Colonial and Revolutionary Virginia
Jamestown/Williamsburg/Yorktown
an Elderhostel program at
William and Mary College, Williamsburg, Virginia
host location
Bly Straube told us about Jamestown
and the archaeological discoveries still in progress
model of the Jamestown settlement
we were shown around Jamestown by
Col Thomas Lygon
a living history re-enactor
saw how the stockades were constructed
saw the site of archaeology diggings
learned of colonial glass making
in the evening Silvia Lee told us of the African American legacy
Peggy Pickett told us about life in 17th century Virginia
David DeSimone about Virginia history
Helen Phillips walked us thru Wren
Hall at the
College of William and Mary
and gave us the introduction to Colonial Williamsburg
More Photos from Colonial Williamsburg
learned of the large Colonial State
of Virginia
at the restored Capital building
we saw demonstrations of cooking
and music from the Harpsichord
in the evening Dean Shostak played the Hurdy-Gurdy
and the instrument invented by Benjamin Franklin
Caron Hudson told us about the battle of Yorktown
we visited Yorktown
and finally were instructed on the
way to behave in Colonial Society
by Sheila Williams
