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| Queen's Tour |
| Wednesday, July 8, 2009 - Wednesday, October 28, 2009 |
| 5:00 p.m. |
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You are invited to enjoy a museum tour similar to the one given to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in May of 2007. Make your reservation now to join Senior Curator Bly Straube for an intimate look at the exhibits in the Voorhees Archaearium and learn the story behind the story of Bly’s favorite artifacts. Bly has been with the Jamestown Rediscovery project from its beginning in 1994 and is an internationally recognized expert in 17th-century material culture. She has personally cataloged every artifact in the collection of over one million artifacts from the James Fort site and looks forward to sharing her insights with you.
The one hour “Queen’s Tour” is limited to 20 people for a fee of $20 per person, ages 10 and above.
Tour members must purchase a tour ticket on-line in advance through the web site or in the museum store (757-229-9973) by 4:00 p.m. on the day of the tour.
The tour is offered at 5:00 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month July through October. |
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| Cost: $20.00 |
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| Location: | Historic Jamestowne Voorhees Archaearium |
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| Fee Free Weekend |
| Saturday, July 18, 2009 - Sunday, July 19, 2009 |
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Historic Jamestowne offers this fee free weekend to reinforce that it is a place for everyone to have fun, reconnect with history and nature, and build a sense of ownership and stewardship toward the park and environment. Come and enjoy a weekend in the park on us.
This event is jointly sponsored by the National Park Service and Preservation Virginia. |
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| Cost: Fee Free |
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| First Assembly Day |
| Thursday, July 30, 2009 |
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| Living history programs recount the development of Virginia government from the convening of the first representative assembly in 1619 to the relocation of the Virginia government to Williamsburg in 1699. |
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| Cost: Entarnce Fee |
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| The General Assembly of 1619: Myths and Realities |
| Thursday, July 30, 2009 |
| 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. |
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Preservation Virginia announces the annual Jamestown Lecture on Representative Government. Lecturers in the series will reflect on American traditions of self-governance that began with the first meeting at the Jamestown church of the oldest representative legislative body in the Western Hemisphere and extend to modern times.
Dr. Warren M. Billings, Distinguished Professor of History, Emeritus, at the University of New Orleans, will deliver the inaugural lecture, entitled “The General Assembly of 1619: Myths and Realities,” on July 30, 2009 at 5:30 PM in the Lecture Hall of the Library of Virginia. The Honorable William J. Howell, Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates will introduce Dr. Billings. A reception will follow the lecture.
Future lecturers will consider such subjects as changing patterns of representation, the evolution of voter rights, the impact of early legislatures on Article I of the U.S. Constitution, evolution of legislatures in the United States and capitol architecture.
This program is jointly sponsored by Preservation Virginia and the Library of Virginia. Tickets may be purchased online. Print and use online purchase confirmation as your ticket(s). |
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| Cost: $12.00. Free parking available in the Library of Virginia garage |
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| Location: | The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219 |
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| Archaeology Walking Tour |
| Wednesday, April 1, 2009 - Friday, October 30, 2009 |
| 11:00 a.m.-11:30a.m. |
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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 October 30th, except for May 25th, July 3rd and September 7th.
These tours are jointly sponsored by Preservation Virginia and the National Park Service. |
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| Cost: Entrance Fee |
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| Location: | Historic Jamestowne Tercentennial Monument |
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| In the Trenches |
| Monday, April 6, 2009 - Monday, October 19, 2009 |
| 10:00 a.m. |
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On the 1st and 3rd Mondays, April through October except August 3rd.
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. Tour members must dress according to weather predictions. Reservations and tickets are valid only on the date specified. There will be no refunds unless the tour is cancelled by Preservation Virginia.
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| Cost: $30 fee includes Historic Jamestowne admission |
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| Historic Jamestowne Junior Archaeologist Summer Camp 2009 |
| Monday, June 22, 2009 - Monday, July 20, 2009 |
| 9:00 a.m.-12:00p.m. |
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The Historic Jamestowne Junior Archaeologist Summer Camp 2009 introduces historical archaeology to children with fun, hands-on activities at the place of England's first permanent settlement in America. They will learn the tools and techniques used in field excavation in a simulated dig area adjacent to the on-going archaeology in the 1607 James Fort site. Campers will use primary historical records to relate the history of Jamestown to the archaeological discoveries. Collection lab and museum activities will teach students how to identify artifacts and how 17th-century settlers used them.
Two sessions run Monday to Friday from June 22 through 26 and July 20 through July 24 9:00 a.m. till 12 noon for rising third through sixth graders ages 8 to 12.
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| Cost: $100 per child |
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