Friday, March 4, 2011

For Educators and Historical Interpreters: Roundtable Discussion with Stuart Peachey

Stuart Peachey, director of Historical Management Associates, Ltd., will host a roundtable discussion for educators and historical interpreters of the 17th-century on Sunday, March 27 and Monday, March 28 from 7:00-9:00 p.m. at Henricus Historical Park.

Historical Management Associates based in Bristol, England serves as a living history consultancy, farming and historical landscape restoration organization and publisher of historical material for museums and educators. The company has restored historic landscapes at Grayhill Farm, Clayacre Orchard and Coney Orchard in Europe. The publishing arm of the organization currently distributes approximately 250 volumes of historical material. After publishing “Textiles and Materials of the Common Man 1580-1660” in 2001 the company began reproducing and supplying a variety of historical fabrics.

Peachey will also be conducting a lecture, “The Farming English People of 1622 Virginia,” during the “Henricus Colledge – First University Chartered in North America” event on Saturday, March 26 and Sunday, March 27 at 2:00 p.m. at Henricus Historical Park. Admission is $8 for adults and $6 for children 3-12. Visit www.henricus.org for more information about 400th commemoration events.

Cost for each roundtable discussion with Peachey is $15 per person. Pizza and soda will be provided in addition to childcare if needed. If you would like to attend a roundtable discussion, please RSVP to Terry Marr of Henricus Historical Park by March 18: marrt@chesterfield.gov or (804) 748-1613. Henricus Historical Park is located at 251 Henricus Park Road, Chester, Virginia 23836.