THE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Change Can Be Good Today there are many positive changes happening around everyone. Williamsburg and the Tidewater community are opening their doors and offering activities which many of us relate to the rites of Summertime. While looking forward and anticipating more relaxed changes soon, the TVHS Board has been working on several …
TVHS ZOOM LECTURE For Members Only October 18, 2020 at 2pm John Delano – “Williamsburg Palisades 1634 & 1648” What are the Palisades? Where were the Palisades in Williamsburg? John Delano will address new research on the location of palisades constructed by English colonists. John’s research has recently been accepted for publication in the peer-review, …
Virtual Trip along Heritage Music Trail October 24, 2021 Enjoy a musical and visual journey along the 300-mile Heritage Music Trail in southwest Virginia led by librarian and musician Barry Trott. Along the way, we will explore the lives and works of music icons such as Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys, The Carter …
TVHS Observer Volume I Number V September 2021 MISSION STATEMENT: The mission of the Tidewater Virginia Historical Society is topreserve and promote the heritage of Tidewater Virginia by serving as an advocate for historicknowledge, archeology preservation, and our geographic and cultural heritage. THE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGEWarm summer days will be leaving us soon. Our surroundings and …
September 19, 2021 ProgramLocation: Williamsburg Regional Library Theater,515 Scotland Street, Williamsburg, VATime: Program starts at 2:00 pm Sheila Arnold is a Professional Storyteller, Character Interpreter, and Teaching Artist. Master Storyteller, Sheila Arnold, shares local history on enslaved people who ran from slavery using the Underground Railroad, including some who used the locks, canals and waterways …
Sheila Arnold is a Professional Storyteller, Character Interpreter, and Teaching Artist. Master Storyteller, Sheila Arnold, shares local history on enslaved people who ran from slavery using the Underground Railroad, including some who used the locks, canals and waterways to escape. Most of the stories are from a highly respected 1870s book written by William Still, …
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Lecture by David Givens, Jamestown Rediscovery’s Director of Archaeology David will highlight the Rediscovery team’s latest work –the excavations in the 1617 church where Virginia’s first General Assembly met in 1619 and their efforts to interpret that space for our Nation’s 400th anniversary. Further David will give an update on his most current projects: Angela: …
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THE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGEThink Fireside warmth and cocoa.Welcome to the Tidewater Virginia Historical Society (TVHS) Winter Newsletterfor 2021. The Board sends a “Thank You” for your incredible support, ourmembers are important to us. TVHS will continue to utilize Zoom for our Program lectures through May due to Covid concerns. Watch for more information as decisions (continue …
When was the last time you visited Burnt Ordinary just 10 miles up the road from Colonial Williamsburg? Oh, wait…wrong century, make that the unincorporated community now called Toano. Mark your calendar (March 14, 2021 at 2pm) for a historical account of Toano, a Paiute Indian word meaning “high ground.” This once flourishing area had …
January 17, 2021 Lecture: The Church of England in Colonial Virginia By Robert J. Teagle, Executive Director at the Foundation for Historic Christ Church in Weems, Virginia, How did the Church of England influence the church life in Colonial Virginia? How was a parish in Virginia defined? Did you know the “power” of a parish …
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TVHS Observer Volume I Number II MISSION STATEMENTThe mission of the Tidewater Virginia Historical Society is to preserve and promote the heritageof Tidewater Virginia by serving as an advocate for historic knowledge, archeology preservationand our geographic and cultural heritage. The President’s MessageWe gaze out our window as the bright Autumn leaves slowly glide to the …
