Cape Henry Lighthouse was the last and probably least well-done location toured during Preservation Virginia’s Homeschool Days. This could easily be explained away by the fact the lighthouse sits on Joint Expeditionary Base Fort Story and thus access isn’t as easy as the other four sites they showcased during the events. While they had themed activities, the activities they offered were a timed walking tour covering the base of the
On our third week of Preservation Virginia‘s home school days, we visited Bacon’s Castle. Regrettably, it seems like the quality of the locations was dropping off by this point. This day was shared with the Smith’s Fort Plantation site. The best part about this location was the two outdoor activities. One was planting a peanut that The Girl got to take home. The other was a demonstration of natural dyes
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
While we were visiting Washington, DC, we wanted a place that was a little closer than Camp Cardinal. Lucky for us, we were able to get a spot at the Pohick Bay Regional Campground, in Lorton, Virginia! Unfortunately, we were so busy exploring Washington, DC while we stayed here, that we didn’t spend much time here. We can say that the campground is clean, well-maintained, and very busy on the