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"From Africa to Virginia" Theme Month    
February 1-28, 2009
Jamestown Settlement

Gallery exhibits and a special gallery brochure highlight the culture of the first known Africans in Virginia, from the kingdom of Ndongo in Angola, and the experience of Africans in 17th-

  Angolan industry LR.jpg          Angola industry, Descricao Historica Dos Tres Reinos Do Congo, Matamba E Angola, Giovanni Antonio Cavazzi de Montecuccolo, 1690, Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation collection.

century Virginia. Tours of the museum's outdoor living-history areas will compare boatbuilding, fishing and metalworking skills of Africans in Angola with technology used in 17th-century Virginia.

Companion lecture series on February 8, 15 and 22. Free public lectures begin at 2 p.m.; reservations recommended at (757) 253-4415 or rsvp.lecture@jyf.virginia.gov.

 
"From Sunup to Sundown: The Experiences of Africans and African Americans in Colonial Virginia"    
2 p.m., Sunday, February 8, 2009
Jamestown Settlement

As part of the "From Africa to Virginia" Lecture Robert Watson bw LR.jpgSeries, Robert Watson, Hampton University Assistant Professor of History, will present "From Sunup to Sundown: The Experiences of Africans and African Americans in Colonial Virginia." The free public lecture begins at 2 p.m. Reservations recommended at (757) 253-4415 or rsvp.lecture@jyf.virginia.gov.

 
"Virginia's Slave Trade: Who, When, Where, and How Many?"    
2 p.m., Sunday, February 15, 2009
Jamestown Settlement

Lorena Walsh-LR bw.jpgAs part of the "From Africa to Virginia" Lecture Series, Lorena S. Walsh, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Historian and Author, will present "Virginia's Slave Trade: Who, When, Where, and How Many?" The free public lecture begins at 2 p.m. Reservations recommended at (757) 253-4415 or rsvp.lecture@jyf.virginia.gov.

 

 
"Blacks' Response to the Revolutionary Impulse in Norfolk and Vicinity, 1775-1781"    
2 p.m., Sunday, February 22, 2009
Jamestown Settlement

As part of the "From Africa to Virginia" Lecture TLBogger6-LRbw.jpgSeries, Tommy L. Bogger, Norfolk State University Director of Harrison B. Wilson Archives, will present "Blacks' Response to the Revolutionary Impulse in Norfolk and Vicinity, 1775-1781." Free public lecture begins at 2 p.m. Reservations recommended at (757) 253-4415 or rsvp.lecture@jyf.virginia.gov.

 
"Jamestown and Bermuda: Virginia Company Colonies" Special Exhibition    
March 1-October 15, 2009
Jamestown Settlement

 Bermuda map.jpg 1633 Map of Bermuda, Willem Blaeu, Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation collection.

Bermuda, settled in 1609 as the result of a shipwreck that inspired Shakespeare's The Tempest, is the focus of a 400th-anniversary exhibition that also explores governmental, religious and trade connections between England's second permanent colony in the New World
and its first - Jamestown, Virginia, founded in 1607. The exhibition illuminates Bermuda's unique character: strategic location and historic stone forts; extraordinary importance of sports and recreation; and land and seascapes immortalized by internationally renowned artists, leading to Bermuda's rise in the 20th century as a premier travel destination.

Companion lecture series on April 25, June 13, July 11 and August 8. Free public lectures begin at 7 p.m.; reservations required at (757) 253-4415 or rsvp.lecture@jyf.virginia.gov.

 
Military Through the Ages    
March 21-22, 2009
Jamestown Settlement

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Re-enactment groups depicting soldiers and military encounters throughout history join forces with modern-day veterans and active units to demonstrate camp life, tactics and weaponry. The weekend event features a children's parade on Saturday and a military pass-in-review on Sunday.

 
"The Lion and the Mouse... the Story of America and Bermuda"    
7 p.m., Saturday, April 25, 2009
Jamestown Settlement

As part of the "Jamestown and Bermuda: Virginia Company Colonies" Lecture Series, Bermuda filmmaker Lucinda Spurling will present "The Lion and the Mouse... the Story of America and Bermuda." The free public lecture begins at 7 p.m.; reservations required at (757) 253-4415 or rsvp.lecture@jyf.virginia.gov.

 

 
Jamestown Day    
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Jamestown Settlement

A jointly sponsored event at Jamestown Settlement & Historic Jamestowne

Jamestown Day LR salute.jpgMaritime demonstrations, military drills, archaeology, and programs on English and Powhatan Indian contact and exploration and discovery mark the 1607 founding of Jamestown, America's first permanent English colony. Separate admission to Jamestown Settlement & Historic Jamestowne.  

 
"Tools of the Trade" Theme Month    
June 1-30, 2009
Jamestown Settlement & Yorktown Victory Center

Tools of the Trade-JS Nav instruments LR.jpgImplements used for farming, fishing, hunting, defense, navigation and building by people of 17th- and 18th-century Virginia are examined through interpretive programs and hands-on activities.

 
"The Shipwreck that Saved Jamestown: The Sea Venture Castaways and the Fate of America"    
7 p.m., Saturday, June 13, 2009
Jamestown Settlement

As part of the "Jamestown and Bermuda: Virginia Company Colonies" Lecture Series, Lorri Glover, Author and University of Tennessee Professor of History, will present "The Shipwreck That Saved Jamestown: The Sea Venture Castaways and the Fate of America." The free public lecture begins at 7 p.m.; reservations required at (757) 253-4415 or rsvp.lecture@jyf.virginia.gov.

 
Liberty Celebration    
July 4-5, 2009
Yorktown Victory Center

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Tactical drills, military exercises and role-playing demonstrations salute America during the Fouth of July holiday weekend. Visitors can learn about the sacrifices of our nation's founders, including those who signed the Declaration of Independence.

 
"Sister Colonies: Virginia, Bermuda, and the Beginnings of English America"    
7 p.m., Saturday, July 11, 2009
Jamestown Settlement

As part of the "Jamestown and Bermuda: Virginia Company Colonies" Lecture Series, Michael Jarvis, University of Rochester Associate Professor of History, will present "Sister Colonies: Virginia, Bermuda, and the Beginnings of English America." The free public lecture begins at 7 p.m.; reservations required at (757) 253-4415 or rsvp.lecture@jyf.virginia.gov.

 
"Pastimes of Colonial Virginia" Theme Month    
August 1-31, 2009
Jamestown Settlement & Yorktown Victory Center

Games, storytelling and other diversions of 17th- and 18th-century Virginia are shown through hands-on activities and interpretive programs. Visitors can play corncob darts, ninepins, quoits, mancala and nine-men's morris.

 
"Somewhere Beyond the Sea: Art, Artists, and Bermuda"    
7 p.m., Saturday, August 8, 2009
Jamestown Settlement

As part of the "Jamestown and Bermuda: Virginia Company Colonies" Lecture SeriesTom Butterfield, Founding Director of The Masterworks Foundation, will present "Somewhere Beyond the Sea: Art, Artists, and Bermuda." The free public lecture begins at 7 p.m.; reservations required at (757) 253-4415 or rsvp.lecture@jyf.virginia.gov.

 
Children's Day    
Saturday, September 12
Jamestown Settlement

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A festive day of children's 17th-century games, music, juggling, stilt walking, magic, puppet shows, storytelling and hands-on crafts.

 
Yorktown Victory Celebration    
October 17-18, 2009
Yorktown Victory Center

Military life and artillery demonstrations mark the 228th anniversary of America’s momentous Revolutionary War victory at Yorktown, on October 19, 1781. To experience Continental Army life firsthand, visitors can enroll in “A School for the Soldier” to drill with wooden muskets and apply tactical skills in mock combat, as well as learn about soldiers’ provisions and sleeping quarters.  Special programs also are held in Yorktown and at Yorktown Battlefield, administered by the National Park Service.

 
Foods & Feasts of Colonial Virginia    
November 26-28, 2009
Jamestown Settlement & Yorktown Victory Center

Virginia foodways are featured during this three-day event beginning on Thanksgiving Day. At Jamestown Settlement, learn how food was gathered, preserved and prepared on land and at sea by Virginia’s English colonists and Powhatan Indians. At the Yorktown Victory Center, learn about typical soldiers’ fare during the American Revolution and trace the bounty of a 1780s farm from field to kitchen

 
A Colonial Christmas    
December 1, 2009-January 3, 2010
Jamestown Settlement & Yorktown Victory Center

Holiday traditions of 17th- and 18th-century Virginia are recalled through special interpretive programs. At Jamestown Settlement, a film and guided tours compare and contrast English Christmas customs of the period with how the season may have been observed in the difficult early years of the Jamestown colony. At the Yorktown Victory Center, hear accounts of Christmas and winter in military encampments during the American Revolution and glimpse holiday preparations on a 1780s Virginia farm.

Administered by the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, an agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia that is accredited by the American Association of Museums.

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