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Powhatan Indian using fire arrows on town

At a Given Signal

May 26, 2020May 26, 2020 sunderlandc

Powhatan Indian using fire arrows on town 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

Interpreters walking into fort 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

Thames River Frozen 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

Sturgeon 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

Historic Artwork of Maypole 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

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

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Man Smoking Tobacco with Pipe

Tobacco as Medicine

April 23, 2020April 24, 2020 sunderlandc

Man Smoking Tobacco with Pipe “This Vile Custome” – The Use of Tobacco for Medicinal and Recreational Use in the Early 17th Century Tobacco was already […]

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Jimson Weed

“A Fantasy Possessed Them”

April 20, 2020April 24, 2020 sunderlandc

Jimson Weed “A Fantasy Possessed Them” This is the phrase the English colonist George Percy used to describe a strange incident which […]

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Tailor and Apprentices

Tailoring in the Virginia Colony

April 18, 2020April 18, 2020 sunderlandc

Tailor and Apprentices Tailoring in the Virginia Colony 1607-1622 Tailoring was an honorable trade. Being in an organized guild or company in England […]

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Native Bone Needles

From Deer Hide to Powhatan Clothing

April 15, 2020April 15, 2020 sunderlandc

Native Bone Needles What was the actual process to turn a deer hide into fashion? The first step in this process was to […]

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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.