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Youth program explores Virginia’s early history

“Footprints by the River,” a Mathews Memorial Library program for children aged 6-14, will be held from July 9-Aug. 2 at the library on Main Street.

The program will lead young people on a journey of discovery as they explore the role of Virginia in establishing the ideal of democracy in America, said a press release from library director Bette Dillehay.

“This year is a special time as we celebrate the 400th anniversary of events that occurred at Jamestown in 1619,” said Dillehay.

Library staff member Maude Donovan captured the concept of the convergence of two cultures, English and Indian, in a logo she designed for the occasion.

Dillehay said that James Horn, in his recently published book, “1619 Jamestown and the Forging of American Democracy,” puts two of the historical events in perspective. The first legislative assembly was convened at Jamestown in July that year, she said, along with what became “one of the greatest challenges to ou...

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