400 Years of History! Newport News & Carrigaline

206 23rd Street,Newport News VA 23607

29 July, 2021

Description

Explore the story of Irish settlers Gookin and Newce whose 1621 homestead along the banks of the Hampton Roads became Newport News! ​Join Sister Cities as we explore 400 years of history between Ireland and American at Coastal Fermentory located in Newport News' new YARD DISTRICT, right near the original Irish homestead. We'll also be live-streaming the event on SCNN's Facebook page. Luke Pecoraro, Ph.D., Director of Curatorial Services at Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation will be our featured speaker. Learn more in advance at: https://www.carrigdhoun.com/post/from-carrigaline-to-virginia-usa 3rd QUARTER Sister Cities Membership SeminarFREE and open to the publicREGISTRATION requestedAlso available via Facebook LivestreamNOTE: Entrance does not include any food or drink. Learn more about the offerings at Coastal Fermentory here: https://coastalfermentory.com/ Sister Cities of Newport News is a 501(c)3 non-profit that conducts international exchanges and programs for members of the Newport News community.  For More Information Contact: 757-926-1348 or [email protected]   Official Sister City Partners Neyagawa (Osaka), Japan Taizhou (Jiangsu), China Greifswald (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern), Germany