Military Through the Ages
Jamestown Settlement: March 16, 2019/March 17, 2019
At Jamestown Settlement's "Military Through the Ages," re-enactors and modern-day units show how uniforms, weapons and military tactics evolved through the centuries. Experience a chronological display of military history with weekend artillery firings and a Sunday military pass-in-review. This year’s event offers a special salute to women in the military. More
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Jamestown Day
Jamestown Settlement: May 11, 2019/May 11, 2019
A jointly sponsored event at Jamestown Settlement & Historic Jamestowne Mark the 412th anniversary of the 1607 founding of Jamestown, America’s first permanent English colony. Discover Jamestown's legacy through a variety of maritime and interpretive programs and artillery firings. Climb aboard a Jamestown Settlement ship and see one sail, and take part in archaeological programs at Histori
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Liberty Celebration
American Revolution Museum at Yorktown: July 4, 2019/July 4, 2019
Salute the 243rd anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Observe artillery firings, take part in a variety of military exercises, and see a rare July 1776 broadside of the world-changing document surrounded by the signatures of those who proclaimed America's independence.
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American Indian Intertribal Powwow
Jamestown Settlement: October 12, 2019/October 13, 2019
Join in a two-day celebration of song, dance and storytelling, featuring American Indian tribes.
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Yorktown Victory Celebration
American Revolution Museum at Yorktown: October 19, 2019/October 20, 2019
Military life and artillery firings mark the 238th anniversary of America’s momentous Revolutionary War victory at Yorktown on October 19, 1781. Enjoy hands-on activities, military music and re-enactors. October 19 commemorative events take place in Historic Yorktown and at Yorktown Battlefield.
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