About The Friends

Incorporated in 1997, The Friends of the National Park for Green Spring, Inc. is a non-profit Virginia corporation with 501 (C) (3) IRS tax status, and is governed by a 21-member Board and an 11-member Advisory Council. The Friends' mission is to research, preserve, and present Historic Green Spring and its history for public education and enjoyment.

October 2009 Events

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Join Governor Sir William Berkeley, Lady Frances Berkeley, and the Friends of Green Spring for an Open House at Historic Green Spring Plantation. Discover why Green Spring is rightly called “the bridge between Jamestown and Williamsburg.”

Guided tours, period exhibits, music, and dance. Refreshments served.

Saturday, October 24, 2009 between 11:00 a.m.. & 2:00 p.m.

There is no parking on the site. Please park at Jamestown High School. Transportation will be provided to and from the site.

Free and open to the public.

For more information call 757-229-7317

Don’t miss this three-part lecture series celebrating Virginia Archeology Month.

October 6: “The Historic Landscape of Green Spring Plantation”
From formal gardens to agricultural experimentation, M. Kent Brinkley reveals Green Spring’s remarkable landscape history.

October 13: “The History and the People of Green Spring Plantation”
Landowner, employee or slave, the people who built and lived at Green Spring are brought to life by Martha W. McCartney.

October 20: “Historic Green Spring in the 21st Century”
The relevance of Green Spring today is discussed by Professor Warren M. Billings, Karen Rehm of the National Park Service, and Friends Co-President Julie Leverenz.

All lectures: 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m
Williamsburg Library Theatre, 515 Scotland Street, Williamsburg, Virginia

If you share our vision of Historic Green Spring's future, please donate.

Contact Us

The Friends of the National Park Service for Green Spring, Inc.
P.O. Box 779
Williamsburg, VA 23187
info@historicgreenspring.org

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