Author visit - William Kelso - "Jamestown: The Buried Truth" September 29, 2006

The man behind the finding of the original Jamestown site, William Kelso, head archaeologist of the Jamestown Rediscovery Project, will discuss his new book on the project at the Williamsburg Library Theatre on Friday, September 29 at 7 p.m. The program is free of charge. Tickets (limited to two per person) will be distributed beginning Wednesday, September 20 at the Program Services desk in the Williamsburg Library, 515 Scotland Street. Those not holding tickets will be admitted the night of the lecture if seats are available. Immediately preceding Dr. Kelso's talk will be the brief annual meeting of the Friends of Williamsburg Regional Library. The University of Virginia Press, publisher of the book, is sponsoring a reception for Dr. Kelso following his presentation and a question-and-answer period.

"Jamestown: The Buried Truth" tells what life was really like for the band of adventurers who first set foot on the banks of the James River in 1607. Kelso takes readers literally to the soil where the Jamestown colony began, unearthing the James Fort and its contents to reveal fascinating evidence of the lives and deaths of the first settlers, of their endeavors and struggles, and of their relationships with the Virginia Indians. He offers up a lively but fact-based account, framed around a narrative of the archaeological team's exciting discoveries. Once thought to have been washed away by the James River, James Fort still retains much of its structure, including palisade walls, bulwarks, interior building foundations, a well, a warehouse and several pits. More than 500,000 objects have been cataloged, half dating to the time of Queen Elizabeth and King James.

With the approach of Jamestown 2007, "Jamestown: The Buried Truth" promises to be the definitive guide to the story of America's first successful English colony. Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing. Please call (757) 259-4050 with any questions.

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