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Virginia Residents Offered Discount Admission to Jamestown Settlement, Yorktown Victory Center on Weekends in January and February
Posted on December 18, 2007, by ciniva
December 18, 2007 WILLIAMSBURG, Va.—Virginia residents are invited to visit Jamestown Settlement and the Yorktown Victory Center with a 50 percent discount off general admission on Saturdays and Sundays in January and February and national holidays on January 21 and February 18. The two state-operated living-history museums tell the story of the nation’s beginnings, from the a
Read Full PostRevitalization of Jamestown Settlement Living-History Areas Coincides with Development of New Film Exhibition Galleries
Posted on December 10, 2007, by ciniva
REVITALIZATION OF JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT LIVING-HISTORY AREAS COINCIDES WITH DEVELOPMENT OF NEW FILM AND EXHIBITION GALLERIES WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – At the beginning of the new Jamestown Settlement galleries, exhibit panels point out “how we know what we know” about the past through words, pictures, nature, archaeology and objects that have survived in museum and private collections. These sources of i
Read Full PostDISCOVER HOLIDAYS OF CENTURIES PAST AT JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT, YORKTOWN VICTORY CENTER
Posted on November 28, 2007, by ciniva
November 28, 2007 DISCOVER HOLIDAYS OF CENTURIES PAST AT JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT, YORKTOWN VICTORY CENTER WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Experience 17th- and 18th-century holiday traditions at Jamestown Settlement and
Read Full PostTHIRD CYCLE OF ‘THE WORLD OF 1607’ OPENS AT JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT
Posted on November 2, 2007, by ciniva
November 2, 2007 THIRD CYCLE OF ‘THE WORLD OF 1607’ OPENS AT JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT WILLIAMSBURG, Va.--The third cycle of the special exhibition “The World of 1607,” in place until mid-January at Jamestown Settlement, explores the parallel development of the cities of Edo (Tokyo) and Paris, scientific measurement, perspectives on people from distant lands, the transmission of
Read Full PostPEOPLE, LEGACIES OF JAMESTOWN HIGHLIGHTED IN ELECTRONIC CLASSROOM
Posted on October 29, 2007, by ciniva
October 29, 2007 Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation Partners With WHRO, People, Legacies of Jamestown Highlighted in Electronic Classroom WILLIAMSBURG, Va.--“Discovering Jamestown,” an online educational program developed by the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation in partnership with WHRO Public Broadcasting for Hampton Roads, is the la
Read Full PostGODSPEED TAKES PART IN URBANNA, CHARLES CITY, NEW KENT EVENTS
Posted on October 17, 2007, by ciniva
October 17, 2007 GODSPEED TAKES PART IN URBANNA, CHARLES CITY, NEW KENT EVENTS WILLIAMSBURG, Va.--Jamestown Settlement’s Godspeed will sail to Urbanna and to Charles City and New Kent counties in November, culminating a major role in events commemorating the 400th anniversary of the founding of America’s first p
Read Full PostJAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT’S ‘2007 HERITAGE LECTURE SERIES’ CONCLUDES WITH W. RICHARD WEST JR. ON NOVEMBER 3
Posted on October 12, 2007, by ciniva
October 12, 2007 JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT’S ‘2007 HERITAGE LECTURE SERIES’ CONCLUDES WITH W. RICHARD WEST JR. ON NOVEMBER 3 WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – W. Richard West, Jr., founding director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, will speak at Jamestown Settlement on Saturday, November 3, at 7 p.m. as the finale in this year’s “2007 Heritage Lecture Series.”
Read Full Post‘VIRGINIA INDIAN HERITAGE DAY’ AT JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT TO FEATURE INTERTRIBAL DANCING, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, HANDS-ON CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES
Posted on October 11, 2007, by ciniva
October 11, 2007 WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Virginia Indian cultures and their important legacy in America will be honored during “Virginia Indian Heritage Day” at Jamestown Settlement on Saturday, November 3, with intertribal dancing and drumming, themed museum tours and hands-on children’s activities. In two panel discussions, Virginia Indian tribal leaders will sh
Read Full PostExplore Foodways of Colonial Virginia at Jamestown Settlement, Yorktown Victory Center
Posted on October 1, 2007, by ciniva
EXPLORE FOODWAYS OF COLONIAL VIRGINIA AT JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT, YORKTOWN VICTORY CENTER All Headlines EXPLORE FOODWAYS OF COLONIAL VIRGINIA AT JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT, YORKTOWN VICTORY CENTERDiscover foodways of the 17th and 18th centuries during “Foods & Feasts of Colonial Virginia,” November 22-24, a three-day Thanksgiving holiday event at Jamestown Settlement and Y
Read Full PostBritish Museum Exhibition of John White Watercolors Coming to Jamestown Settlement in July 2008
Posted on September 14, 2007, by ciniva
September 14, 2007 BRITISH MUSEUM EXHIBITION OF JOHN WHITE WATERCOLORS COMING TO JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT IN JULY 2008 WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Jamestown Settlement will exhibit the 16th-century watercolor drawings of John White from the British Museum’s “A New World: England’s First View of America” July 15 through October 15, 2008. Jamestown Settlement is
Read Full PostGodspeed Sets Sail for Onancock, Mount Vernon, Quantico
Posted on August 31, 2007, by ciniva
GODSPEED SETS SAIL FOR ONANCOCK, MOUNT VERNON, QUANTICO All Headlines August 31, 2007 GODSPEED SETS SAIL FOR ONANCOCK, MOUNT VERNON, QUANTICO WILLIAMSBURG, Va.--Jamestown Settlement’s Godspeed will undertake two voyages this fall to six Virginia locations – Onancock, Mount Vernon and Quantico in September, and Urbanna, Charles City County and New Kent County in Novembe
Read Full Post‘2007 Heritage Lecture Series’ Continues with Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Jack Rakove
Posted on August 27, 2007, by ciniva
August 27, 2007 ‘2007 HERITAGE LECTURE SERIES’ CONTINUES WITH PULITIZER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR JACK RAKOVE WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Pulitzer Prize-winning author and scholar Dr. Jack Rakove will speak at Jamestown Settlement on Saturday, September 8, at 7 p.m., as part of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation’s “2007 Heritage Lecture Series.” Rakove, the
Read Full PostJAMESTOWN-YORKTOWN FOUNDATION EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING EXPANDS IN 2006-07
Posted on August 21, 2007, by ciniva
August 21, 2007 JAMESTOWN-YORKTOWN FOUNDATION EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING EXPANDS IN 2006-07 WILLIAMSBURG, Va.--Educational programs offered by the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, a Virginia state agency that administers Jamestown Settlement and Yorktown Victory Center history museums, grew substantially in reach and scope during the 2006-07 academic year. Structured educatio
Read Full PostJAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT, YORKTOWN VICTORY CENTER CONTINUE POPULAR PROGRAMS FOR HOME-EDUCATED STUDENTS
Posted on August 17, 2007, by ciniva
August 17, 2007 JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT, YORKTOWN VICTORY CENTER CONTINUE POPULAR PROGRAMS FOR HOME-EDUCATED STUDENTS WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Hands-on history programs for home-educated students will be offered on an advance-reservation basis September 24 and 25 at Jamestown Settlement, a museum of 17th-century Virginia, and the Yorktown Victory Center, a museum of the American Revol
Read Full Post2007 Heritage Lecture Series: Doris Kearns Goodwin
Posted on July 13, 2007, by ciniva
July 13, 2007 JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT’S 2007 HERITAGE LECTURE SERIES CONTINUES WITH DORIS KEARNS GOODWIN ON AUGUST 4 WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Renowned historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin will speak at Jamestown Settlement on Saturday, August 4, at 7 p.m. as part of the 2007 Heritage Lecture Series. Jamestown Settlement is
Read Full PostThe 1619 Assembly: A Jamestown Legacy
Posted on July 13, 2007, by ciniva
July 13, 2007 JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT EVENT MARKS 1619 FIRST LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Themed tours, interpretive programs and military exercises at Jamestown Settlement on Saturday, August 4, will commemorate the 388th anniversary of the first legislative assembly in British America. Jamestown Settlement is a living-history museum of 17th-century Virginia. “The 16
Read Full Post2007 Heritage Lecture Series: Doris Kearns Goodwin
Posted on July 13, 2007, by ciniva
July 13, 2007 JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT’S 2007 HERITAGE LECTURE SERIES CONTINUES WITH DORIS KEARNS GOODWIN ON AUGUST 4 WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Renowned historian and Pulitze
Read Full PostFERGUSON AND WOLSELEY PROVIDE MAJOR SUPPORT TO ‘CAMPAIGN FOR JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT’
Posted on June 25, 2007, by ciniva
June 25, 2007 FERGUSON AND WOLSELEY PROVIDE MAJOR SUPPORT TO ‘CAMPAIGN FOR JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT’ WILLIAMSBURG, Va.—Corporate partners Ferguson of Newport News, Stock Building Supply of Raleigh, N.C., and parent company Wolseley plc based in Reading, England, have contributed $412,000 to “The Camp
Read Full Post‘The World of 1607,’ Four Exhibitions in One, Moves to Second Phase
Posted on June 23, 2007, by ciniva
‘THE WORLD OF 1607,' FOUR EXHIBITIONS IN ONE, MOVES TO SECOND PHASE All Headlines June 23, 2007 'THE WORLD OF 1607,' FOUR EXHIBITIONS IN ONE, MOVES TO SECOND PHASE WILLIAMSBURG, Va.-A gem-studded pin and brooch, scent bottle and cameo from the famed Cheapside Hoard and eastern North American Indian items transported to England in the 1600s are among more than 100 ar
Read Full PostYORKTOWN VICTORY CENTER’S “LIBERTY CELEBRATION”
Posted on June 7, 2007, by ciniva
June 7, 2007 YORKTOWN VICTORY CENTER’S ‘LIBERTY CELEBRATION’ SALUTES AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE YORKTOWN, Va. – Salute America during a “Liberty Celebration,” Tuesday through Thursday, July 3-5, at the Yorktown Victory Center, a museum of the American Revolution. From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on all three days, visitors can observe tactical and artillery drills, take part in a variety of mili
Read Full PostWILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST FOUNDATION ESTABLISHES EDUCATION ENDOWMENT
Posted on June 6, 2007, by ciniva
June 6, 2007 WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST FOUNDATION ESTABLISHES EDUCATION ENDOWMENT WILLIAMSBURG, Va.—The William Randolph Hearst Foundation of New York, N.Y., has provided a grant of $200,000 to endow educational programs at the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, a Virginia state agency that opera
Read Full PostGodspeed to Participate in ‘Sail Virginia 2007’
Posted on June 1, 2007, by ciniva
June 1, 2007 GODSPEED TO PARTICIPATE IN ‘SAIL VIRGINIA 2007’ WILLIAMSBURG, Va.--Jamestown Settlement’s Godspeed, recently returned from a “Journey Up the James” voyage honoring America’s 400th Anniversary, will participate in Sail Virginia 2007, Norfolk’s signature event commemorating the 1607 founding of Americ
Read Full PostNORTHROP GRUMMAN DONATES $300,000 TO JAMESTOWN-YORKTOWN FOUNDATION OUTREACH PROGRAMS
Posted on May 30, 2007, by ciniva
May 30, 2007 NORTHROP GRUMMAN DONATES $300,000 TO JAMESTOWN-YORKTOWN FOUNDATION OUTREACH PROGRAMS WILLIAMSBURG, Va.--Northrop Grumman has donated $300,000 to “The Campaign for Jamestown Settlement, 1607-2007” in support of outreach education programs presented in classrooms throughout Virginia by the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, a state agency that operates James
Read Full Post2007 Heritage Lecture: African and African American Lives in Virginia
Posted on May 21, 2007, by ciniva
= May 21, 2007 JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT LECTURE EXPLORES AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN LIVES IN VIRGINIA WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Dr. Joseph C. Miller, University of Virginia history professor and African Studies Association president, will present “Journeys Through Time: African and African American Lives in Virginia,” at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 2, at Jamestown Settlement, a museum of
Read Full Post“African Imprint Day”
Posted on May 21, 2007, by ciniva
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 21, 2007 "AFRICAN IMPRINT DAY" AT JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT EXPLORES AFRICAN ORIGINS IN VIRGINIA WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – African storytelling, music, dancing, children’s activities and historical museum exhibits highlight “African Imprint Day” on Saturday, June 2, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at Jamestown Settlement, a museum of 17th-century Virginia. Special museum tours and inte
Read Full PostRoyal Armouries Director to Present Lecture on Japanese Shogun
Posted on May 17, 2007, by ciniva
May 17, 2007 Royal Armouries Director to Present Lecture on Japanese Shogun Peter Armstrong, museum director of the Royal Armouries in Leeds, United Kingdom, will present “The Life and Legacy of Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu,” a lecture about the first true shogun of Japan, at Jamestown Settlement at 2 p.m., Sunday, May 20. Born 450 years ago, Lord Tokugawa is best known ou
Read Full Post2007 Heritage Lecture Series
Posted on May 1, 2007, by ciniva
2007 HERITAGE LECTURE SERIES at Jamestown Settlement Sunday, May 20 The Life and Legacy of Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu Mr. Peter Armstrong, Museum Director of the Royal Armouries, will explore the life of the first true shogun of Japan. 2 p.m., Jamestown Settlement, Classrooms A & B Saturday, June 2 Journeys Through Time: African and African American Lives in Virginia Dr
Read Full PostMcMURRAN, ROY R. CHARLES TRUST GIFTS SUPPORT
Posted on April 23, 2007, by ciniva
April 23, 2007 McMURRAN, ROY R. CHARLES TRUST GIFTS SUPPORT JAMESTOWN-YORKTOWN FOUNDATION EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WILLIAMSBURG, Va.--Mr. and Mrs. Lewis A. McMurran III of Newport News have created the Lewis A. McMurran, Jr. Summer Teachers’ Institute with an endowment commitment of $500,000 to
Read Full Post“THE WORLD OF 1607”
Posted on April 13, 2007, by ciniva
April 13, 2007 JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT PRESENTS ‘THE WORLD OF 1607’ WILLIAMSBURG, Va., April 12, 2007--As the 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown, Virginia, is commemorated in 2007, a special exhibition at Jamestown Settlement places America’s first permanent English colony in a global context,
Read Full PostJAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT ENHANCES DAILY PROGRAMMING
Posted on March 29, 2007, by ciniva
March 29, 2007 JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT ENHANCES DAILY PROGRAMMING TO MARK ‘AMERICA’S 400TH ANNIVERSARY WILLIAMSBURG, Va.--Jamestown Settlement, a museum of 17th-century Virginia operated by the state’s Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, will offer an array of daily special programming April through July to mark the 400th anniversary of the 1607 founding of America’s
Read Full PostGive the Gift of History this Holiday Season Limited Edition U.S. Mint’s Commemorative Coins Capture America’s 400th Anniversary
Posted on March 15, 2007, by ciniva
Give the Gift of History this Holiday Season Limited Edition U.S. Mint's Commemorative Coins Capture America's 400th Anniversary Historic Commemorative Coins Are Only Available from U.S. Mint Until December 31, 2007 WILLIAMSBURG, Va.— Get a jumpstart on your 2007 holiday shopping and give that hard-to-buy-for loved one a unique reminder of this landmark American year. The United States Mint’s Ja
Read Full Post2006 IS A BANNER YEAR AT JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT, YORKTOWN VICTORY CENTER
Posted on February 24, 2007, by ciniva
WILLIAMSBURG, Va.--In the year leading to "America’s 400th Anniversary," Jamestown Settlement and the Yorktown Victory Center, two living-history museums operated by the state’s Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, drew increasing numbers of visitors. 2006 total paid visitation of 705,290 was 17.7 percent more than in 2005. Admission sales increased by 19.3 percent, to $5,078,843
Read Full Post$396,000 Federal Grant Awarded for Marketing
Posted on February 20, 2007, by ciniva
$396,000 FEDERAL GRANT AWARDED FOR MARKETING All Headlines WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – A federal National Scenic Byways Program grant of $396,000 has been awarded through the Virginia Department of Transportation for “Marketing the Colonial Parkway and America’s Historic Triangle.” The grant application was prepared by the state’s Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, which operates Jamestown
Read Full PostNew Discovery Joins Jamestown Settlement Fleet
Posted on February 13, 2007, by ciniva
February 13, 2007 NEW DISCOVERY JOINS JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT FLEET WILLIAMSBURG, Va.--Following a dedication ceremony at 10 a.m., Saturday, February 17, Jamestown Settlement’s new Discovery will open for the first time to museum visitors. The Discovery is a re-creation of the smallest of three ships that brought America’s first permanent English colonists to Virginia in 1607 a
Read Full PostNew Jamestown Galleries, Film Provide 21st-Century Look at 17th-Century Virginia
Posted on February 10, 2007, by ciniva
September 10, 2006 NEW JAMESTOWN GALLERIES, FILM PROVIDE 21st-CENTURY LOOK AT 17th-CENTURY VIRGINIA WILLIAMSBURG, Va.—Presenting new historical knowledge, innovative design and a distinctive collection, exhibition galleries that opened at Jamestown Settlement October 16, 2006, chronicle the nation’s 17th-century beginnings in Virginia in the context of its Powhatan Indian, En
Read Full PostJamestown’s 400th Anniversary Shapes 2007 Special Programs at Jamestown Settlement, Yorktown Victory Center
Posted on February 5, 2007, by ciniva
JAMESTOWN’S 400TH ANNIVERSARY SHAPES 2007 SPECIAL PROGRAMS AT JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT, YORKTOWN VICTORY CENTER WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The 400th-anniversary year of the founding of Jamestown, America’s first permanent English colony, will be the centerpiece of special programs at Jamestown Settlement and the Yorktown Victory Center in 2007. Through gallery exhibits and living history in re-created setti
Read Full PostJamestown Settlement, Yorktown Victory Center Salute ‘America’s 400th Anniversary’ with New Exhibits, Special Programs
Posted on February 5, 2007, by ciniva
JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT, YORKTOWN VICTORY CENTER SALUTE ‘AMERICA’S 400TH ANNIVERSARY’ WITH NEW EXHIBITS, SPECIAL PROGRAMS WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – Joining with the nation to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the 1607 founding in Virginia of America’s first permanent English colony, Jamestown Settlement and the Yorktown Victory Center present engaging new exhibits, revitalized interpretive areas and an
Read Full PostVIRGINIA RESIDENTS OFFERED DISCOUNT ADMISSION TO JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT, YORKTOWN VICTORY CENTER ON SELECTED WEEKENDS IN 2007 AND 2008
Posted on January 22, 2007, by ciniva
January 22, 2007 VIRGINIA RESIDENTS OFFERED DISCOUNT ADMISSION TO JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT, YORKTOWN VICTORY CENTER ON SELECTED WEEKENDS IN 2007 AND 2008 WILLIAMSBURG, Va.—Virginia residents are invited to join in commemorating “America’s 400th Anniversary” with a 50 percent discount off general admission to Jamestown Settlement and the Yorktown Victory Center o
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