John Bell (yes, Young Ian) popped by to welcome you to our new special exhibition, Outlander: Costumes Woven in Time.
Consider this your official invitation to grab tickets and come see the stitches behind the story at the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown (Virginia).
In partnership with Sony Pictures Television – watch the final season only on STARZ.
Click our bio link or use this URL:
jyfmuseums.org/outlander
This invitation has a Highland accent.
Actor John Bell (Outlander’s beloved Young Ian) dropped by to welcome you to our new special exhibition, Outlander: Costumes Woven in Time.
John Bell made the trip, now make yours.
In partnership with Sony Pictures Television – watch the final season only on STARZ.
Click our bio link or use this URL:
jyfmuseums.org/outlander
"May I go to the bathroom, please?"
One question we get at our army encampment at the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown is: where did people go to the bathroom? Here's a quick answer for you!
What’s your favorite Outlander costume?
Outlander Day takes place May 16 at the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown, marking the closing weekend of the acclaimed Outlander: Costumes Woven in Time special exhibition.
It’s your last chance to examine the fashion of beloved characters from the show.
Check out the schedule by clicking our bio link or using this URL:
jyfmuseums.org/events/programs-activities/outlander-day
In partnership with Sony Pictures Television — watch the final season only on STARZ.
✏️ From June 12 to 14, the Jamestown Settlement’s 𝑮𝒐𝒅𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒆𝒅 will be docked at the Riverwalk Landing Piers as part of the 𝗦𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹. The ship is a re-creation of the original vessel that transported America’s first permanent English colonists in 1607. Let’s take a closer look at her fascinating story in today’s Yorktown history lesson! ✏️
⚓ On December 20, 1606, the original 𝑆𝑢𝑠𝑎𝑛 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡, 𝐺𝑜𝑑𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑, and 𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 set sail from London bound for Virginia. The 𝐺𝑜𝑑𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑 carried 52 for the expedition, and Bartholomew Gosnold, one of the principal advocates of the Jamestown venture, served as the ship’s captain on the voyage. Interestingly, the ship was equipped with a tiller for steering since wheels were not used until the early 18th century.
⚓ After nearly five grueling months at sea, the passengers disembarked on May 14, 1607, and helped form the Jamestown Settlement.
⚓ Beginning at 12 p.m. on Friday, June 12, visitors can step aboard 𝐺𝑜𝑑𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑 to meet her crew and see what life was like for the brave settlers who sailed to the New World.
Source: @jyfmuseums
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Explore the Commonwealth this spring with the Virginia 250 Passport! 🌼
@VirginiaHistory@ColonialWmsburg@JYFMuseums@Mount_Vernon@TJMonticello@VisitVirginia@VA250 and history sites across Virginia are partnering to present this collaborative, statewide initiative to commemorate America’s 250th anniversary.
This history travel guide, discount book, and 250th keepsake is a great way to engage with history in a whole new way, collect passport stamps, enjoy exclusive discounts and prizes, and discover how Virginia helped shape the story of our nation.
Start your journey at VirginiaHistory.org/250Passport or the link in bio
#VA250Passport #VA250
How does history and food connect?
On the eve of the 250th anniversary of the Virginia Declaration of Rights, join celebrity chef and James Beard Award-winning author Michael W. Twitty (@thecookinggene ) for a curated feast based on cross-cultural insights.
The Virginia Declaration of Rights Dinner takes place June 11 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown.
Fill up on four courses chosen from his cookbooks, “Koshersoul” and “Recipes from the American South,” and conversational cues to help create a “Feast of Reason,” courtesy of our friends at Monticello.
Expect flavors that carry meaning and moments that pull you in.
Purchase tickets at the link below.
jyfmuseums.org/twitty
When the English colonists arrived in "North America," they found only crab apples. Crab apple trees were the only native apples to the area.
By the 1640s orchards were much more common, and the importation of bees (initially in 1622 from England to Virginia) helped with pollination and thus crop output. These fruits were called melt-in-the-mouth or winter banana.
Later on in 1737, Robert Prince established the first commercial apple tree nursery called William Prince Nursery in Flushing, New York. The British who occupied Long Island during the Revolutionary War considered the nursery so important that they put an armed guard around it for protection. The nursery survived under four generations of the Prince family until just after the Civil War.
And for those foodies, here's a very short, if slightly nebulous, recipe from "American Cookery" (1796) by Amelia Simmons.
"Stew and strain the apples, to every three pints, grate the peal of a fresh lemon, add cinnamon, mace, rose-water and sugar to your taste—and bake in paste No. 3. Every species of fruit such as peas, plums, raspberries, black berries may be only sweetned, without spices—and bake in paste No. 3."
Our way of saying thank you.
In honor of Jamestown Day on May 13 (historical observance), members of the military (veterans, active duty, reserve, and retired military personnel and up to three direct family members) will receive free admission to Jamestown Settlement and the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown with military identification.
Your service bought this ticket.
Discover the powerful story of Mary Perth, an enslaved woman from Virginia whose pursuit of freedom during the American Revolution carried her and her family across the Atlantic world.
Link to full video: https://youtu.be/WfDQM1a6H9I?si=54oc9B8jDCmkV13m
