Home > Calendar Select Month January February March April May June July August September October November December    Select Year 2007 2008 2009 2010       Spring 2010 Installation: The Women of the Marshall Household Thursday, March 4 2010 - Sunday, May 30 2010 In honor of National Women’s History Month, the John Marshall House will feature a new installation focusing on the women of the Marshall family. Come for a tour and learn about the lives of Polly and Mary Marshall, John Marshall’s wife and daughter, as well as Susan and Mary Isham Colston, his nieces. Rarely exhibited objects on display will include Polly Marshall’s shawl, Mary Marshall’s commonplace book, and portraits, clothing, music books, and sewing implements belonging to the Colston sisters. March 4-May 30th, 2010. 2010 Season Hours: Friday and Saturday 10:00 a.m. til 5:00 p.m. Sunday Noon til 5:00 p.m. Price: Included in General Admission Location:  John Marshall House Contact:  818 East Marshall Street Richmond, VA 23219 804.648.7998 johnmarshallhouse@preservationvirginia.org    John Marshall House 2010 Season Opening Thursday, March 4 2010 at 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Friday, March 4th is the first day of the new and exciting season at the John Marshall House. We are featuring a new installation focusing on the women of the Marshall family. Come in for a tour and learn about the lives of Polly and Mary Marshall, John Marshall’s wife and daughter, as well as Susan and Mary Isham Colston, his nieces. Rarely exhibited objects on display will include Polly Marshall’s shawl, Mary Marshall’s commonplace book, and portraits, clothing, music books, and sewing implements belonging to the Colston sisters. Our Cellar Museum Shop has been enhanced and improved and now features an even wider array of wonderful gifts, books and apparel. The museum shop is open for stop in shopping during regular museum hours. Our 2010 Season Hours: Friday and Saturday 10:00 a.m. 'til 5:00 p.m. Sunday 12:00 p.m. 'til 5:00 p.m. John Marshall built his Richmond home in 1790, eleven years before becoming the fourth Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. The Federal style brick house is one of the last remaining structures of the prestigious Court End neighborhood that existed in what is today downtown Richmond. Originally, Marshall owned the entire city block, a common practice during the 18th century in the City of Richmond where the homes were known as “plantations-in-town.” Price: General Admission Location:  John Marshall House Contact:  818 East Marshall Street Richmond, VA 23219 804.648.7998 johnmarshallhouse@preservationvirginia.org    Mary Washington Branch Monthly Meeting Thursday, March 4 2010 at 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM The regular monthly meeting of the Mary Washington Branch Preservation Virginia will be held on Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 10 a.m. in the theater of the Central Rappahannock Regional Library on Caroline Street. The program for this month's meeting is "The Fredericksburg Fire of 1807" presented by Trip Wiggins, Historian. Location:  Central Rappahannock Regional Library Contact:  Myra Wiggins Administrative Assistant Mary Washington Branch Preservation Virginia Manager Mary Washington House 1200 Charles Street Fredericksburg, VA 22401 540-373-1569 mwhouse@preservationvirginia.org    Scotchtown 2010 Season Opening Friday, March 5 2010 at 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Join us at Scotchtown as we open for the 2010 season. 2010 Hours: Friday and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. 'til 5:00 p.m. Sunday from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. General Admission $8 Senior Citizens $6 Students $4 AAA Members $7 APVA Preservation Virginia Members Free Price: General Admission Location:  Scotchtown Contact:  16120 Chiswell Lane Beaverdam, VA 23015 804.227.3500 scotchtown@preservationvirginia.org    Bacon's Castle 2010 Season Opening Friday, March 5 2010 at 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM Saturday, March 5th marks Bacon's Castle's first open day for the 2010 season! Visit the 1665 house, take a stroll in the colonial gardens and enjoy a walking tour of the Castle's outbuildings including an 18th century smokehouse and a 19th century slave quarter. 2010 Hours: March & November: Saturday and Sunday from 12:00 p.m. 'til 5:00 p.m. April through October: Wednesday through Sunday from 12:00 p.m. 'til 5:00 p.m. Admission: General Admission $8 Senior Citizens $6 Students $5 AAA Members $7 APVA Preservation Virginia Members Free Price: General Admission Location:  Bacon's Castle Contact:  Bacon's Castle is located on Route 617 in Surry County, just north of the intersection of Route 617 and Route 10. 757.357.5976 baconscastle@preservationvirginia.org    Ruth Anderson McCulloch Branch Annual Meeting Saturday, March 6 2010 at 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM "Documenting the Early Architecture of the Rockbridge County Region: Notes on Styles, Construction, Materials and Evolution". As part of the (rescheduled) annual meeting of the Ruth Anderson McCulloch branch of Preservation Virginia, Mike Pulice, architectural historian with the Roanoke office of DHR, will speak on the evolution of architectural styles in the Rockbridge County region. The event will take place at Kendal at Lexington, 170 Kendal Drive, 540-463-1910. The meeting is open to the public. For more information, contact Don Hasfurther, dhasfurther@earthlink.net or 540-258-1550. Price: Free Location:  Kendal at Lexington 170 Kendal Drive Lexington, Virginia Contact:  Don Hasfurther 540-258-1550 dhasfurther@earthlink.net    Scotchtown's Second Saturday Hands-on History- Slave Life Saturday, March 13 2010 at 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Enslaved Africans worked the Scotchtown plantation and assisted in the everyday labor tasks at the house. Learn about the African-American experience at Scotchtown and the cultural contributions enslaved Africans brought to America. As always, Scotchtown's Second Saturday Hands-On History events include several hands on crafts for history lovers of all ages! Price: General Admission Location:  Scotchtown Contact:  16120 Chiswell Lane Beaverdam, VA 23015 Phone: 804-227-3500 scotchtown@preservationvirginia.org Digging Up Dirt on Jamestown: 15 years of Excavation on America's Birthplace Thursday, March 18 2010 at 9:45 AM - 3:15 PM Preservation Virginia offers a special lecture and tour at Historic Jamestowne in conjunction with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's symposium "Pottery with a Past: A New Look at Salt-glazed Stoneware Collections, Research and Archaeology." Bly Straube, Jamestown Rediscovery Senior Curator, will present an in-depth look at the original James Fort archaeological site with Senior Staff Archaeologist, Jamie May, a behind-the scenes examination of recent important finds with specific emphasis on stoneware from the site, and a tour of the Nathalie P. and Alan M. Voorhees Archaearium museum. This special program includes lunch on the riverside patio of the Dale House Cafe. Price: Syposium registration is $250; Special Historic Jamestowne Lecture and Tour is $60 Location:  Historic Jamestowne Contact:  Registration for the Colonial Williamsburg symposium and the Historic Jamestowne special lecture and tour can be made by calling 1-800-603-0948, or visit www.history.org/conted    Scotchtown Stargazing Friday, March 26 2010 at 7:30 PM We will be stargazing in the fields of Scotchtown with the help of the Richmond Astronomical Society. Telescopes will be provided or you may bring your own. Dress for the weather. The gift shop will be open and hot coffee or cider will be offered for sale. Price: Free Location:  Scotchtown Contact:  16120 Chiswell Lane Beaverdam, VA 23015 804-227-3500 scotchtown@preservationvirginia.org    2010 Preservation Virginia Northern Virginia Branch Annual Meeting at Morven Park Saturday, March 27 2010 at 1:00 PM Join local historians and preservationists at beautiful Morven Park for the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Northern Virginia Branch of Preservation Virginia (APVA). The program includes: Updates on Preservation Virginia activities, a lecture by local historian Don Hakenson on "Little Known Civil War Incidents of Northern Virginia" and tours of the newly restored Morven Park mansion. Members and non-members welcomed. Preservation Virginia is the oldest state preservation organization in the nation. Formed in 1889 to protect Jamestown Island, the organization operates historic sites and branches all across the state. The mission of Preservation Virginia is to preserve, promote and serve as an advocate for the state’s irreplaceable historic places for cultural, economic and educational benefits of everyone. The Northern Virginia Branch was formed in 1896 and serves the Northern Virginia and Washington DC region. The meeting will take place on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 1pm at Morvern Park in Leesburg, VA (17263 Southern Planter Lane, Leesburg, VA 20176). For more information contact Rob Orrison at 703-431-2869 or orrison76@hotmail.com. Location:  Morvern Park 17263 Southern Planter Lane Leesburg, VA 20176 Contact:  Rob Orrison 703-431-2869 orrison76@hotmail.com    Jamestown Archaeological Field School Registration Monday, October 26 2009 - Saturday, April 24 2010 at 5:00 PM Preservation Virginia Jamestown Rediscovery and the University of Virginia's School of Continuing and Professional Studies will offer a six-week archaeological field school at Jamestown, VA from June 7 through July 16, 2010. Since space is limited, early applications are strongly encouraged. Overview The field school is designed to teach the methods and theories of fieldwork in American Historical Archaeology and offers both the untrained and experienced student the opportunity to learn the practical skills of excavation and recording. It also provides an excellent educational opportunity for teachers seeking recertification in the social studies content area. The fieldwork will be conducted at the Jamestown Rediscovery excavations on Jamestown Island, the site of the first permanent English settlement in North America. Focus of the excavations will be on uncovering the recently discovered remains of the 1607 James Fort and the adjoining 1608 James Town. In the course of excavations, students will learn to identify and interpret 17th-century European and Native American artifacts, as well as investigate features directly related to James Fort (1607-1625). This archaeological field school provides a unique opportunity for students to make a contribution to the research and interpretation of early 17th-century English-America. The Program The field school will include weekly seminars and field trips exploring recent contributions of historical archaeology to colonial history, new methods in field recording and interpretation, and a survey of the recent literature in the field, including new publications by the field school directors and senior staff. Course Requirements Upon successful completion of this course, participants will receive six graduate credits (Anthropology 589) from the University of Virginia. Students will be required to attend classes 40 hours a week (Monday-Friday) with most of that time spent on site during excavation. Strenuous daily activity will require physical endurance and excellent health. Students also will gain experience in the APVA Jamestown Rediscovery laboratory, spending time processing and learning to identify artifacts from the early Anglo-American settlement period. Students will be required to keep a journal of their field, lab, and seminar work. Director William M. Kelso, Ph.D., Director of the Field School Tuition Costs Tuition costs are as follows: $1710 in-state and $3330 out of state. Room and Board Participants are responsible for their own accommodations. Air-conditioned housing with kitchen facilities will be offered to participants at a cost of $37 per day at the College of William and Mary for the duration of the field school. Selection Process Applicants will be selected upon submission of the enclosed application form, review of their resume, statement of personal and professional reasons for wanting to attend the school, and two recommendations. Deadline for applications is April 24, 2010. Location:  Historic Jamestowne Contact:  Tom Patton tpatton@preservationvirginia.org