Eileen and I spent the morning at the Historic Jamestown
with Garland Land and Marty Carah. We had been to this location in 2012 and had
really enjoyed the presentations put on by the park rangers, docents and the
archeologists. Unfortunately while the site is the same and still worth
visiting there were no rangers or archeologists present and only a couple of
docents at the dig site. A significant
portion of the focus on this site is on some of the more famous characters of
the period like Pocahontas and Captain John Smith.
Toured the museum and decided to go to the
Jamestown settlement for lunch, and to take a look at the reproductions of the
three ships that brought the colonists from England in 1607.
Jamestown Settlement is a living history museum run by the
Commonwealth of Virginia and in addition to the three ships there are gallery
exhibits, a Powhatan Indian village and a period re-creation of the colonists'
fort. In the outdoor areas, costumed historical reenactors' were describing and
demonstrating daily life in the early 17th century.
I really can’t say enough positive things about this place, it is well worth a visit.
Spotted an Eagles nest in a tree and guess what most of the group was doing?
I really can’t say enough positive things about this place, it is well worth a visit.
Spotted an Eagles nest in a tree and guess what most of the group was doing?
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