The HHFI annual community lectures series kicks off its 2008 season on May 7 with Chris Calkins presenting “The Battle of the Bulge Revisited”. At this lecture we will also be asking attendees to bring and share any WWII memorabilia they may have. The Director of Museums, Shirley Belkowitz, will be providing information on how to protect and store historical items.
All lectures during May and June will take place at the Appomattox Regional Library in downtown Hopewell. The remainder of the lectures will take place at Weston Manor. Bring a brown bag lunch and an appetite for fun and knowledge. HHFI will provide dessert and beverages. For more information about the lectures, which will run through September, please call the HHFI at 804-458-4682.
MAY
May 7
Chris Calkins
The Battle of the Bulge Revisited
May 21
Pete Calos
History of Hopewell: Then & Now in Photos and Words
JUNE
June
Jeff & Mary Ellen Anderson
Life before Civil War
June 11
Wesley Joyner
The Legend of Peter Francisco
June 18
Michael Schoenenburger
Good News For America
June 25
Michael Moore
Lee Hall Mansion: A Warwick County Masterpiece
JULY
July 2
Judge Kenneth Nye
Real Estate in History of Hopewell
July 9
Chuck Frederickson
Fish Grow on Trees
July 16
Dr. Keith Dickson
Civil War for Dummies
July 23
Dennis Farmer
Captain John Smith Presentation
July 30
Pat Archer
John Marshall, His Life & Legacy
AUGUST
August 6
Ed Crew
Sin, Sex, Drinking & Gambling: Our Wicked, Wanton Colonial Ancestors
August 20
The Press Gang Singers
Sea Chanteys of the 1700’s – A Sailor’s Life
August 27
Jeannie Langford
The Home Coming: The Story of Samuel Jackson {1850-1951}
SEPTEMBER
September 3
Betty Steele
With Paintbrush and Shovel: Restoring the Forgotten Garden
September 10
Pete Calos
Renovation of Virginia State Capitol
2008 Special Events
April 12
Exhibition opens for New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music. This delightful exhibition, on loan from the Smithsonian Institution, has been brought to Hopewell through a partnership of the Appomattox Regional Library, the Historic Hopewell Foundation, Inc. and the Beacon Theatre. The exhibition will be at the Appomattox Regional Library in downtown Hopewell through May 24, 2008.
A series of concerts and lectures celebrating roots music will take place in Hopewell beginning on April 12. For more information please call 804-458-6329.
April 19-27
Weston is once again part of Historic Garden Week in Virginia. Our 1789 plantation home and its lovely grounds overlooking the Appomattox River will be open to the public during our regular hours. Admission fee charged. See our listing under James River Plantations-Lower South Side in this year’s garden week publication.
May 3
All Manor of Things, a fundraising event for the Historic Hopewell Foundation, Inc., will take place at the Beacon Theatre beginning at 6:30 PM. Join us for an entertaining evening that will include both a live and silent auction. Tickets are limited so make your reservations today. For more information please call 804-458-4682
2008 Exhibitions
Breaking the Mold: Hopewell China 1920-1945
This popular exhibition has been held over for a second season.
