Jamestown Extravaganza

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Colonial Virginia Council proudly presents the Jamestown Extravaganza

an 18-month program Celebrating 400 Years of Settlement May 1, 2006 thru October 21, 2007

Dear Jamestown Extravaganza Participant: It is with extreme pride and pleasure that we present you with this booklet to use in the recognition of the 400th Anniversary of the settlement of Jamestown. As this great nation celebrates it’s founding, you will be involved in one of the biggest and most memorable celebrations in America.

We have sculpted an 18-month program with Jamestown Extravaganza stops that will let you learn about our country’s beginnings. Our local area has a wide breadth of historical places that allows a peek into our heritage and past.

Jamestown Extravaganza allows you to trace the paths our ancestors took when they colonized America. As you travel from one Jamestown Extravaganza stop to another, learn what you can as you imagine yourself being involved in these vast achievements. Who knows? One day this could lead to you becoming a part of the next step in colonization, Mars. Whether you do or not, there is great excitement awaiting you in your journey along the trails of our proud ancestors. We are re-introducing our “Historic Triangle” trails.

From October 19-21, 2007, we invite you to participate in our gala festivity, Jamestown Expedition. This is an event the whole family can share with you. We intend to have re-enactors and displays, as well as many challenging activities and games in which you can participate. The Jamestown Expedition weekend will conclude with a patriotic and historical pageant you won’t want to miss. We hope that you, your unit, and your family have a great time this coming year. Be sure to have your Jamestown Extravaganza booklet signed for all the projects you complete. An adventure of a lifetime is waiting. Get started today. See you at the Jamestown Expedition. Have a safe journey getting there!

For the Colonial Virginia Council of the Boy Scouts of America, Dean S. Canavos Herb Smith Dick Collins President Commissioner Scout Executive

Jamestown Extravaganza 18-Month Program

Take your Jamestown Extravaganza Book to year-round events and to the Jamestown Expedition weekend events. It’s your souvenir and a record of your accomplishments toward special awards and recognition. The Jamestown Extravaganza program includes, but is not limited to, these tours, events, or requirements. Visit www.cvcboyscouts.org for updates. Suggested Unit Participation: 1. Visit any of the local historical locations. 2. Compete in a Cub Scout Rain Gutter Regatta. 3. Invite a model or RC boat club to a unit meeting. 4. Earn the BSA Jamestown, Williamsburg, Yorktown, or Jamestown-Yorktown Historic Trail patch. Suggested Individual Participation: 1. Read a book or see a movie about Jamestown. 2. Write a story about the past 400 years of Jamestown. 3. Research a career in the field of archaeology. 4. Enter the Jamestown Extravaganza Essay Contest. 5. Enter Jamestown Extravaganza Photography Contest. 6. Tiger Cubs: Let’s Go Outdoors, Make a Model, Make My Family Special, Picnic Fun, Reading Fun. 7. Wolf Scouts: Books, Books, Books; Family Fun; Native American Lore; Outdoor Adventure. 8. Bear Scouts: Boats, Build a Model, Family Fun, Family Outdoor Adventures, Native American Life, Photography, The Past is Exciting and Important, What Makes America Special. 9. Earn Webelos Activity Badges: Citizen or Traveler 10. Earn Cub Scout Belt Loop: Heritages. 11. Earn Merit Badges: American Cultures, American Heritage, Archaeology, Genealogy, Indian Lore, or Journalism. 12. Earn Venture Outdoor Bronze Award, Sea Scout Bronze Award, Ranger – Outdoor Living History.

Patch Description The patch is in three parts, each has three segments that represent the "golden triangle" The center segment with the ship represents the first major event in the triangle with the colonization of the area. The segment on the left represents the Native people who inhabited the land and without them the colony may not have survived. There is maize in the segment that represents the food they shared with the colonists. The right segment represents the people who came to Jamestown with the pine tree showing the lush green environment. The brown and green colors represent the land and the bounty of this area. Earning the Patch

1. Center Segment – to earn the center segment you must attend the Jamestown Expedition, the weekend event to be held October 19-21, 2007.

2. Left Segment – to earn the left segment you must visit Jamestown.

3. Right Segment – to earn the right segment you must visit five locations above and beyond Jamestown. 2 Jamestown Extravaganza Destinations F = Free Admission

Adam Thoroughgood House Virginia Beach 757-460-7588 Lynnhaven House Virginia Beach 757-460-1688 Atlantic Wildfowl Heritage Museum F Virginia Beach 757-437-8432 MacArthur Memorial F Norfolk 757-441-2965 Bacons Castle Surry 757-357-5976 Mariner’s Museum Newport News 757-596-2222 Lancaster Court Belle Isle State Park Lancaster 804-462-5030 Mary Ball Washington Museum & Library 804-462-7280 House Berkeley Plantation Charles City Co. 804-829-6018 Mattaponi Indian Museum King William Co. 804-769-2194 Boykins Railroad Museum Boykins 757-654-9550 Middlesex County Museum F Saluda 804-758-3663 Caledon Natural Area State Park F King George 540-663-3861 Moses Myers House Norfolk 757-333-6283 Cape Charles Museum & Welcome Center F Cape Charles 757-442-1008 Museum at Colonial Beach F Colonial Beach 804-224-3379 Cape Henry Lighthouse Virginia Beach 757-422-9421 Nansemond Indian Museum F Suffolk 757-255-7001 Cape Henry Memorial Virginia Beach 757-898-2410 Nauticus, National Maritime Center Norfolk 757-664-1000 Casemate Museum F Hampton 757-727-3391 Newsome House Museum & Cultural Center F Newport News 757-247-2360 Charles H. Taylor Arts Center F Hampton 757-727-1490 Norfolk Botanical Garden Norfolk 757-441-5830 Chesapeake Museum & Information Center Portsmouth 757-494-0577 Old Coast Guard Station Virginia Beach 757-422-1587 Children’s Museum of Virginia Portsmouth 757-393-5258 Pamunkey Indian Museum King William Co. 804-843-4792 Chippokes Farm & Forestry Museum Surry 757-294-3439 Peninsula Fine Arts Center Newport News 757-596-8175 Chippokes Plantation State Park Surry 757-294-3625 Piney Grove at Southall’s Plantation Williamsburg 804-829-2480 Chrysler Museum of Art Norfolk 757-664-6200 Portlock Galleries at Sono F Chesapeake 757-502-4901 Civil War at Endview Plantation Newport News 757-887-1862 Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum Portsmouth 757-393-8591 Colonial Williamsburg (Window #1) Williamsburg 757-229-1000 Presidents Park Williamsburg 757-259-1121 Contemporary Art Center of Virginia Virginia Beach 757-425-0000 Reedville Fishermen’s Museum Reedville 804-453-6529 Courthouse Galleries F Portsmouth 757-393-8543 Richmond County Museum & Visitor Center F Warsaw 804-333-3607 Eastern Shore of Virginia Barrier Islands F Machipongo 757-678-5550 Riddick’s Folly Suffolk 757-934-1390 Center Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife F Cape Charles 757-331-2760 Rosewell Ruins Gloucester 804-693-2585 Refuge Eastern Shore Railway Museum Parksley 757-665-RAIL Seaboard Station Railroad Museum Suffolk 757-923-4750 Evelynton Plantation Charles City Co 804-829-5075 Shirley Plantation Charles City Co. 800-232-1613 False Cape State Park F Virginia Beach 757-426-7128 Steamboat Era Museum F Irvington 804-438-6888 Stratford / First Landing State Park Virginia Beach 757-412-2304 Stratford Hall Plantation 804-493-8038 Montross Francis Land House Virginia Beach 757-431-4000 Surry County Courthouse F Surry 757-294-5271 George Washington Birthplace National F Colonial Beach 804-224-1732 Surry Nuclear Information Center Surry 757-357-5410 Monument Gloucester Courthouse Green & Museum Gloucester 804-693-0014 The Suffolk Museum F Suffolk 757-923-2371 Gloucester Museum of History F Gloucester 804-693-1234 Upper Wolfsnare Plantation Virginia Beach 757-491-3490 Hampton History Museum Hampton 757-727-1610 U.S. Army Transportation Museum F Newport News 757-878-1115 Hampton Roads Naval Museum F Norfolk 757-322-2987 Virginia Air & Space Center Hampton 757-727-0800 Hampton University Museum F Hampton 757-727-5308 Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center Virginia Beach 757-437-4949 Historic Christ Church F Irvington 804-438-6855 Virginia Living Museum Newport News 757-595-1900 Historic St. Luke’s Church F Smithfield 757-357-3367 Virginia War Museum Newport News 757-247-8523 Hunter House Victorian Museum Norfolk 757-623-9814 Virginia Zoo Norfolk 757-441-2499 Isle of Wight County Museum F Smithfield 757-357-7459 Waterman’s Museum Yorktown 757-887-2641 Jamestown Settlement Williamsburg 757-253-4838 Westmoreland County Museum & Library F Montross 804-493-8440 Jamestowne, Historic Jamestown 757-229-1733 Westmoreland State Park Montross 804-493-8821 Jones-Stewart Mansion at Chippokes State Surry 757-294-3625 Willoughby-Baylor House Norfolk 757-333-6283 Park Ker Place Onancock 757-787-8012 York River State Park Williamsburg 757-566-3036 Kinsale Museum F Kinsale 804-472-3001 Yorktown Battlefield Yorktown 757-898-2410 Kiptopeke State Park Cape Charles 757-331-2267 Yorktown Victory Center Yorktown 757-253-4838 Lee Hall Mansion Newport News 757-888-3371

There is also a program administered by the Virginia Association of Museums called Virginia TimeTravelers. They have a patch for 2006 titled "Colonists to Countrymen 1607-1799" and for 2007 titled "Jamestown Legacy". By combining our two events you could also earn their patch and a certificate signed by the Governor of Virginia! Information about Virginia TimeTravelers is available at participating sites, libraries, State Visitor Centers and Ukrops Supermarkets or visit their webpage at www.timetravelers.org.

Colonial Virginia Council – Boy Scouts of America

This is your Jamestown Extravaganza Sign Off Page

Take this page with you when you visit a site. Have the page stamped at each place you visit. When you have the stamp for Jamestown, show it to your leader. Your leader will request the patch segment for you. When you have the stamp for five additional places, again show your leader. Your leader will request the patch segment for you.

Jamestown Destination #2 Destination #3

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Destination #4 Destination #5 Destination #6

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4 Essay & Photography Contests In conjunction with the Colonial Virginia Council BSA Jamestown Extravaganza: Celebrating 400 Years of Settlement,” the Jamestown Extravaganza Committee is sponsoring an essay and photography contest. Essay Contest Rules 1. The theme of the contest is “Scouting and the New World.” Describe how Scouting would have been at Jamestown and what types of activities the youth might have been doing. 2. Each registered youth member may submit one entry. 3. The length of the essay shall be as follows: a. Ages 6-9 and 10-12 no more than 1000 words in the body of the essay; Title page, footnotes, and bibliography are not included in the word count. b. Ages 13-16 and 17-20 no less than 300 words and no more than 2200 words in the body of the essay; Title page, footnotes, and bibliography are not included in the word count. 4. All essays must be double-spaced. The essay must be typed in an easy to read font or neatly hand written. The essay shall have a cover page containing the following in order: essay title; contestant’s name; address; age; unit number, and chartered organization’s name. Each additional page must have your name, and you should number and staple the pages. 5. Competitive categories are by age groups (6-9 years old, 10-12 years old, 13-16 years old, and 17-20 years old). 6. Entries must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on September 30, 2007 to Colonial Virginia Council, BSA, 11721 Jefferson Avenue, Newport News, VA 23606, Attn: Jamestown Extravaganza Essay Contest. 7. Entries become the property of the Colonial Virginia Council and will not be returned. 8. Winning entries will be recognized at the campfire of the Jamestown Expedition. 9. Entries will be judged on content, originality, enthusiasm, neatness, grammar, spelling, and adherence to all submission guidelines. Judges’ decisions are final. Photography Contest Rules 1. The theme of the contest is “Scouting and the New World.” Each photographic entry must include one of the local historical sites. 2. Each registered youth member may submit one entry. 3. Film photos shall be submitted, unmated, unframed, and no larger than 5” x 7”. An official contest entry form and model release should accompany the entry. 4. Digital entries shall be submitted on photo quality paper, unmated, unframed, and no larger than 5” x 7”. Additionally, digital entries must include a digital copy of the submitted work recorded on Compact Disk (CDR). An official contest entry form and model release should accompany the entry. 5. Competitive categories are by age groups (6-8 years old, 9-10 years old, 11-14 years old, and 15-18 years old). 6. Entries must be received by 5:00 p.m. on September 30, 2007 to Colonial Virginia Council, BSA, 11721 Jefferson Avenue, Newport News, VA 23606. If mailed please include Attn: Jamestown Extravaganza Photography Contest in the mailing address. 6. Entries become the property of the Colonial Virginia Council and will not be returned. 7. All photographs submitted will be displayed at the Jamestown Expedition. 7. Winning entries will be recognized at the campfire of the Jamestown Expedition. 8. Entries will be judged on a 10-point scale that covers six requirements falling in the following categories; creativity, interpretation of the theme, composition, and artistic merit.

Jamestown Extravaganza Photography Contest Entry Form

Name: Unit: Address Phone: E-Mail:

If under 18, parent’s signature:

Model Release & Authorization to Publish

As part of the Jamestown Extravaganza Photography Contest, and for consideration of my satisfaction of being published in any Colonial Virginia Council print or electronic-based medium, I authorize and grant the Colonial Virginia Council the unlimited use of the photograph supplied by me. I acknowledge that no further compensation of any kind will be made by the Colonial Virginia Council or its agents for the use of the photo I have supplied.

Each of the identifiable parties in the pictures supplied has signed below their unconditional consent permitting the Colonial Virginia Council unlimited use of the images contained within the photo.

I have personally witnessed the signatures below and attest to their validity.

Please type or print neatly. Date Signed (by person submitting the entry)

Signature of identifiable persons in the photo submitted:

Name – Person #1 Name – Person #6