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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220416T090000
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SUMMARY:Jamestown Archaeology Opening Day
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 Site Supervisor Anna Shackelford gives a tour of the excavations at James 
 Fort.[/caption]\nExplore America’s Birthplace and discover the stories o
 f Jamestown!\n9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.: “The Buried Truth.” Share in th
 e moment of discovery at the original 1607 James Fort. Meet the Jamestown 
 Rediscovery archaeologists and learn about ongoing excavations and the lat
 est discoveries. At James Fort. (Weather Permitting)\n\n9:00 a.m. – 5:00
  p.m.:  Experience the work of craftsmen at the Glasshouse\, tour the Vis
 itor Center exhibition gallery\, visit the archaeological site of the 1607
  James Fort and the waysides of New Towne.\n\n9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.: “
 In the Footsteps of Democracy”.  Visit the Memorial Church and see our 
 “re-interpretation” of the site’s original 1617-18 church and its fo
 undations – which was the meeting place for the first representative gov
 ernment in English America. Stand on the exact spot where the first Genera
 l Assembly was held in 1619 and our nation’s democracy began. At the Mem
 orial Church.\n\n9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.:  From Fort to Port – Legacies
  of 1619.  Explore the tobacco boom in Virginia\, Jamestown’s developme
 nt from a fort to a port\, as well as the exploitation of Africans\, Virgi
 nia Indians\, and indentured servants in this new gallery exhibit at the N
 atalie P. and Alan M. Voorhees Archaearium Museum.\n\n10:00 a.m. and 3:00 
 p.m.: Explore Jamestown This ranger guided walk through the historic groun
 ds will highlight the story of Jamestown Island and the development of thi
 s colony through the years. Visitors should be prepared for a walk up to o
 ne half mile. Limited seating is found along this walk\, visitors should p
 lan to stand for much of this presentation. Each ranger-led walk begins 
 at the Tercentennial Monument and includes time exploring New Towne.\n\n10
 :00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.: Ed Shed: Family-Oriented Archaeology: The Ed Shed 
 is an educational space for children and adults alike. Come join the archa
 eology team\, experiencing the moment of discovery as we sort through arti
 facts from a 1630-1650s trash pit. The Ed Shed is located outside the west
  wall of the 1607 Fort\, near the Dale House Café.\n\n10:00 a.m. – 4:00
  p.m.: Native Lifeways of the Chesapeake. Meet Dan Firehawk Abbott of the 
 Nanticoke people of Maryland’s Eastern Shore and learn about the materia
 l culture and life ways of the Tidewater Algonquians and their interaction
 s with the settlers of Jamestown. In the Archaearium.\n\n10:00 a.m. – 4:
 00 p.m.: Forged in History:  Blacksmithing was one of the earliest trades
  to be practiced at Jamestown. Join Blacksmith Shel Browder for demonstrat
 ions and a discussion of the types of work that went on at the site of the
  original James Fort Forge. At James Fort.\n\n10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.: A 
 New Life in the New World. Learn first-hand about the trials of the first 
 English settlers and their experiences exploring the Chesapeake from Anas 
 Todkill\, one of the settlers that explored the bay with Capt. John Smith.
  At James Fort.\n\n10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.:  “Hoops and Staves.” Joi
 n cooper Marshall Scheetz as he demonstrates traditional methods and tools
  in creating buckets\, barrels and casks.  While the technology of cooper
 ing (making wooden storage containers)  has existed for over 3\,000 years
 \, at Jamestown casks were once used to transport precious cargo such as w
 ine\, beer\, tobacco\, sugar\, and salt. And every household had a need fo
 r wooden buckets and tubs. At James Fort.\n\n11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.: Arc
 haeology Walking Tour of James Fort. Join an archaeologist for an in-depth
  tour of the 1607 fort site and learn about this season’s excavations an
 d new discoveries. At the Tercentennial Monument.\n\n12 noon: Meet George 
 Thorpe\, Gentleman and “Superintendent” of a new school for the educat
 ion of the original inhabitants of Virginia. Having arrived in 1620\, he w
 ill discuss the colony’s most recent events as well as his optimism and 
 perspectives for a path to prosperity in this New World. At the Hunt Shrin
 e.\n\n1:30 p.m.: Ranger Talk Join a park ranger for a brief exploration 
 of one of the many important stories here at Jamestown. Each ranger has de
 veloped a different presentation exploring different stories. Park staff w
 ill meet their audience at the Tercentennial Monument and travel to a spec
 ific program location. This program requires limited walking and is pe
 rfect for visitors with limited time.\n\n2:00 p.m.: Powhatan and English W
 alking Tour  This program discusses the interactions\, trade\, and confli
 ct between English colonists and the Powhatan Paramount Chiefdom based on 
 archaeological evidence. At the Tercentennial Monument.
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