William & Mary Elderhostel

The Journey to Jamestown: Challenging Seas

PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT
Jamestown, Birthplace of a Nation
Dates:  April 20-23, 2008  &  May 18-21, 2008

400 Years of History at the first permanent English settlement!

Subject to Change
SAMPLE SCHEDULE
The College of William and Mary Elderhostel Program Schedule
The Journey to Jamestown: Challenging Seas to Waters of Riches

Sunday
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Informal gathering during registration in the registration area
5:15 pm - 5:30 pm Welcome and Announcements
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Introduction to Williamsburg, Jamestown & the Historic Triangle
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Dinner
7:30 pm Introductions and Academic Program Overview

Monday
6:30 am - 8:30 am Breakfast at your leisure
8:30 am - 10:00 am Class: Virginia Before the Settlers
10:15 am - 11:45 am Class: From Ajacan to Roanoke to Jamestown, 1570-1607
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm - 4:30 pm Field Trip: Historic Jamestowne Island National Park
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Dinner
7:00 pm Concert: Rare Colonial Instruments

Tuesday
6:30 am - 8:30 am Breakfast at your leisure
8:30 am - 10:00 am Class: The Powhatans and Their World
10:15 am - 11:45 am Class: A Guide to Life at Sea in the 17th Century: Sailors and Pirates
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm - 4:30 pm Field Trip to the Jamestown Settlement
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Dinner
FREE EVENING: Optional Event: Free Concert at Bruton Parish Church

Wednesday
6:30 am - 8:30 am Breakfast at your leisure
8:30 am - 10:00 am Class: Anglo-Indian Conflict in Early Virginia, 1607-1622
10:15 am - 11:45 am Class: International Trade in the Age of Captain John Smith
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm Travel to Yorktown
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Cruise on the York River
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Self-guided tour of the Yorktown National Park Visitor Center and Battlefield
5:00 pm - 5:30 pm Travel to hotel
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Dinner
7:00 pm Performance: Sea Shanties

Thursday
6:30 am - 8:30 am Buffet Breakfast at your leisure
8:30 am - 10:00 am Field Trip to the Colonial Williamsburg Visitor Center
10:15 am - 12:00 pm Walking Tour of Colonial Williamsburg
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm Lunch
FREE AFTERNOON
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Colonial Williamsburg Tavern Dinner

Friday
6:30 am - 8:30 am Breakfast at your leisure
8:30 am - 9:00 am Check-out time
9:00 am - 10:00 am Class: Drama at Bermuda: The Shipwreck of 1609
10:00 am - 10:15 am Final Farewells
10:15 am - 11:00 am Special Guest from Jamestown
11:00am End of Program-- Box lunch for your trip home!

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