By Karen Gonzalez
The 400th wedding anniversary of Pocahontas and John Rolfe will be celebrated April 5, and history.org will be there to cover the festivities live on Twitter.
Historic Jamestowne is hosting the wedding at the original church site. In 2010, the 1608 church foundation was uncovered where the original wedding took place — 400 years to the day that it actually happened.
Follow #PocahontasWedding or @kgscribe during Friday night’s pre-wedding dinner and Saturday’s ceremonies.
Partner organizations collaborating on the event include Preservation Virginia, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, the Pamunkey Indian Museum and Cultural Center and the Patawomeck Heritage Foundation.
The wedding reenactments will be held at 10:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Adult admission to Historic Jamestowne is $14, and includes Yorktown Battlefield. National Parks passes and Preservation Virginia memberships are accepted, but a $5 fee may apply for entrance to Historic Jamestowne. Visitors under age 16 receive free admission to Historic Jamestowne. For more information, telephone (757)229-4497 or visit www.historicjamestowne.org.
Listen to our Podcast “The Wedding of the 17th Century.”
Read about the recreation of the wedding jacket.
Learn more about Historic Jamestowne.
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