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Virginia organizers of Jamestown 2007, the celebration of the settlement's 400th anniversary, tried to express the spirit, imagination, and diversity of Americans through signature events, national and international festivities and community programs that showcase Virginia's unique role as the cradle of American democratic traditions. A highlight of events in Hampton Roads was a visit to Jamestown and Williamsburg by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip.
Virginia organizers of Jamestown 2007, the celebration of the settlement's 400th anniversary, tried to express the spirit, imagination, and diversity of Americans through signature events, national and international festivities and community programs that showcase Virginia's unique role as the cradle of American democratic traditions. A highlight of events in Hampton Roads was a visit to Jamestown and Williamsburg by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip.
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Stringing together a career
757-247-4784At 16, Phoenix Bess is a pro. She played in her first movie, for New Dominion Pictures, at age 8. She's taken dance and singing lessons since childhood. With her cascade of long, wavy brown hair and dark eyes, she was a natural to play the role of...Tags: Mathews County, Mathews (Mathews, Virginia), Books, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Pocahontas
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Sites seek to bring past into the future
342-8812Sometimes, it doesn't take explosive movies or computer simulations to revive interest in a history museum - just a touch of velvet. A $24.3 million wing opened a year ago at Jamestown Settlement, with new movies and interactive panels and...Tags: National Government, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Family, Colonial Williamsburg, Movies
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Events This Week
Wednesday/5 Archaeological excavation at the Ravenscroft site--9 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m. daily, corner of Botetourt and Nicholson streets, weather permitting. No tickets required. Art workshops--Manor House at Powhatan Plantation. 9:30-11:30 a.m....Tags: Music, National Government, Barnes & Noble Incorporated, Justice System, Schools
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Who cares about history?
342-8812The staff at the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond tells this one: one day a woman toured the whole place to learn about the leadership of the Southern states during the Civil War and at the end she asked the tour guide: "Well, if Jefferson Davis was...Tags: Social Sciences, Moby, Abraham Lincoln, National Government, American Idol (tv program)
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History surveys are A) saddening B) misleading or C) both
342-8812Because the study of history is so often linked to the political health of America, it should surprise no one when history quizzes have political missions. Take for example the quiz given to 14,000 college freshmen and seniors and paid for by the...Tags: Thomas Jefferson, Georgetown, Slavery, Martin Luther King Jr., Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia)
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Whose history is it, anyway?
342-8812There are Red States (Virginia) and Blue States (Maryland). There are Red Stars (Matthew McConaughey) and Blue Stars (George Clooney). Of course there is Red History (George Washington) and Blue History (Duke Ellington). History got sucked deep into...Tags: Elizabeth II, Abraham Lincoln, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Pocahontas, Population
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Salute America with flag and flowers
757-247-4781Natalie Claire Hinderliter, 3, is the granddaughter of Steve and Audrey Rae Hinderliter, Poquoson residents and also master gardeners. The couple fosters their love of plants and gardening in their grandchildren, so they captured this photo of Natalie...Tags: Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Virginia
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Rain, rain, flow this way
247-4781If rain keeps falling in your yard and puddling with no where to go, you may want to consider putting in a rain garden. "A rain garden manages stormwater runoff and improves water quality at the same time," says Laurie Fox, a horticulture associate...Tags: Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Water Pollution, Hampton Roads, Environmental Pollution, Virginia
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Visitor center, the starting point of a history tour, debuts
757-223-5682A dozen days before 2007, organizers are hitting more milestones in preparing for Jamestown's 400th anniversary. A $7.4 million visitor center was unveiled Tuesday at Historic Jamestowne, the site of the New World's first permanent English settlement....Tags: Gardens and Parks, Williamsburg (Virginia), Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Yorktown Battlefield, Theater
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British merry for Jamestown
Daily PressSpirits are high in London in anticipation of Jamestown's 400th anniversary, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said after visiting British landmarks Tuesday. Kaine and other officials, including two James City County supervisors, were in London to commemorate Dec....Tags: Elizabeth II, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Timothy M. Kaine, Imperial and Royal Matters, St. George
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Jamestown commemorative coins to be released
Gold and silver commemorative coins issued by the U.S. Mint in honor of Jamestown's 400th anniver-sary will be available at Jamestown Settlement on Thursday. Edmund C. Moy, director of the Mint, will participate in the release ceremony in Jamestown...Tags: Society, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Ceremonies, Jamestown Settlement, John Smith
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Jamestown 400 shines; historic site takes center stage as celebration begins
804-225-7345Vice President Dick Cheney brought the national spotlight to Jamestown on Wednesday, addressing state lawmakers from the spot from where the Virginia General Assembly first met nearly 400 years ago. "It is striking to realize how much of America's...Tags: National Government, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Dick Cheney, Democracy, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia)
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