New Kent County Historic Commission presents WWII Freedom Calls NK
Saturday, June 7
Exhibits: -Honoring the men & women who served during WWII -Victory Garden -WWII ear military tents, vehicles, equipment & uniforms -Fort Lee Military Band -USO type dance 6-8 PM -Presentations, special guests & more!
12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
New Kent Historic School Grounds & Gym
11825 New Kent Highway New Kent, VA 23124
(804) 932-3155
Free and open to the public
The Historical Society plans to purchase the Martha Dandridge Woman's Club building, which was originally a two room school house built in 1870, and then create a museum to preserve the history of our county. Please send your donations (tax deductable) to:
New Kent Historical Society
P.O. Box 24
New Kent, VA 23124 .
Virginia’s Pamunkey Indian Tribe says it has cleared a major hurdle in its bid for federal recognition.The tribe announced Friday that the U.S. assistant secretary for Indian affairs has endorsed its petition for recognition, which would make members eligible for special benefits in education, housing and medical care.The recommendation comes more than three years after the tribe presented the Bureau of Indian Affairs thousands of pages of documents verifying its history.
Mark Tilden, an attorney for the tribe, said a 180-day comment period is the next step in a regulatory process that could take about a year.
