I attended that conference in 2004 sponsored by the Omohundro Institute  and
I thought it was interesting mainly because it did put Jamestown in a global
context with information on other European nations, West Africa and the Native
Americans  that were here before the arrival of the British.  Jamestown did
not happen in a vacum, the whole world was on the move and surely to understand
Jamestown and the world that was created here can be better understood with
the backdrop.

I don't know but I am going to assume that when we finally get closer to 2007
there will be other conferences held in Williamsburg & Jamestown.......and I
will be very appeciative if as a " local history buff" I am able to attend.  I
will say that the Jamestown 2007 Steering Committee has their work cut out
for them because locally the biggest thing to happen in the area in the last
couple of years is the opening of the Bass Pro Shop off of 64, maybe that has now
be surpassed by the BRAC Commissions decision to close Fort Monroe....let the
Condo building begin.

Selma Stewart

In a message dated 2/21/2006 9:23:50 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[log in to unmask] writes:

> What are we "celebrating," exactly?  The Omohundro Institute of Early
> >American History and Culture sponsored a very DEEP scholarly confer-
> >ence in 2004, almost ignoring Jamestown itself by placing it in global
> >context with West African tribal traditions circa 1607, etc.  The only
> >conference on the Jamestown Commemoration website that I saw was
> >focused on modern democracy.  Better not go there.
>


To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions
at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html