The Library of Virginia will host a book talk by William M. Kelso, head 
archaeologist of the Jamestown Rediscovery Project, on Thursday, April 19th 
at noon.  Kelso will discuss and sign _Jamestown, the Buried Truth_. In this 
work, Kelso takes us literally to the soil where the Jamestown colony began, 
unearthing the James Fort and its contents to reveal fascinating evidence of 
the lives and deaths of the first settlers, of their endeavors and struggles, and 
of their relationships with the Virginia Indians. He offers up a lively but fact-
based account, framed around a narrative of the archaeological team's 
exciting discoveries. Refuting the now decades-old stereotype that attributed 
the high mortality rate of the Jamestown settlers to their laziness and 
ineptitude, Jamestown, the Buried Truth produces a vivid picture of the 
settlement that is far more complex, incorporating the most recent 
archaeology to give Jamestown its rightful place in history and thus 
contributing to a broader understanding of the transatlantic world. We hope 
you will be able to join us; free parking is available under the building at 800 
East Broad Street, in downtown Richmond.

Katie Gillespie
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Upcoming events at the Library of Virginia:

Thursday, April 26, 2007 – Annual Governor Henry Lecture: Patrick Henry and 
the Hateful Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation from 5:30 to 
7:30 pm.

Monday, April 30, 2007 – Jocelyn Wingfield will discuss _Virginia's True 
Founder: Edward Maria Wingfield and His Times_ at noon.

Thursday, May 3, 2007 – Carolina Preston will discuss _Gatsby's Girl_ at noon.