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June 21,
ExtraVolume
CWNews 13 No. 25
Winthrop Rockefeller Archaeology
Museum tells of Martin' s Hundred
1991
Employees, community
will see museum first
Colonial Williamsburg employees and
Discovering Martin' s Hundred" is the
their dependents
are invited to preview
name of the permanent exhibit at the
Winthrop Rockefeller Archaeology
Winthrop Rockefeller Archaeology
Museum due to open Thursday, June 27.
Museum
the
before
the museum
opens
to the
public Thursday, June 27.
The employee
Curated by retired CW archaeologist
preview
is set for 5 to 8
p. m. Tuesday, June 25. Bring your
Ivor Noel Hume, the exhibit mixes the
employee ID and use the main entrance to
1619 - 1622 history of Martin' s Hundred
Carter' s Grove.
and its principal settlement, Wolstenholme
A community open house
for residents of Williamsburg, James City
Towne, with the story of the lost town' s
County and the Bruton district of York
discovery through archaeology in the
1970s. Along the way, visitors see
County will be held from 5 to 8 p. m.
Wednesday, June 26. Visitors should use
artifacts uncovered on the site and learn
the main entrance.
how Noel Hume and others on the project
Special tours for public contact
employees will be conducted from 9 a. m.
used them as stepping stones into the past.
to 4: 50 p. m. Tuesday and Wednesday, June
Although most potsherds, scraps of
25 and 26. A shuttle bus service will
rusted iron and bits of broken glass are
operate to and from the Group Arrivals
Building on the following schedule:
visually no more gripping than yesterday' s
garbage," says Noel Hume, " in the
museum ours help us piece together the
Depart
Return
9 a. m.
10: 50 a. m.
the fate that befell them. They illustrate
conservation in the laboratory, to their
reproduction by a modern armorer.
11 a. m.
how the archaeologists and curators did
The self guided exhibit can be
1 p. m.
3 p. m.
12: 50 p. m.
2: 50 p. m.
4: 50 p. m.
story of Martin' s Hundred' s settlers and
their work."
experienced on two levels. A short tour
The exhibit has opportunities for
of about 30 minutes addresses the history
interaction. Peering through a diver' s
mask, visitors can see a shipwreck being
excavated. They can inspect the first intact
face- covering helmets found in North
of Martin' s Hundred and what the
America, and at the touch of a button see
video can easily expand the experience
them as they must have been new.
beyond an hour.
From the twilight over London at its
archaeologists found. For those having
What' s happening
more time, detailed labels about the
Employee Family Picnic,
archaeological process and the helmet
Saturday, June 22, noon to
4 p.m., Bassett Hall.
J
5: 30 -7 p.m., Woodlands
Caucus Room.
Unlike many archaeological exhibits,
start to the ruins of Wolstenholme Towne
at its end, the museum makes use of high -
experience the museum before they even
tech displays, detailed models,
see the Wolstenholme Towne site.
quality antiques
that show what the
archaeological finds looked like when
whole.
There are photographs
of the
According to Noel Humc, the intent is to
use the
museum'
s exhibits
and
narratives
to prepare visitors for their site tour,
enabling them to put it in an historical and
excavation' s progress and a theatre where
archaeological perspective, drawn not
audiences follow the helmets from their
from a guide' s answered questions, but
discovery, to their removal and
from their own newly- acquired
knowledge."
For information
call Brenda Pruitt at ext. 7658.
at Carter' s Grove most visitors will
reconstructive paintings and museum -
Nimble Thimbles, Mondays,
J Fencing, Tuesdays, 5: 45 p. m.
in the PIT.
1
Town Criers Toastmasters,
2nd
and 4th Tuesdays, noon, P113.
Lecture, "
The Research
and
Restoration of the Williamsburg
Courthouse," Carl Lounsbury,
Architectural
Historian,
Wednesday, June 26 at 4 p.m.,
Wallace Gallery.
�Sunshine Foundation
New archaeology museum
involved many departments
Designing, building and outfitting
visit starts Saturday
Sunshine Foundation, a non -profit
group that answers the dreams and wishes
of chronically and terminally ill children,
is sponsoring itsl0th annual reunion of
progeria- stricken children in Williamsburg
Saturday, June 22 - Friday, June 27.
According to Bcatrix Rumford,
the 7, 000 - square foot underground
vice president
Winthrop Rockefeller Archaeology
has been a major collaborative
Museum
involving employees from across the
required
the talents and efforts
of dozens of Colonial Williamsburg
employees.
of Museums,
the project
effort
Foundation.
Progeria is a children' s disease that
She cites major involvement from
Begun in the spring of 1989, the
building devotes 5, 500 square feet to
exhibit space, 500 to a meeting room
Grove, the Office of Archaeological
causes rapid aging, making its victims
look elderly when in fact they are very
young. Only 130 known cases exist in the
Documentation, Archaeological
world today.
1, 000 to support services.
Research,
The single -
level contemporary museum is built
under a hillside overlooking the James
River at Carter' s Grove.
It is just north
of the mansion between the Reception
Center and Wolstenholme
many departments including Carter' s
Audiovisual
Conservation,
Services,
Landscape,
As well as visiting local attractions,
Construction
the children and their families will be our
Management, Facilities and Property
Management, Purchasing and the Paint
Shop.
guests on a lanthom tour on Sunday night
and for an afternoon program at the
Powell Property on Monday.
Towne.
Summer evenings bring a wealth of special programs
A variety of evening programs offer
18th - century entertainment to our summer
A Capitol Evening" is held Fridays
at 7: 30, 8 and 8: 30 p. m. in the Capitol
visitors.
now through August 30. The candle -lit
Sunday evenings visitors can learn
more about 18th- century African American families at " Night Walking."
When the workday ended slaves would
night walk," building and reinforcing
family and community networks. These
brief scenes portray moments in their
building springs to life with dramatic
scenes in the General Court and heated
debate in the Hall of the House of
Burgesses. Patrick Henry provides the
oratorical fireworks for which he was
renowned.
Also on Fridays is the " Black Music"
public and private lives. The one -hour
program, which runs from 5: 30 to 6: 30
program is offered at 7 and 8: 30 p.m. on
p. m. June 21 to August 23 at the
the grounds of the Governor' s Palace.
Playbooth Theater.
African- American
On Monday evenings during June,
August and October, Cry Witch
dramatizes an inquiry into the charges of
offered at 8 p. m. at the Hall of the House
interpreters revive the music of African -
of Burgesses in the Capitol.
Americans in 18th -century Virginia.
musicians present vocal and instrumental
Polyrhythms, work songs, hymns and
witchcraft brought against Grace
music of the colonial period, played on
African -American stories are presented.
Sherwood
period instruments.
in 1706.
The audience is
invited to question the witnesses, weigh
Costumed
The " Grand Medley" is a lively, fast -
the evidence and determine the guilt or
paced program of songs, dances, feats of
innocence of the " Virginia witch."
physical
Performances
spectacular puppet show complete with
take place at 7 and 8: 30
prowess,
magic
tricks
and a
The Irish Widow, an 18th- century
comedy by David Garrick, is presented
Saturday evenings at 8: 30 in the Lodge
Auditorium.
p. m. in the General Court at the Capitol.
Under the Jolly Roger is presented at
7 and 8: 30 p. m. Monday evenings during
July and September in the General Court
pyrotechnics at the Playbooth Theater.
at the Capitol.
August.
Please note that there will be
no performances July 27 and August 10.
dramatization
This program is a
of the 1719 trial of Israel
Hands, who was charged with piracy for
Performances
were held Sundays in late
May and early June, but changedto 7 p. m.
on Wednesdays the rest of June, July and
Additional performances
will be
given Saturday, July 27 and August 10.
On Thursdays, June 20 through
The Extra is published weekly by
his alleged role as one of the notorious
August 29 ( except July 4), " Dance, Our
the Communications
Blackbeard' s bloodthirsty crew. The
Dearest Diversion"
audience is invited to question the
witnesses, weigh the evidence and
opportunity to learn about the importance
of dance in 18th -century Virginia society
Deadlines are 5 p. m. every Tuesday.
Call Sally Riley, ext. 7968, for
determine
through interpretation,
Hands'
guilt or innocence.
Tuesday evenings, June 18 through
September
3, a " Musical
Diversion"
is
offers visitors an
demonstration
and
by possible participation in a dance.
Presentations are at 8 p. m. in the Capitol.
assistance.
Department.
Send announcements
via interoffice
mail to CW News
Extra, GBO. Or, FAX them to Sally
Riley,
ext.
7702.
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