Jamestown Brides Mail Order Brides or Entrepreneurs

Jamestown Brides: Mail Order Brides or Entrepreneurs?

103 Main Street
Smithfield, VA 23430

Friday, July 28, 2023
12:30pm - 01:30pm

  • 103 Main Street
    Smithfield, VA 23430
  • 28 July, 2023
  • 12:30pm - 01:30pm
  • (757) 356 - 1223
  • Category: Lecture/Educational Program/Workshop
  • Tuesday, 10 June | Smithfield, VA

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The Isle of Wight Museum presents: Jamestown Brides: Mail order Brides or Entrepreneurs?


12:30 p.m. Friday, July 28, 2023


Who were these 17th century women who left Britain to become wives for tobacco planters in the new colony? Why did they decide to leave their lives to venture to a new and uncharted territory? Were they prepared for the hardships and the unknown? Join us while we explore the lives of the Jamestown Tobacco Brides with author and historian Kelly Parker. 

 


Admission
Free

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