May-Faire at the Snider Agricultural Arena

They were supposed to make men rich, but the early settlers at Jamestown made no money for their sponsors back in England. They found no gold and they found no easy route to the East with its precious jewels and other treasures. What the Jamestown settlers found was no happy reception from the native people and little more than suffering, starvation, and death. Somehow, with preservation, luck, and the blessings of their maker enough survived to form the beginnings of a great nation.

The 3,000 mile stretch of ocean was no barrier to these courageous men and their families. But they brought more than determination and a willing spirit, they also brought tools, skills, ideas, and a settled way of life based on medieval traditions.

We were proud to present this celebration of medieval and colonial ways of life. From blacksmith to armorer, to bee-keeper, to soldier and singer, to cook to craftsman/woman; the May-Faire provided some 2,500 visitors with the flavor of our British roots in the context of our colonial and early nation beginnings.

May-Faire! May 18-19-20, 2007