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A Newsletter of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation • Summer 2007 Jamestown Quadricentennial Reaches Pinnacle With Royal Visit, Anniversary Weekend rom the May 4 visit of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, through America’s F Anniversary Weekend, May 11-13, Jamestown Settlement was host to a series of events that will be remembered 50 years from now. The events were the product of a collaborative effort in which the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation worked closely with Jamestown 2007, the Jamestown 400th Commemoration Commission, Colonial Williamsburg, Historic Jamestowne and other state and local partners. The Royal Visit Anniversary Weekend The Queen and The arrival of the Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery on May 12 Duke of Edinburgh highlighted America’s Anniversary Weekend events at Jamestown Settlement. came to Jamestown After sailing in the James River, the replica 1607 ships began docking at mid Settlement as part morning amidst musket fire, cannon salutes and commentary. of a two-day visit to Visitors also were able to see the arrival broadcast on a large screen on the Virginia that included Jamestown Settlement mall, where a variety of other events were scheduled stops at the state throughout the capitol in Richmond, weekend, includ- Colonial Williamsburg ing a first-day-of- and Historic James- issuance cere- towne. The royal visit mony for the new at Jamestown Settle- U.S. Postal Ser- ment began with a vice “Settlement dramatic presentation of Jamestown” in the re-created 1610- stamp on May 11. 14 fort, a welcome On May 13, from Jamestown- President George Yorktown Foundation W. Bush and First Co-Chairman Thomas Lady Laura Bush K. Norment, Jr., and had a private tour remarks by U.S. Vice of the Susan President Richard B. Constant and Cheney and Justice enjoyed interpretive demon- The Jamestown Settlement Honor Guard led Sandra Day O’Connor, BillTiernan/ Virginian-Pilot/pool strations at the ships’ pier Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation Co-Chairman honorary chair of The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh were welcomed by prior to an appearance at Vincent F. Callahan, Jr., and Virginia Lieutenant Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation board leadership, America’s 400th adjacent Anniversary Park. Governor William T. Bolling to the Jamestown including Co-Chairmen Vincent F. Callahan, Jr., and Anniversary. The Jamestown Settlement’s Settlement pier, Thomas K. Norment, Jr. (shown here with the Queen and where they presentation, “Historic Virginia Governor Timothy M. Kaine and First Lady Anne visitor parking area was Links and Bonds of transformed into a gateway delivered a welcome Holton); Chairman Emeritus L. Ray Ashworth; Foundation, and opening remarks Friendship,” developed to the three Anniversary Inc., President A. Marshall Acuff, Jr.; and Jamestown 2007 for the May 12 ships in partnership with the Steering Committee Chairman Stuart W. Connock. Weekend venues – Anniver- arrival event. Right, Colonial Williamsburg sary Park, Jamestown Assistant Interpretive Foundation, chronicled the history of the relationship between Britain and America Settlement and Historic Site Manager Jim over the past 400 years, with a reference to the 50 years that have passed since the Jamestowne – and served Dorsey announces Queen’s and Duke of Edinburgh’s last visit in 1957. as the arrival point for shuttle the arrival of the The Queen then toured the three “public” buildings in the fort – guardhouse, transportation to and from Susan Constant. storehouse and church, where students were engaged in a program about the role satellite parking areas and See pages 4 & 5 for more of religion at Jamestown – while the Duke of Edinburgh toured the Susan Constant Historic Jamestowne. photos of Anniversary and observed stu- With 48,000 ticketed Weekend. dents participating guests participating in in a demonstration Anniversary Weekend, Jamestown Settlement hosted a record number of visitors of 17th-century for a three-day period. Special programming for the weekend included music and navigation. dance performances on the mall stage and, in museum classrooms, first-person About 1,200 portrayals of key figures in 17th-century Virginia history, traditional African story- people, including telling, and presentations on various Jamestown historical topics. Visitors could invited guests and participate in guided tours of the museum’s exhibition galleries and in ongoing members of the demonstrations on agriculture, food, technology, weaponry, seamanship, trade, general public and recreation, religion and government in the outdoor interpretive areas. education groups, In addition to daytime activities, Jamestown Settlement hosted two evening were on hand to wit- events at which invited guests watched Anniversary Park concerts featuring the ness the visit, which The history of the relationship between Britain and America Virginia and Richmond symphonies and Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers, also was broadcast over the past 400 years was chronicled in “Historic Links and Chaka Khan, and Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder broadcast on the on a large screen on Bonds of Friendship,” a joint production of the Colonial museum mall screen. Williamsburg and Jamestown-Yorktown foundations. See page the museum mall. n Anniversary Weekend culminated with an Anniversary Park concert featuring 2 for more photos of the royal visit. a 400-piece orchestra and 1,607-voice choir and a fireworks finale. n The Royal Visit Looking on as Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, honorary chair of America’s 400th Anniversary, talks about the legacies of Jamestown, are (left to right), Lynne Cheney, Anne Holton, the Duke of Edinburgh, Mary Norment (seated next to Jamestown-York- town Foundation Co-Chairman Thomas K. Norment, Jr.), Queen Elizabeth II, Vice President Richard B. Cheney and Virginia Governor Timothy M. Kaine. Jim Young/Reuters/poolJim Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation Executive Director Philip G. Emerson escorted Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Jamestown Settlement. Steve Helber/ AssociatedHelber/ Steve Press/pool The Queen examines a piece of armor presented by Jamestown About 1,200 spectators were inside the fort, on the ships’ pier and Settlement historical interpreter Fred Scholpp. along the connecting pathway. For visitors outside the viewing area, the event was broadcast on a large screen on the museum mall. The Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation presented gifts to the royal couple as mementos of the occasion. The Queen re- ceived a replica of a stoneware jug said to have been given to Pocahontas by the king and queen of England in 1617. The original jug is in the Foundation collection and is exhibited in the Jamestown Settlement galleries. The Duke of Edinburgh received a pair of gold cufflinks bearing the coat of arms of the Virginia Company of London. Flanking the Duke of Ed- inburgh, the Queen and Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation Co-Chairman Thomas K. Norment, Jr., are long-tenured staff members Daniel M. Hawks and Debra P. Jarvis. 2 McMurrans, Northrop Grumman, Hearst Foundation, Charles Charitable Trust Provide Key Support to Foundation Educational Programming Four gifts to “The Campaign for Jamestown Settlement, “We are pleased to invest in continuing the 1607-2007” totaling $ 1.1 million are supporting Jamestown- excellent education programs of the Jamestown- Yorktown Foundation educational programming. Yorktown Foundation,” said Robert M. Frehse, Jr., vice Lewis and Mary Ellen McMurran of Newport News president and executive director of the William Ran- have created the Lewis A. McMurran, Jr. Summer Teach- dolph Hearst Foundation, an independent private ers’ Institute with an endowment commitment of $500,000. philanthropy operating separately from the Hearst Institutes funded by the endowment will provide educators Corporation. The charitable goals of the Foundation with academic background and instructional strategies re- reflect the philanthropic interests of William Randolph lating to English influence on American government and Hearst in education, health, social service and culture. culture in the 17th and 18th centuries. Gifts from the Appalachian Power Company, the The endowment honors Mr. McMurran’s father, found- Camp family foundations of Franklin, Mr. and Mrs. ing chairman of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation. As Carroll W. Owens and the Farm Fresh Charitable a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, Lewis A. Mc- Foundation have provided an additional $100,000 for Murran, Jr., was instrumental in the creation of the Virginia educational programming. 350th Anniversary Commission in 1954 and served as its Recent gifts for educational programming bring chairman. He continued as chairman of the Jamestown- total commitments to the “The Campaign for James- Yorktown Foundation until 1986 and was chairman emeri- town Settlement, 1607-2007” to more than $21 million tus at the time of his death in 1989. of the $24.2-million goal. Gifts and grants to the cam- Northrop Grumman has donated $300,000 in support Lewis A. McMurran, Jr., depicted in a portrait by his sister Agnes McMurran Johnson, is honored paign also support artifact acquisition and conserva- of outreach education programs presented by the Founda- tion, new exhibit features, special exhibitions and the tion in classrooms throughout Virginia. The inquiry-based with an endowment created by Lewis and Mary Ellen McMurran of Newport News for summer Annual Fund. n programs include hands-on activities and object analysis teachers’ institutes. and correlate with the Virginia Standards
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