The 45th Eastern Orchid Congress
And AOS Trustees Meeting

TOURS

The beginnings of our colonial history are at Jamestown, on the banks of the James River.
The adventure begins on Jamestown Island. Here guests will visit the Visitor Center
where they will enjoy a film, museum, exhibits and the original site of Jamestown.
Guests will be fascinated by the ongoing archaeological digs taking place there.
Since the confirmation that some of the original ruins of Jamestown Island remain, amazing discoveries continue.
Hear about the skeletal remains uncovered and the insight they provide about our history.

Also on Jamestown Island, guests may stop at the Glasshouse,
where costumed craftsman demonstrate the art of glassblowing.

Next, guests will travel to Jamestown Settlement to continue their exploration of America’s history.
Jamestown Settlement is a re-creation of the first permanent English settlement in America.
Here guests will tour both indoor and outdoor exhibit areas, including replicas of the three ships
that brought the colonists to these shores, the re-constructed Fort where the first colonists lived,
and a re-created Powhatan Indian Village.
The indoor museum at Jamestown Settlement traces the colony’s history
from its beginnings in England through its first century in the New World.

Cost includes: Jamestown Settlement and Jamestown National Park admissions,
deluxe motorcoach transportation, and Tour Guide.
Cost: $55.00 Friday & Saturday 8:15am – 12:30pm

CARTER’S GROVE AND WOLSTENHOLM TOWNE*

Visit this plantation owned by one of the wealthiest men in the colonies during the 1600’s, Robert “King” Carter.
Tour the stately mansion and the reconstructed Slave Quarters.
During the 1970’s, the settlement of Wolstenholm Towne was uncovered at this site.
Settled in 1620, it was then wiped out during the Indian massacre of 1622.
Visit the Winthrop Rockefeller Archaeology Museum, where the story of the settlement
and the surrounding area of Martin’s Hundred is told.

Cost includes: Carter’s Grove admission, deluxe motorcoach transportation and Tour Guide.
Cost: $65.00 Friday & Saturday 9:00am – 12:30pm

AIRCRAFT CARRIER TOUR

World conditions permitting, tour a U.S. Navy nuclear powered aircraft carrier
moored at one of the largest naval bases in the world.

Cost includes: Guide, transportation and admission.
Cost: $20.00 Saturday only 8:30am – 12:30pm

* If demands warrant, tours will be available on both Friday and Saturday.
If there is a smaller response, tours will be offered only on Saturday.

Information on touring the Colonial Williamsburg Historical Area will be available at check-in.