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In the Trenches
Monday, November 2 2009 at 10:00 AM
By overwhelming popular demand, the In the Trenches tour has been extended through November.
Join a small inside and up-close group tour of the Lost 1607 James Fort led by Dr. William Kelso, Director of the Jamestown Rediscovery Archaeological Project since 1994. Your reserved place in this special group allows you to come under the ropes to walk the surface of the ground once trod by Captain John Smith, Pocahontas and Queen Elizabeth II – now the very soil being dug by Historic Jamestowne archaeologists. You share the once in a lifetime “moment of discovery” as a part of America’s birthplace sees the first light of day in over 400 years.
Tour members must purchase a tour ticket
online
in advance or in the museum store by 9:30 a.m. on the day of the tour.
Price:
$30 fee includes a one-day Historic Jamestowne admission
Location:
Historic Jamestowne
Contact:
Carrie Wiggins at 757-229-9973 or
Tom Patton at 757-229-0412
tpatton@preservationvirginia.org
Jamestown Lecture Series: Bermuda 400
Tuesday, November 3 2009 at 7:00 PM
Atlantic Landscapes: A comparison between the early public building of Jamestown and the Town of St. George
Richard Lowery
Brent Russell Fortenberry
Saint George’s Archaeological Research Project
While it has been easy to acknowledge the connections between Jamestown and Bermuda in terms of the similar groups of people who traversed these respective landscapes, an archaeological account of the Bermuda/Jamestown connection is more challenging.
An examination of the first public buildings at Jamestown and the Town of St. George will contribute to the narratives of Atlantic Landscapes from an archaeological perspective. Public sites are where people interacted. Furthermore, these spaces are the nexus of larger networks that stretch beyond Bermuda and Jamestown.
Purchase Tickets
Location:
Kimball Theatre, Merchants Square, Williamsburg
Contact:
(757) 229-0412
tpatton@apva.org
Mary Washington Branch Monthly Meeting
Thursday, November 5 2009 at 10:00 PM
November 5, 2009. The regular monthly meeting of the Mary Washington Branch Preservation Virginia will be held on Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 10 a.m. in the auditorium of the Central Rappahannock Regional Library on Caroline Street. Our program "Civil War Fredericksburg: Then and Now" will be given by Mary Washington Branch member Scott Walker. This is an introduction to the Fredericksburg Civil War Round Table's new DVD to promote tourism, battlefield preservation and educate the public about the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War.
Location:
The auditorium of the Central Rappahannock Regional Library on Caroline Street
Contact:
Myra Wiggins
Manager Mary Washington House
1200 Charles Street
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
Administrative Assistant
Mary Washington Branch
Preservation Virginia
540-373-1569
mwhouse@preservationvirginia.org
Holiday Shoppers Fair
Friday, November 6 2009 at 9:00 AM - Saturday, November 7 2009 at 5:00 PM
15 museum stores x 2 days = a one-of-a-kind shopping event!
Free & Open to the Public
Agecroft Hall Museum & Gardens
Chesterfield Historical Society
The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
Library of Virginia
Preservation Virginia
Science Museum of Virginia
St. John's Church
Old Dominion Railway Museum
Poe Museum
Valentine Richmond History Center
Virginia Center for Architecture
Virginia Historical Society
Virginia Holocaust Museum
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
MEMBERS-ONLY PREVIEW: Thursday, Nov. 5; 5 - 9 p.m. All museums extend a 10% discount to shoppers on this evening, as well as complimentary wine and hors d’oeuvres.
BROCHURE
Price:
Free
Location:
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
1800 Lakeside Avenue
Richmond, VA 23228
Contact:
804-262-9887 x. 325
lewisginter.org/holidayshoppersfair
Sunday, November 8 2009 - Tuesday, November 10 2009
Virginia’s 18th-century gentry delighted in fine dining. Gathering together friends and associates for a lavish and elegant meal was an important social and political event. Learn about the very best of dining in early Virginia by joining us for Colonial Williamsburg’s first “Dining in the 18th Century” conference, featuring the culinary arts and dining customs of the colony’s most prestigious household. Noted food historian, author, and chef Ivan Day will join Colonial Williamsburg’s Historic Trades foodways staff, curators, historians, and archaeologists to explore how the bounty of colonial Virginia’s rivers, fields, and forests found its way to the richly furnished tables of its political and social leaders. The three-day conference begins on Sunday evening with a keynote address by Mr. Day on the art of fine dining in18th-century England. The Monday morning session will delve into selecting recipes, procuring ingredients, and preparing the dishes for a royal governor’s dinner. Tuesday morning will focus on presentation, table settings, service, and dining etiquette. Both afternoons will offer workshop sessions on making colonial chocolate, beer, and ice cream as well as private tours of food-related collections and sites with Colonial Williamsburg experts. And, of course, no food conference would be complete without a chance to eat! There will be an 18th-century-inspired luncheon at one of Colonial Williamsburg’s historic dining taverns and a concluding banquet at the Williamsburg Lodge, which will reflect how historical foods can be adapted to and inspire modern fine dining as well.
Price:
$295
Location:
Contact:
Office of Conferences, Forums, and Workshops
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Post Office Box 1776
Williamsburg, Virginia 23187-1776
www.history.org/conted
1-800-603-0948
DChapman@CWF.org
American Indian Heritage Month Special Program
Sunday, November 8 2009 at 2:00 PM
In observance of American Indian Month, Dr. Martin
Gallivan will speak on “Werowocomoco, Capital of the Powhatan Chiefdom” at the Historic Jamestowne Visitor Center on Sunday, November 8 at 2 p.m. His presentation will be based on research obtained from excavations of the site by the Werowocomoco Research Group, the six-member team of archeologists, scholars and members of local Indian communities headed by Dr. Gallivan.
Dr. Martin Gallivan is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the College of William & Mary, and his research centers on the archaeology and cultural history of Native societies in the Chesapeake during the late pre-contact and early Colonial eras. He is the author of James River Chiefdoms: The Rise of Social Inequality in the Chesapeake and has directed excavations at the site of Werowocomoco since 2003.
Located on the York River in present-day Gloucester County, Werowocomoco was the capital of the Powhatan chiefdom and principal residence of its paramount chief, Powhatan. It was a place of ceremony and a center of Virginia Algonquian culture for hundreds of years before the English
arrival in 1607. By1609, however, faced with mounting conflicts from the Jamestown colonists, Chief Powhatan moved his residence westward, away from Werowocomoco. In 2003, researchers from the Department of Historic Resources and the College of William & Mary formed the Werowocomoco Research Group to investigate the site and contemporary Virginia Indian communities have been involved in the Werowocomoco research at every stage.
Price:
Included in entrance fee of $10 per person 16 years of age and older. Children 15 years and younger are admitted free.
Location:
Historic Jamestowne
Contact:
For additional information, contact Colonial National Historical Park at
757-229-1733 or 757-898-2410
Veterans Day
Wednesday, November 11 2009
Historic Jamestowne salutes our U.S. veterans, current U.S. Armed Forces members and their family members will be given free admission on Veterans Day, November 11, 2009.
Simply state to the admission ranger that you are a veteran, current U.S. Armed Forces member, or family member of a veteran or armed forces member for free admission.
This event is jointly sponsored by the National Park Service and Preservation Virginia.
Price:
Free Admission
Location:
Historic Jamestowne
Contact:
757-898-2411
Scotchtown Second Saturdays Fall Festival
Saturday, November 14 2009 at 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Celebrate the harvest with colonial crafts, games and food! Enjoy hearth cooking, candle dipping, spinning, wood carving, basket weaving, colonial dancing, graces and special guest Calvin Earl singing Slave Spirituals.
Price included in general admission
Adults $8 Students $4
Scotchtown was Patrick Henry's home from 1771–1778 and where he was living when he rode to St. John's Church to give his "Give me liberty or give me death" speech. Scotchtown has been restored and is currently operated by Preservation Virginia.
Price:
Price included in general admission: Adults $8, Students $4
Location:
Scotchtown
Contact:
16120 Chiswell Lane
Beaverdam, VA 23015
804.227.3500
www.preservationvirginia.org/scotchtown
scotchtown@preservationvirgnia.org
Annual General Meeting, APVA Colonial Capital Branch
Sunday, November 15 2009 at 3:00 PM
Program & speaker TBA.
Price:
No fee.
Location:
Williamsburg Library
Williamsburg, VA
Contact:
Need information? Contact Col. Frederick W. Mueller (Fritz), Director, APVA Colonial Capital Branch, at 757-259-0828.
FnMueller@aol.com
In the Trenches
Monday, November 16 2009 at 10:00 AM
By overwhelming popular demand, the In the Trenches tour has been extended through November.
Join a small inside and up-close group tour of the Lost 1607 James Fort led by Dr. William Kelso, Director of the Jamestown Rediscovery Archaeological Project since 1994. Your reserved place in this special group allows you to come under the ropes to walk the surface of the ground once trod by Captain John Smith, Pocahontas and Queen Elizabeth II – now the very soil being dug by Historic Jamestowne archaeologists. You share the once in a lifetime “moment of discovery” as a part of America’s birthplace sees the first light of day in over 400 years.
Tour members must purchase a tour ticket
online
in advance or in the museum store by 9:30 a.m. on the day of the tour.
Location:
Historic Jamestowne
Contact:
Carrie Wiggins at 757-229-9973 or
Tom Patton at 757-229-0412
tpatton@preservationvirginia.org
Archaeology Walking Tour
Wednesday, April 1 2009 at 11:00 AM - Wednesday, November 25 2009 at 11:30 AM
Join an APVA Preservation Virginia staff archaeologist on a 30-minute walking tour of the archaeological site inside of the rediscovered 1607 James Fort. Learn about the history of the on-going Jamestown Rediscovery archaeological project and receive news on the most recent discoveries.
These tours are conducted at 11:00 AM, Monday through Friday from April 1st until November 25th, except for May 25th, July 3rd and September 7th.
These tours are jointly sponsored by Preservation Virginia and the National Park Service.
Price:
Entrance Fee
Location:
Historic Jamestowne Tercentennial Monument
Contact:
757-229-0412 or 757-229-1733
tpatton@apva.org
Historic Costume at Scotchtown, 1760-1830
Friday, July 10 2009 - Sunday, November 29 2009
Explore how the Henry family and later residents of Scotchtown used elements of ornament and simplicity in their clothing to make statements about themselves. More than two dozen historic garments and accessories will be on display including pieces from the collection of noted collector Mary Doering as well as rarely exhibited pieces from the Preservation Virginia collection. Exhibit included with admission to the house.
Price:
General Admission
Location:
Scotchtown
Contact:
Scotchtown
16120 Chiswell Lane
Beaverdam, VA 23015
804-227-3500
www.preservationvirginia.org/scotchtown
scotchtown@preservationvirginia.org
Jamestown Archaeological Field School Registration
Monday, October 26 2009 - Friday, March 26 2010
Preservation Virginia Jamestown Rediscovery and the University of Virginia's School of Continuing and Professional Studies will offer a six-week archaeological field school at Jamestown, VA from June 7 through July 16, 2010. Since space is limited, early applications are strongly encouraged.
Overview
The field school is designed to teach the methods and theories of fieldwork in American Historical Archaeology and offers both the untrained and experienced student the opportunity to learn the practical skills of excavation and recording. It also provides an excellent educational opportunity for teachers seeking recertification in the social studies content area.
The fieldwork will be conducted at the Jamestown Rediscovery excavations on Jamestown Island, the site of the first permanent English settlement in North America. Focus of the excavations will be on uncovering the recently discovered remains of the 1607 James Fort and the adjoining 1608 James Town.
In the course of excavations, students will learn to identify and interpret 17th-century European and Native American artifacts, as well as investigate features directly related to James Fort (1607-1625). This archaeological field school provides a unique opportunity for students to make a contribution to the research and interpretation of early 17th-century English-America.
The Program
The field school will include weekly seminars and field trips exploring recent contributions of historical archaeology to colonial history, new methods in field recording and interpretation, and a survey of the recent literature in the field, including new publications by the field school directors and senior staff.
Course Requirements
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will receive six graduate credits (Anthropology 589) from the University of Virginia. Students will be required to attend classes 40 hours a week (Monday-Friday) with most of that time spent on site during excavation. Strenuous daily activity will require physical endurance and excellent health. Students also will gain experience in the APVA Jamestown Rediscovery laboratory, spending time processing and learning to identify artifacts from the early Anglo-American settlement period. Students will be required to keep a journal of their field, lab, and seminar work.
Director
William M. Kelso, Ph.D., Director of the Field School
Tuition Costs
Tuition costs are as follows: $1710 in-state and $3330 out of state.
Room and Board
Participants are responsible for their own accommodations. Air-conditioned housing with kitchen facilities will be offered to participants at a cost of $37 per day at the College of William and Mary for the duration of the field school.
Selection Process
Applicants will be selected upon submission of the enclosed application form, review of their resume, statement of personal and professional reasons for wanting to attend the school, and two recommendations. Deadline for applications is March 26, 2010.
Location:
Historic Jamestowne
Contact:
Tom Patton
tpatton@preservationvirginia.org
