November 30, 2024
Ye Corne Beer and Rosted Deer: Thanksgiving Early Virginia
Henricus Park • 251 Henricus Park Road Chester, VA 23831 Organized by Chesterfield County Parks and Recreation
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Description
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This event will demonstrate the old and new traditions of how English people mixed giving thanks for a successful harvest with what bounty Virginia offered the people arriving here. Looking at how the English were influenced by other cultures and places – Asia, Africa, and the Americas – in their foods and feasts.
Extra focus on how the interactions with the Powhatan Indians wove a new diet into their experiences in the New World. Pottages, roasts, loaves of bread, desserts, and drinks common to feasting in early Virginia and what forms of thanks were given on those occasions will be demonstrated.
Cost: $13/adult, $9/children ages 5-12; Henricus Members: free
Activity Family
Historical Activities
Location
Henricus - Parking Lot at Henricus Park
Age and Gender
Co-Ed