I encourage EVERYBODY within traveling distance to go hear Bly Straube speak on Jamestowne. She is outstanding! Randy Cabell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Levy, Suzanne S." <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2005 4:20 PM Subject: Bly Staube speaking in Vienna on Jamestown Oct. 14 > HISTORIC VIENNA, INC. > 131 Church Street NE > Mail: P. O. Box 53 > Vienna, VA 22183 > > > In light of the recent mention of Bly Staube on the discussion list, not > to mention comments on the lack of attention to the subject of the > Quadricentennial, I am sharing with you an opportunity to hear the senior > curator at Jamestown speak on the topic below. Her previous talk was very > well received. You will be pleased to hear that many groups in Fairfax > County are planning all kind of activities for 2007. > > > HISTORIC VIENNA, INC. FALL MEMBERSHIP MEETING TO FEATURE > BEVERLY "BLY" HARDY STRAUBE, SENIOR CURATOR, JAMESTOWN > > The fall membership meeting for Historic Vienna, Inc. will be held on > Friday, October 14, 2005, at 7:30 p.m. at the Vienna Community Center, 120 > Cherry Street, SE. > > The public is invited to attend. > > Following a brief business meeting, the speaker for the evening will be > Beverly "Bly" Straube, Senior Curator for the Jamestown Recovery Project > of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, at > Jamestown Island. Her topic will be "Digging up Dirt on Jamestown: Ten > Years of Archaelogical Rediscovery" This is a power point presentation > about the process and discovery of more than 700,000 items at the digging > on Jamestown Island. > > Ms. Straube previously made this presentation at the Vienna Community > Center on June 24th. While there was very good attendance at that meeting, > many local folks were unable to attend due to conflicts. This 'repeat' > will provide an opportunity for everyone to hear the informative story of > the significance of Jamestown and its beginning as America's birthplace. > > The former "Bly" Hardy Straube is a native of Vienna, graduated from > Thoreau Middle School, and James Madison Senior High School. She has a > Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology/ Sociology from Chatham College > and a Masters Degree in American Studies from William and Mary College. > She is currently an Advanced Degree Candidate, University of Leicester, > England. > > This is a presentation you will not want to miss. Come and bring the > family, and friends. > > For more information, please call Paul Snodgrass, 703-560-6631, or send a > message via e-mail to [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask] > > > > > Suzanne Levy > Virginia Room Librarian > Fairfax County Public Library > 3915 Chain Bridge Road > Fairfax VA 22030 > Tel. 703-293-6383 > Fax 703-385-1911 > [log in to unmask] > www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/branches/vr > > > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html