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What was life like for Loyalist recruits? Take a closer look at the uniforms, equipment, and weapons used by the British Regiment. This program will conclude with a pistol firing demonstration.
What was life like for Loyalist recruits? Take a closer look at the uniforms, equipment, and weapons used by the British Regiment.
What was life like for patriot recruits? Join us to discover the challenges and hardships soldiers in the Continental Army faced in their daily lives. Take a closer look at the uniforms, equipment, and weapons used by the Continental Army.
What was life like for patriot recruits? Take a closer look at the uniforms, equipment, and weapons used by the Continental Army.
Join us for a hunting demonstration, Powhatan Indian style, complete with a bow and arrow. Discover the different tools used by the Powhatan Indians for hunting, the types of animals they hunted, and the methods they used to catch their prey.
Join us for a hunting demonstration, Powhatan Indian style, complete with a bow and arrow.
Discover the importance of waterways to the Powhatan way of life. Learn how Powhatan Indians used the waterways for travel and food. Discover the types of tools used to catch a variety of fish in the Tidewater region.
Discover the importance of waterways to the Powhatan way of life.
Learn the basics of agriculture and farming practices used by the Powhatan Indians. Discover the types of crops grown, the tools used for farming, and the process for harvesting crops.
Learn the basics of agriculture and farming practices used by the Powhatan Indians.
Special lecture from research historian Karen E. Sutton.
How did the English colonists use weaponry to survive in a new place? Join us live from the re-created fort at Jamestown Settlement to learn about the protection, armor, and weapons used by the colonists. A musket demonstration will be included!
Join us at the re-created fort to learn about the protection, armor, and weapons used by the colonists.
How did English colonists get the resources they needed to survive? Join us at the re-created fort at Jamestown Settlement to learn about the types of commodities and raw materials that were tried by the colony to turn a profit. Learn how the English settlers used these commodities to become successful.
Join us at the re-created fort to learn about the types of commodities tried by the colony to turn a profit.
How did English colonists get the provisions they needed to survive? Join us live from the re-created fort at Jamestown Settlement for a cooking demonstration. Practice your science, technology, and math skills while learning about common foods and tools used for cooking during the early years of Jamestown.
Join us live from the re-created fort at Jamestown Settlement for a cooking demonstration.
Explore the weaponry and war tactics used by both the British and American soldiers during the American Revolution. Learn about muskets, including the loading and firing commands, and watch a live musket firing demonstration.
Explore the weaponry and war tactics used by both the British and American soldiers during the American Revolution.
Examine the medicines and medical tools used by the Continental Army during the American Revolution. Learn about hospitals and the qualifications you would need to be a surgeon or physician, plus discover the problems and diseases the Continental Army faced.
Examine the medicines and medical tools used by the Continental Army during the American Revolution.
Examine the different foods and cooking methods used by the Continental Army during the American Revolution. Come inside the camp kitchens to learn about the importance of safety and efficiency, while also watching a fire-starting demonstration.
Examine the different foods and cooking methods used by the Continental Army during the American Revolution.