populations in virginia history. this piece represents the emerging european and native american cultures. many people talk about virginia history being for centuries long. the history of human habitation of virginia stands back to between 16,000 to 20,000 years in the past. the canoe we have here represents the way in which these two cultures sometimes clash with one another, sometimes fail to see eye to eye . in many ways we are learning from one another, and absorbing elements of each other s culture. the canoe here is made in the traditional dugout, new fashion where you have a log that has it iselled, and traditionally scraped out by setting a small fire within the log. that small fire is controlled very carefully by the folks making the canoe, and the ashes are scraped away with seashells. what makes this canoe unique is the markings that you are able to see within the interior of the canoe. they are very straight, they were made by very sharp tools and are very regular
history. we re going to begin by looking at a canoe that s roughly 300 years old. this is a piece that is actually a symbol of the collision of two cultures that make up the earliest populations in virginia history. this piece represents the merging of european and native-american cultures. many people talk about virginia history being four centcenturie long, but in reality the history spans 20,000 years into the past. the canoe we have here represents the way in which these two cultures sometimes clash with one another, sometimes fail to see eye-to-eye, but in many ways we re learning from one another and absorbing elements of each other s culture. the canoe is made in the tradition dugout fashion where you have a log that s been felled and it s traditionally scraped out by setting a small fire within the log. that small fire is controlled very carefully by the folks making the canoe and then the ashes are scraped away with sea shells. this was a type of tool that would have
international history as well. we are going to begin by looking at a canoe that s roughly 300 years old. this is a piece that is actually a symbol much tof the collisiono cultures that make up the earliest populations in virginia history. so this piece represents the merging of european and native american cultures. many people talk about virginia history being four centuries long but in reality, the history of human habitation in virginia spans back to anywhere between 16,000 to 20,000 years into the past. so the canoe we have here represents the way in which thighs two cultures sometimes clashed with one another, sometimes failed to see eye-to-eye but in many ways, were learning from one another and absorbing elements of each other s culture. so the canoe here is made in the traditional dug-out canoe fashion where you have a log that s been felled and it s traditionally scraped out by setting a small fire within the log. the instasmall fire is controll carefully by folks ma
today we are very pleased to have jane turner with this, who is discussing her new biography. he was well known throughout america as the author of a scandalous novel and is a beauty who had married the air to heir to the astor family. years earlier, she had burst from the literary scene with a short story in the atlantic monthly, a highly regarded illustrated monthly. in today s talk, jane will explore how she went from anonymity to a household name. she is a professor emeritus of history at george mason university, especially specializing in 19th-century america and southern women. her essays and articles have appeared in numerous journals, including the journal of southern history, the american journal of legal history, southern culture, and the american quarterly. in 2017 and 2018, she served as president of the american historical association. she is the author of several books including north carolina planters and their children 1800-1860 and the reconstruction
today we are very pleased to have jane turner with this, who is discussing her new biography. he was well known throughout america as the author of a scandalous novel and is a beauty who had married the air to heir to the astor family. years earlier, she had burst from the literary scene with a short story in the atlantic monthly, a highly regarded illustrated monthly. in today s talk, jane will explore how she went from anonymity to a household name. she is a professor emeritus of history at george mason university, especially specializing in 19th-century america and southern women. her essays and articles have appeared in numerous journals, including the journal of southern history, the american journal of legal history, southern culture, and the american quarterly. in 2017 and 2018, she served as president of the american historical association. she is the author of several books including north carolina planters and their children 1800-1860 and the reconstruction