medallion- $1.95
Maggie L. Walker NHS Adhesive Decal- $3.95
American Girl 'Addy Walker' doll- $24.99

 

The park discusses more than Maggie Walker and her home, but the Jackson Ward area where she lived and worked.
Jackson Ward Tote- $16.95
Maggie Walker Note Card Set- $9.95
Assorted Jackson Ward Note Card Set- $9.95

Each set of cards contains 8 cards and all images, including the tote, are original drawings by our local artist, Pat Cully.

 

Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site T-shirt- $24.95

Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site T-shirts are available in red or grey, sizes ranging from S to XXL.

Other T-shirts with Maggie L. Walker quote available in purple, pink, and navy blue from sizes S to XXL.

 

A variety of magnets, post cards, pencils, and tokens are available in the store.

Frederick Douglas magnet- $3.95
Maggie L. Walker variety magnets- $3.95

 

Passport Explorer's Edition- $ 59.95
Pocket Passport- $12.95
Passport Collector's Edition- $29.95

Put your stamp on every national park experience with these Passport To Your National Parks® books! Since 1986, Passport fans have grown to love collecting cancellations from nearly every one of the 400+ National Park Service units.