Spring 2010 Membership Meeting  

Spring 2010 Membership Meeting  
May 15, 2010  
The Williamsburg Lodge, Williamsburg, Virginia

The Spring Membership Meeting of the Jamestowne Society was held on Saturday, May 15, 2010, at the Williamsburg Lodge.  Company Governors arrived early for the all-day Governors' Roundtable which took place on May 14 at the Lodge.  Council met on May 15 at 9 am.  Following the Council meeting, members attended a reception followed by a luncheon. 
The program was "SUBBERB OF JAMES CITTIE, New  Archeological Discoveries on the Maine" the early 17th century name of an area of archaeological investigation by the speaker, Alain C. Outlaw.  His interesting talk addressed the "Argall Town" period as well as possibly earlier historic finds in the vicinity.  Mr. Outlaw, Principal Archaeologist with Archaeological & Cultural Solutions, Inc. of Williamsburg, received undergraduate and graduate degrees in anthropology, and serves as Instructor of History at Christopher Newport University, and has done so for the past ten years, where his courses taught include Introduction to Historical Archaeology, Historical Archaeology, and Fieldwork in Historical Archaeology.
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Guest Speaker Alain C. Outlaw
Below are photos of portions of the PowerPoint presentation given by Mr. Outlaw.
Society Officers and Company Governors attending the all-day Friday Governors' Roundtable. (Webmaster/Attorney General Susan Rager also attended, but was also photographer!)
Two companies received their charters at the Membership luncheon.
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Presentation of charter to North Florida Company
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Presentation of charter to Wilderness Road Company
Washington-Northern Virginia Company presented a framed illustrated Chesapeake Bay map as gift in memory of Henry Mackall
Photos below were taken at the reception, at the luncheon, and on the day before at the Governors Roundtable.
Carter B. S. Furr, Governor of the Society, standing, at the Landing Day Ceremony, Jamestowne Island, May 15, 2010, following the luncheon


Last Update  9 October 2014