Isle of Wight County Museum
Smithfield Center
JAMESTOWN BRIDES: Mail Order Brides or Entrepreneurs?
When: July 28, 2023 12:30 PM until 01:30 PM Eastern Time Zone
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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.
Location: Isle of Wight County Museum 103 Main Street, Smithfield, VA, 23430
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