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A History Mystery: The Vanishing of Tobacco Planter, John Rolfe

April 19, 2021April 19, 2021 cduball

John Rolfe of the Virginia Colony has a fascinating, controversial, and mysterious history from 1610 through 1622. He was born […]

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A History Mystery: The Disappearance of Burgess Thomas Dowse

March 17, 2021April 19, 2021 cduball

  Thomas Dowse was the epitome of a self-made man in the earliest days of the Virginia Colony. He came […]

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The Story of John and Alice Proctor

February 19, 2021April 19, 2021 sunderlandc

One of the more intriguing couples of the early 1620’s in the Henrico community was John Proctor and his wife, […]

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African Americans in Early Virginia History

February 19, 2021February 19, 2021 sunderlandc

In honor of Black History Month, Henricus is sharing stories of African American soldiers who fought during the Revolutionary and […]

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Powhatan Indian using fire arrows on town

At a Given Signal

May 26, 2020May 26, 2020 sunderlandc

The 1622 Powhatan Military Offensive On the morning of March 22, 1622, many of the English colonists spread across the […]

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Interpreters walking into fort

The Common Wealth of Henryco

May 15, 2020May 15, 2020 sunderlandc

The Common Wealth of Henryco In later 1613, Sir Thomas Dale was finishing his construction of the “Henryco” and “Coxsonndale” […]

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Thames River Frozen

A Collision of Climate

May 15, 2020May 15, 2020 sunderlandc

A Collision of Climate in 17th Century Virginia Virginia has always been considered a place of weather extremes. In a […]

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Sturgeon

The Sturgeon

May 4, 2020May 4, 2020 sunderlandc

Four hundred years ago, the James River was a reliable source of food for those who settled along its banks. […]

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Historic Artwork of Maypole

The 17th-Century Maypole

May 1, 2020May 1, 2020 sunderlandc

By the early-to-mid-17th century, the Maypole was a common fixture of May Day holiday gatherings. Unlike the later family Christmas […]

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Historical Drawing Dancing Around a Maypole

A Dance Around the Maypole

April 27, 2020April 27, 2020 sunderlandc

A Dance Around the Maypole May 1, or May Day, is known throughout the world as a celebration of the […]

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251 Henricus Park Road
Chester, VA 23836

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Henricus is a living history museum operating as a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization in partnership with the Henricus Foundation and counties of Chesterfield and Henrico.