2013 Day Camps at Henricus Historical Park
Come for the FUN!  Come for the LEARNING!

Kids Fishing

Join our professional staff in interactive and fun camps at this amazing living history park.  Henricus historical Park provides various topic camps for children ages 6 – 16 and for Adults:  Virginia Indians, Civil War, the James River, Archaeology and winter-themed camps.  Camps include period historical demonstrations and make and take craft activities.   Some camps include a pontoon boat tour of the James River.  See each camp description for more information.

For reservations, please contact Victoria Sweeney at 804-318-8797 or sweeneyv@chesterfield.gov

Civil War on the James River (Spring Break Camp)
April 1 – 5, 2013
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Ages 8 – 12
$175/$160.00 Henricus Foundation Patrons
Learn about the daily life of the common soldier during the Civil War and the inventions and engineering feats that the war brought to the James River area.    Experience the camp and battlefield routines:  building fortifications, marching  drill, communications and survival techniques.  A pontoon boat tour on the James River will feature the Battle of Trent’s Reach. 

Camp Pocahontas I
June 24 – 28, 2013           
9 a.m. – 4 p.m. 
Ages 6 – 10
$180/$160 Henricus Foundation Patrons
Through activities and arts and crafts, campers will explore the life of  Pocahontas and the culture of the Powhatan people.  Using our re-created Powhatan village of Arrohateck, hands-on acitivites will include cooking,    farming, hunting skills, house and canoe building, weavintg fishing nets and   making pottery, arrow and tools.  Make & take crafts are included.  A pontoon   boat tour of the James River will be included.

Camp Pocahontas II
July 8 – 12, 2013              
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Ages 6 – 10
$180/$160 Henricus Foundation Patrons
See above description.

James River Camp I
August 8, 2013                  
9 a.m. – 4 p.m. 
Ages 7 – 12
$55/$45 Henricus Foundation Patrons
See the James River as the people who lived and used it for fishing and  transportation would have seen it.  Discover the course changes of the river as the Dutch Gap was created during the Civil War.  A pontoon boat tour of the   James River, river activities and make & take projects are included.

James River Camp II
August 15, 2013               
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Ages 7 – 12
$55/$45 Henricus Foundation Patrons
Enjoy an environmental and conservation camp on the James River While paddling a kayak, identify plants and animals of the river; learn how they were   hunted, gathered or fished by people throughout history.

Archaeology & Henricus
October 5, 2013               
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.  
Ages 8 – 14/15 -- Adult
$45/$40 Members Henricus Foundation Patron
In honor of Virginia’s Archaeology Month learn the archaeological method to understand how to create a living history museum.  See where we are in trying   to locate the original Citie of Henricus.

Christmas in the Colonies
December 7, 2013           
10 a.m. – 2 p.m.  
Ages 5 – 10
$30/$25 Members Henricus Foundation Patron
Join in a Colonial Christmas – make historic decorations and crafts and   participate in games and activities of Colonial Virginia.  Help us decorate your home and Henricus!  Parents can do their Christmas shopping and also visit our   Gift Shop for their Holiday needs! 

Civil War Winter Camp
December 14, 2013        
10 a.m. – 3 p.m. 
Ages 8 – 12
$30/$25  Members Henricus Foundation Patron
See what a winter day in the life of a soldier in the military would have been like  during the Civil War – drills and chores, cooking, music, stories – life in a   winter camp.  Parents can do their Christmas shopping and also visit our Gift   Shop for their Holiday Needs!

 

For reservations, please contact Victoria Sweeney at 804-318-8797 or sweeneyv@chesterfield.gov

 

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