October

Tippecanoe & Tyler Too
America’s 400th Anniversary
Commemorative Event

Oct. 20, 2007

This event has been cancelled.

Oct. – various dates

Harvest and Ghost Tours: Special Harvest and Ghost tours offered at Berkeley Plantation, Edgewood Plantation, Piney Grove Plantation, and Shirley Plantation. Check individual web sites under the Four Centuries section of this site for details

November

Nov. 3, 2007

60th Annual Market Day at Memorial United Methodist Church: 11000 Courthouse Road. 4:30 -8:00 pm, Dinner starts at 5 pm. Homemade Thanksgiving-Style Buffet Dinner, Dinner Donation $10 for Adults, $5 for Children up to age 10. Baked and home canned goods for sale and Silent Auction.

Nov. 4, 2007

Berkeley Plantation First Thanksgiving Festival: 12602 Harrison Landing Road. Noon to 5 pm. Celebrate the 1619 landing of the original colonists at Berkeley Plantation. Join us at the site of the First Official Thanksgiving in America, for a day dedicated to history, food, and fun with tours of the 1726 mansion, walks in the colorful autumn gardens and a formal living history program.

Free admission, $2 parking donation

Chickahominy Corn & John Smith
America’s 400th Anniversary
Commemorative Event

Nov. 9 - 10, 2007

Chickahominy Corn & John Smith - The Godspeed Retraces a Journey of Survival: A port-of-call visit by the Jamestown Settlement Godspeed to River’s Rest Marina, 9100 Willcox Neck Road, to commemorate Capt. John Smith’s historic Chickahominy Voyages in November of 1607.  Winter was coming on. The Jamestown settlers were short of supplies, and the second supply had failed to arrive. Capt. John Smith set out to explore the river and trade with the Chickahominy Indians.  Hundreds of barrels of Chickahominy corn fed the settlement through its first winter.  As Smith traveled further up river and into the heart of Indian lands he was taken prisoner and spent a month in captivity before his release and return to Jamestown.

Download the flyer for this event. (440KB - PDF)

School Visitation Day: The Godspeed crew will meet school groups at dock side and conduct tours of the vessel, Friday 9 am – 4 pm.  To schedule a school field trip contact us at info@charlescity.org

Public visitation day: Saturday 10 am – 4 pm. Commemorative Ceremony 12 noon. Board Jamestown Settlement’s Godspeed; Learn from NASA interactive exhibits on exploration and mapping; Enjoy Native dancing, crafts, food and games; Take a river excursion in a kayak; Meet Capt. John Smith portrayed by Mark Schneider. Free admission; $2 parking donation to benefit Charles City High School JROTC.

December

Dec. 15, 2007

Breakfast with Santa: 8320 Ruthville Road, 8 am. All children ages 3 to 13 are invited, along with their parents, to have breakfast with Santa and get their pictures taken at the Charles City County Recreation Center. Sponsored by the Charles City Department of Parks & Recreation and the Office on Youth.

Dec. 15, 2007

Charles City County Christmas Parade: 8320 Ruthville Road. Gather with your friends and neighbors to witness the annual Christmas Parade and the crowning of Miss Charles City Fire Department. Parade begins at 10 am at the intersection of Routes 155 and 612. Parade route follows Ruthville Road to the Charles City County Recreation Center. Food for sale. Entry deadline for floats, marching groups and vehicles is Dec. 7, 2007.

Dec. – various dates

Christmas Tours: Special Christmas Tours offered at Berkeley Plantation, Edgewood Plantation Piney Grove Plantation and Shirley Plantation. Check individual web sites under the Four Centuries section of this site for details.

Planning a Charles City family reunion?  Please let us know the family name and the dates so that we can add your reunion to our calendar.  info@charlescity.org

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