Melinda: Why is GMU doing this? Political? Jane Steele,MA. > [Original Message] > From: Melinda Skinner <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Date: 6/9/2006 3:27:20 PM > Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] Gunston Hall's Songs of Freedom Sunday June 11 > > Did you hear that GMU is dropping "Gunston" as the name of its mascot? > Just trivia. > -Melinda Skinner > -- > Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond > Neighborhoods > 1307-A East Cary Street > Richmond, VA 23219 > (804) 422-2148 > A.C.O.R.N. - Growing a mighty city! > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: "Levy, Suzanne S." <[log in to unmask]> > > > > For those not planning to attend the Celebrate Fairfax festival this > > Sunday....you might want to visit Gunston Hall (that leaves you Fri. > > night and Saturday for Celebrate Fairfax, our 25th anniversary fair) > > see: > > http://www.celebratefairfax.org/index.asp (there will be historical > > exhibits inside and out but that isn't the main focus of the event. I am > > told the laser show will be featuring the history of Fairfax as well) > > > > But Back to Gunston Hall: > > > > A musical journey on the road to freedom for African Americans at > > Gunston Hall Plantation's Songs of Freedom Sun., June 11, 2006 from 1 - > > 5 p.m. > > > > > > 3 p.m. Performances of spiritual music by: > > Shiloh Baptist Church Choir > > Alfred Street Baptist Church Male Choir > > > > > > 2 & 4 p.m. Slavery to Freedom Plantation Tours > > > > > > every hour & half-hour: tours of the mansion, a workplace for Dick, > > James, Nell, Penny, Poll, & others of George Mason's slaves > > > > > > throughout the afternoon: > > African American culinary traditions > > children's hands-on bead activity > > > > > > Regular admission fees: > > $8, Adults; $7, Seniors; $4, ages 4 - 6 > > > > > > Gunston Hall, the home and workplace for as many as 100 slaves in the > > 1700s, is located in Mason Neck, VA on the Potomac River off route 1 & > > I-95. > > > > > > 703/550.9220 GunstonHall.org > > > > 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 To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html