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Friends of Urbanna invitations all to get pleasure from Urbanna’s eleventh celebration of Founders Day, beginning a bit after 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 2, on the small park-like inexperienced area subsequent to the Middlesex County Woman’s Club constructing at 210 Virginia St.
This annual family-friendly and free occasion, celebrating Urbanna’s colonial historical past, might be rung in by a city crier, fifers and drummers, who will all lead occasion attendees en masse to the Urbanna Baptist Church for an 11 a.m. residing historical past presentation. Town Historian Larry Chowning will introduce this system and its individuals, Founding Fathers “Thomas Jefferson” and “George Wythe.”
Visitors can hear in whereas Jefferson and Wythe, two well-known Founding Fathers from Virginia, start to play key roles in taking cost of the battle effort and start to control the newly-formed nation.
A balladeer will carry out at Urbanna Baptist Church (UBC), 121 Watling St., previous to this system, beginning at 10:30 a.m. With restricted seating, the doorways at UBC will shut when the church is at capability or at 11 a.m. at the beginning of the interpretive program.
Urbanna Founders Day schedule:
- 10 a.m.-3 p.m. — Encampment of the Virginia Navy Galley Norfolk Revenge on the grounds of the Scottish Factor Store, 130 Virginia St., Urbanna. Live firing demonstrations at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m.; and at 12:30, 1:30 and a pair of:30 p.m.
- 10:15 a.m. — Town Crier invitations all to rejoice, a particular fife and drum corps performs on the Middlesex County Woman’s Club, 210 Virginia St., Urbanna.
- 10:25-10:35 a.m. — Fifers, drummers and occasion attendees all march en masse to the historic Urbanna Baptist Church (UBC), 121 Watling St., Urbanna.
- 10:35-10:55 a.m. — Balladeer performs at UBC.
- 11 a.m.-noon — Town Historian Larry Chowning welcomes all and introduces a residing historical past report from “Thomas Jefferson” and “George Wythe” concerning the Second Continental Congress at UBC.
- 11 a.m.-3 p.m. — Scottish Factor Store Museum, 130 Virginia St., Urbanna, is open, with refreshments, Mitchell Map presentation, and docents.
- 11 a.m.-3 p.m. — 18th century reproduction colonial buying and selling sloop Luna is open for excursions on the Urbanna Town Marina, 210 Oyster Road, Urbanna.
- 11 a.m.-3 p.m. — seventeenth century reproduction Explorer is open for excursions on the intersection of Virginia and Cross streets. “Anas Todkill,” who traveled with Captain John Smith, tells of his early seventeenth century adventures at his encampment close to the Explorer.
- 11 a.m.-3 p.m. — 18th century historic courthouse, now the Middlesex County Woman’s Club, 210 Virginia St., Urbanna, is open for excursions.
- Noon — Town crier, fifers and drummers lead the gang again to the middle of city for occasions all through the day.
- 12:30-3 p.m. — Col. Arthur Broadus “AB” Gravatt III’s historic Lansdowne, the house of Arthur Lee, is open for excursions, 271 Virginia St., Urbanna.
The Friends of Urbanna is encouraging these attending Urbanna Founders Day to additionally go to Urbanna eating places and companies. “Throughout the day, please visit our exceptional merchants and eating establishments!” a spokesman for the group urged.
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