Mark your calendars for Sunday,September 30 for the Third Annual Eppington Colonial Heritage Day at historic Eppington (1770) in Chesterfield County. It is a free and open to the public. Eppington (Virginia Landmark and National Register of Historic Places) was built by Thomas Jefferson's brother in law Francis Eppes VI. Their mutual grandson, Francis Wayles Eppes eventually inherited Jefferson's Poplar Forest. Join us for tours of this high style plantation house with Paladian influences and Georgian details - it was sketched in 1796 by Benjamin Henry LaTrobe. Enjoy the food, music, fun and activities. Recent archaeology has unearthed the foundation of the school/kitchen where perhaps Jefferson's children took lessons along with their Eppes cousins. Eppington, built in stages over the course of about 20 years, is being interpreted as the largest artifact on display, so you will see original 18th and 19th century fabric. It is a fascinating structure that shows the clear evolution from our British roots to the classically inspired first American style of architecture. The event runs from 1 until 5 pm, and the last entertainment (4 pm) will be a delightful version of Aesop's Fables by the VCU Childrens Theatre. The children write their lines, make their own scenery and costumes, and produce the performances themselves. For more information contact Alyson L. Taylor-White at this e-mail or (804) 748-8230, 748-5714, or Becky Parker at 717-6221, or by writing the Eppington Foundation, Inc. P.O. Box 2394, Chesterfield, VA 23832. To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html