Lots of activities happening on this fun-filled day:
--Explore Historic Jametowne’s sites and museums.
--Experience the work of 17th-century glassmakers and iron smelters.
--Discover “The Buried Truth” with archaeologists as they unearth the original 1607 James Fort site.
--Meet early settlers and watch the St. Maries Citty Militia demonstrate firelock drills.
--Become enthralled with stories of the Virginia Indians following their first year of contact with the English.
--Listen to the Early Music Program of 17th-century Europe as a contrast of the refinements left behind in England compared to the harsh realities of living in the New World.
--Virginia Indian Presentation.
--Gather for a special ceremony with descendants of Virginia Indians and Jamestown colonists to commemorate the peoples present at Jamestown’s founding.
Jointly sponsored by the National Park Service and APVA Preservation Virginia.
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