On our third week of Preservation Virginia‘s homeschool days, we visited Smith’s Fort Plantation. Regrettably, it seems like the quality of the locations was dropping off by this point. This day was shared with the Bacon’s Castle site. Being a split event, there were only two activities at this location. One was where the kids got to make their own whirlygigs. The other was where they could practice writing with
During Preservation Virginia‘s inaugural Homeschool Day events, we got to see and tour Patrick Henry’s home, called Scotchtown. This collection of buildings was the one-time home of the American Revolution politician and orator Patrick Henry. Though mostly reproductions, the main house is original. Patrick Henry is probably best known for his famous speech which ended in the lines “I know not what course others may take; but as for me,
While staying in Virginia, we got to participate in Preservation Virginia’s inaugural Homeschool Day events. The first location of their month-long event was hosted at John Marshall House. As the sign above says, this was the home of John Marshall. He was the fourth Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He was largely responsible for shaping it into the third branch of the United States Federal Government, giving
Much like Jamestown, Yorktown also has two areas (three if you count the modern town of Yorktown): Yorktown Battlefield and the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown. American Revolution Museum at Yorktown The American Revolution Museum at Yorktown is one that you can’t really do in one day. Like its counterpart, Jamestown Settlement, it consists of two areas; an expansive indoor exhibit area, with artifacts from pre- and post-colonial American history,
While staying in Virginia, we had the opportunity to visit many historic sites. One of these was the Jamestown Settlement, the first permanent English settlement in the New World! Did you know Virginia has two Jamestowns? Jamestown Settlement was established in 1957 near the site of the original James Fort. The second is Historic Jamestowne, established in 1607 by The Virginia Company of London. The chief difference between the two
While staying in Virginia, we had the opportunity to visit Colonial Williamsburg. Not once, but 3 times! It should say a lot about this location that we found so much to see, do, and learn that we kept going back. Colonial Williamsburg is unique among the other historic sites, museums, and living history locations we’ve been to in the past. While Camlann in Washington was an immersive experience, it was
While we stayed in the historic triangle of Virginia over the summer, we made our home base at Camp Cardinal RV Resort in Hayes, Virginia. Interested in everything we did in Virginia? Now you can download our itinerary for free! Like when we stayed at Resaca de la Palma, we workamped. This allowed us to stay for free in exchange for Mom working a few hours a week in the
On our last day touring Washington, DC, we toured the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. This was the day we elected to try the Washington, DC train system as it was a weekend day and the fare per person was only $2. However, since it was the weekend, it also meant that we had to contend with the weekend crowds. This was a bit of an issue at the Museum
While staying in Virginia, we couldn’t turn down the opportunity to tour our nation’s capital! So while staying at the Pohick Bay Regional Campground, we made several trips across the Potomac into DC. On our first trip, we checked out the Monuments and Memorials of Washington DC. Then we saw The Smithsonian National Zoo, followed by the Smithsonian Museum of Air and Space. This time, we explored the United States
The National Air and Space Museum was one of the best-organized air and space museums we’ve visited. While not as expansive as The Houston Space Center or The Museum of Flight, one thing that the National Air and Space Museum can brag about is the sheer number of historic relics. Most large air and space museums will have models or reproductions of the Wright Flier. This museum has the actual