P.S.
Yes, indeed, there was a wonderful marble (I think) baptismal font used to
baptize Pocahontas and it is still at St. John's in Richmond. I forget where
the font came from.........
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From: "Anne Pemberton" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 7:50 AM
Subject: Pocahontas


> Folks,
>
>          As mentioned a few weeks ago, I am making progress with my plans
> to develop Macromedia Flash presentations on the Famous Americans in the
> Virginia SOLs. I now have a source of good pictures for the applications
in
> a family of homeschooled children with impressive art skills. We started
> studying Pocahontas last week and I hope to have the children draw
pictures
> of various times in Pocahontas' life as their test on the topic. The
> English paintings I've found online all show Pocahontas in stone buildings
> rather than in the woods. I know there were no stone buildings at
Jamestown.
>
>          For the picture of her baptism, Pocahontas is shown at a
baptismal
> font inside a church. For her wedding, she is again shown in a church.
Both
> churches are stone.
>
>          My question is whether the baptism and the wedding were likely to
> take place in the wooden chapel at Jamestown, or were they likely done
> outdoors?  Would the wooden chapel have had a marble baptismal font when
> Pocahontas was baptized about 5-6 years after the settlement was started?
> What else could have been used?
>
>          Any suggestions gratefully appreciated.
>
>                                  Anne
>
>
> Anne Pemberton
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