I would like to thank the Kinsale Foundation Board of Directors for their confidence in me as the new chairperson. Be assured, I do not take this position lightly, and I realize without your help and involvement we would not succeed in enhancing our unique little village. Following our past chairman, Mr. O. J. Hickox, will not be easy. O. J. did a fantastic job, and I will not let him just ride off into the sunset. I have specific plans for him in the future. Now let us look forward to what I hope we can accomplish. First, I would like to see the people of Kinsale more united and working toward what would be best for our beautiful village. This is your foundation and I want to hear what you like and dislike as well as your visions and dreams for Kinsale. I will value and treasure your opinions, and I will not forget that each of you is a vital part of the Kinsale Foundation and will have a say in future plans.

I ask for your help and prayers as we look to the future of Kinsale.

Sincerely,

Shallops were shallow draft work boats, generally between 25-45

Betty Lou King, Chairman of the Board

Wanda Woodburn, Vice Chair

Mark Poteet, Secretary

Barbara Turpin, Treasurer

Judy Crown

Ann K. Lewis

Jimmy Moss

Tommy Moss

Walter B. Norris, Jr.

O’Hara Parks

Paul Sherman

Lee and Betty Arnest

Betty Bailey

Edna S. Douglas

Earl Carter Moss

Kay Assenmacher, Archivist

Joni Lawler, Fund Raising and Activities Chair

Mark Holmberg

Michael and Marion Green

A special “thank you” to Ray Daly who donated a collection of sales and service receipts from the J.C. Moss and Son Chevrolet dealership.

in length and powered by oars and sails. They were constructed in a ‘knock down’ fashion: pre-fabbed in Europe, disassembled, then shipped to the New World in pieces on larger ships. Once a landfall was made, the sailors would reassemble their shallop and begin exploring and mapping the coastline. Capt. Smith’s crew were using a shallop when they selected the site of the Jamestown fort. Using Captain Smith’s maps and logs, they will follow the Chesapeake Trail, the nation’s only watery National Park, and come ashore with a traveling museum filled with maps and artifacts. All reenactment sites are free to the public. Here’s what happened 400 years ago when Capt. Smith landed at what is now Colonial Beach. “Smith and his crew encountered a Wiccomico man, Mosco, who bore a heavy beard that was unusual for Indian men. Mosco was overjoyed to see, for the first time, others as hairy as himself after years of abuse by his smooth-skinned tribes members. He quickly established himself as the expedition’s guide and facilitator for the trip up the Patawomeck (Potomac) River.” The shallop will visit other sites close by: Solomon’s Island, June 9-10; Fredericksburg, August

18-19; Deltaville, August 25-26.

Anniversary of the 1607 Jamestown Settlement. After 10 years of planning and much needed restoration on the Jamestown site the dream finally came true. The conference theme was “Rediscovering Virginia.” Directors and curators from our Northern Neck museums attended the reception. Martha Scott, our Museum Curator, met Mr. Finley and others in the British delegation when she was in the British Isles

last fall for a conference and courses. They shared with her their treasures, such as a war memorial museum and the Maya Angelou Liverpool slave trade exhibit. In return, Martha extended an invitation to show the group of British visitors around the Northern

Neck. Mr. Finley flew in from Manchester and was in Virginia for 11 days in March. Among other sites, they visited Historic Christ Church, Mary Ball Museum, Menokin Rice’s Hotel and Hughlett’s Tavern, Stratford Hall Plantation, Belmont, and Agecroft Hall. John Finley is Chairman of the Friends of the Salford Museums Association, founded in 1957 and now celebrating its Golden Jubilee. “Our aims are to encourage Salford people to become involved in supporting the city’s Peel Park Art Gallery and its museums by taking part in various activities and family fun, attending exhibitions and talks on items in the collection, and making exchange visits to neighboring towns.” The Friends help raise funds to purchase items as well as publicizing events. “In the last 10 years we have donated over 20,000 pounds to purchase items for the city’s collection of Royal Lancastrian pottery.”

considerable interest.Has John Finley felt welcome, made new friends? “Hundreds,” he says, flashing his gleeful, brilliant, mischievous smile.

The Kinsale Foundation mourns the loss of members who have recently passed away. We honor their memory.

Gladys Balderson

Elizabeth Tod Booker Norris

Margaret Lee Rowe

Charles Mottrom “Mott” Sanford

interesting articles . . .everything from “Canning Factories in Kinsale” to”The Subek . . . one boat . . . two generations of Charter Boat Captains”. There is a pocket in the back of the book which contains a copy of “Kinsale, Virginia - A walk through history.” Stop by the Museum and pick up a copy for yourself and your family. Cost: $3.00 each. If you want to order by mail, the cost is $5.00 each, which will cover postage, etc. Send your check to: The Kinsale Foundation, P.O. Box 307, Kinsale, VA 22488.

May 11-12 The Bloom is On Plant Sale!

July 4 Independence Day Celebration

with Fireworks

August 25 Summers Eve Under the Moon

Dance

September 15 Kinsale Foundation Annual

Meeting & Rubber Duckie Derby

December 1 Christmas in Kinsale

Dear Friends of the Kinsale Foundation:

As chairperson of the Board of Directors, one of the first items I proposed was to establish a financial

budget. I felt we needed to know exactly where our Foundation was financially before we could decide what

goals we wanted to accomplish. Thanks to you, the Kinsale Foundation is fiscally sound.

The new members on the Board are all born and raised in the Kinsale area. Those members not being so

blessed are genuinely interested and love our historic town. To date, each of our committees has a chairman

and is already accomplishing great things, but we do need your help. The Grant Research Committee needs

members. If you or someone you know would like to help, please let me know.

We plan to expand our Museum Gift Shop to include items from local artists. Please let us know if you have

suggestions or items you would like to make available.

Our Fund Raising and Activities Chairman has planned several exciting and fun activities this year. Please

look for the schedule of activities in this issue of Waterways and plan to join us for the fun.

Martha Scott, our museum curator, did a fantastic job organizing our annual Black History Day program

. . . a wonderful musical event. If you missed this year, mark your calendar now for the third Saturday in

February 2008.

Thanks to the generous donation of one of our members, the museum office now has new storage shelving

and file cabinets. These items have much improved the appearance of our office and helped make it a more

workable space.

The editing and printing of several historical manuscripts continues. These include works by Norris Parks,

Harvey Bailey, and the Gemeny Family. You may want to reserve your copies soon. I believe these works will

be very popular.

Moving the Ice Cream Parlor off the corner of Rt. 203 and joining it with the Kinsale Museum continues to

be our main project. We are in the process of seeking a grant to defray a large portion of this expense. Although we

are pursuing grant funds, I encourage anyone with other ideas on funding this project to contact me. Needless to say,

if we cannot raise sufficient money to finance this project, we will have to consider other options . . . extend the project

over a longer period of time, completing it in stages, or perhaps renovating the ice cream parlor and leave it in its

present location.

Finally, we exist primarily on dues and contributions from you. Your continuing support is essential as we

strive to accomplish our mission of protecting the village of Kinsale and its unique heritage.

Enclosed is your membership renewal form for 2007. Please take the time to complete it and return it to us

soon. Thank you for your continuing support, and I look forward to seeing each of you at our upcoming

Sincerely,

Friday and Saturday

10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday

2:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Phone: 804-472-3001

Email: ksfd@netstar-usa.com

In an effort to save foundation money

(primarily postage), the Board has decided to

incorporate some mailings into Waterways.

In this issue you will find the annual letter to

the membership from our chairman and the