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Please join Henricus Historical Park for a complementary Educator Open House on Thursday, August 23 from 1 until 4:30 p.m. Public, private and home school teachers are invited to experience education at Henricus through a variety of hands-on demonstrations including crafts for children. Throughout the year, the living history museum offers multi-curricular, SOL-aligned history, math and science programs for pre-K through grade 12. Topics for upcoming programs include Virginia Indian and Colonial English history, the Civil War, archaeology, 17th-century sciences and the James River, among others. Tours of the historic site will be available and activities will be demonstrated in the classroom. Admission is free and light refreshments will be provided. Immediate family members are welcome to attend. Registration is recommended by contacting Victoria Sweeney in the education department at (804) 318-8797 or sweeneyv@chesterfield.gov.
This July Henricus Historical Park welcomed Jessica Fields as Historical Interpreter in the Virginia Indian site. She will be responsible for interpreting the way of life of Powhatan Indians in the re-created village of Arrohateck. Virginia Indian culture had a significant impact on neighboring English settlers living at the Citie of Henricus beginning in 1611. Fields will introduce visitors to canoe-making, planting and cooking in addition to tours of furnished longhouses, known as “yehakins,” for extended families. In 2010, the Virginia Indian site was expanded to include new yehakins; ramadas or lean-tos; fireplaces and hide frames; and plantings such as rustica tobacco and other native species. Fields will offer demonstrations for daily visitors, students participating in SOL-aligned education programs and during special events and camps. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in anthropology from Longwood University with archaeological experience on woodland Indian sites around Virginia. To learn more about Virginia Indian life at Henricus, visit www.henricus.org.
Openings are available on Saturday, August 4 and Saturday, September 1 at 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. for history and nature boat tours of the James River. Tours take place on the Discovery Barge II, a covered 24-foot boat captained by Mike Ostrander of Discover the James, an established provider of educational eco-tours and fishing trips. Excursions will feature local wildlife and 17th-century through modern day history at Henricus and Dutch Gap. Participants will step back in time and explore the habitats of native bald eagles and listen to stories of 12-foot sturgeon fish among other fascinating aspects of the James River. All excursions last 45-minutes and begin at the floating dock at Henricus Historical Park. Each tour costs $25 per person and children under six years of age are not permitted. Registration is required by calling (804) 318-8728. Payment is required at the time of registration. Tickets may then be picked up at least one hour before the tour at the visitor center at Henricus. For more information about Henricus Historical Park, voted 2012 Best Park by readers of Richmond.com, visit www.henricus.org.
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