Fall 2015 Membership MeetingThe Commonwealth Club, Richmond, Virginia
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Fall 2015 Jamestowne Society Tour - November 6, 2015
The Fall 2015 Tour departed from the Hilton Garden Inn at 9:45am, with a first stop at the Virginia Historical Society to see two of their exhibits:
Dressing Downton: Changing Fashion for Changing Times - This exhibit highlights fashion from one of the most widely watched television dramas in the world, Downton Abbey. Follow your favorite characters, both upstairs and down, walk through a costume chronicle of the period in this traveling exhibition that showcases nearly 40 period costumes and jewelry from the hit series. Visitors will be able to explore the lives of Downton’s aristocratic inhabitants and their servants during the 1910s and 1920s.
The Story of Virginia—presenting the entire span of the region’s history from 16,000 BCE to the present, along with additional galleries featuring our collection of early American silver and fine and decorative arts.
From there we walked to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. In their Marble Hall, we enjoyed a delicious lunch of Chicken Tagine, a Moroccan chicken dish with apricot, cranberries, and almonds served over cous cous, finishing with a Flourless Chocolate Torte for dessert.
The Fall Tour then visited two uniquely different English homes: Virginia House was formerly an English manor house that was relocated to Richmond in 1925. The home is now owned and operated by the Virginia Historical Society. Virginia House was completed in 1929. Designed by Alexander and Virginia Weddell, the home is situated on a hillside overlooking the historic James River and was constructed from the materials of a sixteenth century English manor house.
Next door neighbor Agecroft Hall once stood in Lancashire, England, and had its beginnings in the late 15th century. For centuries, it was the home of the distinguished English Langley and Dauntesey families. By the mid-1920's, the building in Lancashire had deteriorated largely due to coal mining in its vicinity, and the structure was bought by the successful Richmond businessman T.C. Williams Jr., dismantled, and shipped across the Atlantic to Richmond, where it has stood since 1927. After decades of service as a private residence, it then became a house museum with glorious gardens, all of which pay tribute to the Elizabethan Age.
Dressing Downton: Changing Fashion for Changing Times - This exhibit highlights fashion from one of the most widely watched television dramas in the world, Downton Abbey. Follow your favorite characters, both upstairs and down, walk through a costume chronicle of the period in this traveling exhibition that showcases nearly 40 period costumes and jewelry from the hit series. Visitors will be able to explore the lives of Downton’s aristocratic inhabitants and their servants during the 1910s and 1920s.
The Story of Virginia—presenting the entire span of the region’s history from 16,000 BCE to the present, along with additional galleries featuring our collection of early American silver and fine and decorative arts.
From there we walked to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. In their Marble Hall, we enjoyed a delicious lunch of Chicken Tagine, a Moroccan chicken dish with apricot, cranberries, and almonds served over cous cous, finishing with a Flourless Chocolate Torte for dessert.
The Fall Tour then visited two uniquely different English homes: Virginia House was formerly an English manor house that was relocated to Richmond in 1925. The home is now owned and operated by the Virginia Historical Society. Virginia House was completed in 1929. Designed by Alexander and Virginia Weddell, the home is situated on a hillside overlooking the historic James River and was constructed from the materials of a sixteenth century English manor house.
Next door neighbor Agecroft Hall once stood in Lancashire, England, and had its beginnings in the late 15th century. For centuries, it was the home of the distinguished English Langley and Dauntesey families. By the mid-1920's, the building in Lancashire had deteriorated largely due to coal mining in its vicinity, and the structure was bought by the successful Richmond businessman T.C. Williams Jr., dismantled, and shipped across the Atlantic to Richmond, where it has stood since 1927. After decades of service as a private residence, it then became a house museum with glorious gardens, all of which pay tribute to the Elizabethan Age.
Members Dottie Hofmeyer and her daughter Bonnie Hofmeyer at the Downton exhibit
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Dressing Downton exhibit
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Dressing Downton exhibit
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In the library of Virginia House
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In the library of Virginia House
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Fall 2015 Governor's Dinner - November 6, 2015
The annual Governor’s Dinner is open to all Jamestowne Society Members. It was held in T.J.’s dining room at the Jefferson Hotel at 7:00pm, with a pre-dinner gathering in the lower lounge.
Fall Membership Meeting and Luncheon - November 7, 2015
The Jamestowne Society membership meeting was held Saturday, November 7, 2015 at The Commonwealth Club, 401 W. Franklin Street, Richmond, Virginia. The reception began at 11:30 am, followed by luncheon at 12:15 pm.
The Jamestowne Society membership meeting was held Saturday, November 7, 2015 at The Commonwealth Club, 401 W. Franklin Street, Richmond, Virginia. The reception began at 11:30 am, followed by luncheon at 12:15 pm.
Last Update: 17 November 2015
