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Patriot Record Great Bridge Battlefield &

Waterways History Foundation

Board of Advisors Michael Barber

Sheree Best Steve Best

James Canterbury Robert Creekmore, Jr.

John deTriquet Larry Floyd Betsy Fowler

Charles Hackworth, II Matt Hogendobler

Philip Johnson Raymond Jones

Molly Kerr Garnett Lane

Sam Leary John Maxwell

Peggy Haile McPhillips Thomas L. Mercer, Sr.

Lil Oman Michael Ornoff Michael Perez Teresa Peters Ron Phelps Lori Pickett

Bryan Plumlee Carl Pope, Jr. Becky Poulliot

Patricia L. Powers Lisa B. Rhine Stuart Smith Helen Spruill

Kenneth Stuart Tom Whetstone

Board of Trustees Rebecca Adams

Lee Baynor Harry Blevins Valerie Brown Jean Carideo

Bobby Clifton Mark Compton John Cosgrove

John Cross Lee Curling Jane Gaffney Lillie Gilbert

Preston Grissom Spencer Hull Elaine Hutto

Phillip Infantino Timothy Kerr

Stacy Long Brent Nielson

George Ramsey Debbie Ritter

D.J. “Jimmy” Rogers James A. Roy

Olivia Trombino William E. Ward

Steven Wright Gary Zaugg

Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways History Foundation

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Lin J. Olsen Executive Director

linolsen@gbbattlefield.org

Cindy Mulkey Development Assistant cindy@gbbattlefield.org

On the Web www.gbbattlefield.org

Contact the Office Email: info@gbbattlefield.org

Phone: 757-482-4480

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Time is running short! With the Historic Park open, the GBB&WHF is now focusing on our final fundraising efforts for the Visitor Center. Your support is crucial at this time.

To make your contribution online, please visit www.gbbattlefield.org and click on ‘Giving’. If you would like to offer in-kind support as numerous donors have already graciously done, please call our office at 757-482-4480.

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Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways History Foundation

P.O. Box 15425 Chesapeake, VA 23328

5th Annual Waterways Heritage Festival

of Battlefield Park and boat tours through the Great Bridge Locks , demonstrations on a Chesapeake Fire Department Fire Engine and Fire Boat, sheep shearing, beekeeping, spinning, soap making, candle-rolling, doll making, pottery, glassblowing, wood-carving, jewelry, jams, quilting, basketry, shaker boxes, storytelling, kettle corn, fine art, sewing, lamb cuisine, knitting, fiber arts, live music, and so much more! Take your family on an educational scavenger hunt and show your completed form to be entered into a raffle to win a pizza lunch for your child's entire classroom sponsored by Spaghetti Eddie's! Free shuttle service compliments of the Chesapeake Fire Department and Chesapeake Emergency Response Team. This event is made possible and paid in part by the American Lamb Board; the Virginia Sheep Industry Board; Virginia Sheep Producers Association; TowneBank; Jo-Kell, Inc.; Stanton Partners; and many others.

Food Truck Hump Days on the Great Bridge Waterways

Battlefield Park Chesapeake, VA

Every 1st & 3rd Wednesday through October

5th Annual Waterways Heritage Festival

Lock Park & Battlefield Park Chesapeake, VA

October 11 & 12, 2014

A Special Evening (subject matter TBA)

Last year’s “An Evening with Colonial Williamsburg’s

Patrick Henry” was such a success, we plan to continue

the tradition. Chesapeake, VA

December 5, 2014

20th Annual Battle of Great Bridge Reenactment

120 Reservation Road Chesapeake, VA

December 6, 2014

DAR/SAR Battle of Great Bridge Celebration 2014

Battlefield Park Chesapeake, VA

December 6, 2014

Chesapeake, VA for a 3-day visit Friday, Saturday, & Sunday October 10-12, 2014. The exhibit, an initiative of the Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission, will be located at the Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways Park (1775 Historic Way, Chesapeake, VA 23320) and will be open daily from 10 AM to 5 PM. Admission to the HistoryMobile is free.

History is on the move in Virginia as the Civil War 150 HistoryMobile rolls into

-Tractor-trailer 'museum on wheels' is f illed with interactive exhibits and activities –

Waterways Heritage Festival Great Bridge Lock Park & Battlefield Park

Saturday 10 AM – 5 PM and Sunday Noon – 5 PM Free admittance, parking, and shuttle service

Mark your calendar for this family-oriented event featuring two days of cultural heritage, fine arts, music, and more! Enjoy historic Batteaus, free docent tours

New this year: Virginia’s Civil War 150 HistoryMobile Coming to Chesapeake on Friday, October 10th and staying through the

5th Annual Waterways Heritage Festival Saturday & Sunday, October 11th & 12th

October 11th & 12th

Valentine’s Wine Tasting February 2015 Details TBA

“Bucket List Begins on a Batteau” by Terry Putman

Eat The Streets 757 - "You gotta eat, make it Crave-able!"

Become a Lifetime Member With a one-time contribution of $1,000 you will receive: Free, unlimited Visitor Center admission 10% Discount to all Foundation Events Discount in Visitor Center gift shop Discount for lectures and selected ticketed events Patriot newsletter delivered to your door quarterly Email updates with special news and events Invitation to exhibit previews *Lifetime membership benefits are available to all family members living under the same household.

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Food Truck “Hump Days on the Great Bridge Waterways” Thank You to the Virginia Port Authority!

Think Local Think History ReThink Chesapeake. The Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways History Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and presentation of the historical significance of the Battle of Great Bridge, the Albemarle & Chesapeake Canal, and the Dismal Swamp Canal.

Reenlistment Ceremony Our historic Battlefield Park was selected as the site for the April 2, 2014, reenlistment ceremony of Interior Communications Electrician 1st Class (IC1) Matthew Smith. Also pictured are his wife Temeka Smith; their children Seanna, Isaiah, and Denzel; and reenlisting officer Lieutenant (LT) Mark Rinschler. Congratulations to Petty Officer Smith!

If you haven't experienced Food Truck Hump Days on the Great Bridge Waterways, you are missing a perfect family event! Come out to historic Battlefield Park every 1st and 3rd Wednesday, 4 PM - Dusk, through October, and see what the all talk is about. These events are brought to you by Eat The Streets 757, Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways History Foundation, and Chesapeake Parks, Recreation and Tourism. Eat the Streets 757 offers a variety of mobile urban eateries that provide fresh quality food prepared by talented chefs in Hampton Roads. Each Food Truck Hump Day on the Great Bridge Waterways offers a fun way for families to relax with friends and family and enjoy gourmet food, all while helping to promote and preserve one of the most significant events in Hampton Roads history - 10% of all food sales benefit the Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways History Foundation. These Food Truck Rodeos offer more than delicious food. Foundation Docents are onsite giving free tours at each event, and our partner, Chesapeake, Parks, Recreation and Tourism is onsite with children’s activities, and every 3rd Wednesday they offer free kayak rides. Other community participants include: Chesapeake Fire Department, Citizen Corps, Chesapeake Master Gardeners, and more. One Wednesday, the Foundation held a Hula Hoop Challenge for a $20 Gift Certificate to Spaghetti Eddie’s. Winners (pictured right) were Taylor Sawyer and Abby Bechthold. Another Wednesday featured free photo ops with Chessie, who arrived via Fire Boat! This is a don't miss community event, so bring your chairs and your appetites to historic Battlefield Park (1775 Historic Way, Chesapeake, VA 23320) every 1st & 3rd Wednesday, 4 PM - Dusk!

The City of Chesapeake Parks, Recreation & Tourism and the Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways History Foundation are proud to announce that the Port of Virginia has generously granted $90,000.00 for a dock replacement at the Battlefield Park in Chesapeake, Virginia. Currently, yachter’s from all over the world travel our Intracoastal Waterways, and this generous funding will allow them to stop and spend time in Chesapeake and our neighboring communities thanks to the Virginia Port Authority for years to come. A special thanks to Department Head Mike Barber and Lennie Luke of Chesapeake Parks, Recreation and Tourism for helping to make this happen.

year they participate in the James River Batteau Festival and recreate the route taken in the early 1800’s that brought lumber, tobacco, and other goods down the James. Little did I dream that sharing my name, phone number and desire to make that trip might actually one day bring me the privilege of riding on the Lady Slipper. As you can see, dreams do come true and June 20 found me on the James River headed from Bremo Bluff on the Slate River to Cartersville for the next to last leg of the Lady’s week long journey. As one of nine members of the Lady Slipper all female crew, I learned to pole, swing oar and bail water during our 12 hour, 22 mile day on the James. Not all work, the ladies offered several opportunities to cool off in the James and a lunch fit for a hardworking batteau. A Virginian for life, I had never traveled or swam in the James, but I plan for it not to be my last time. This fall the Waterway Heritage Festival will give locals the chance to see the batteau and those devoted to keeping this part of our history alive. These dedicated re-enactors preserve a part of the rich inland waterway history that Great Bridge Battlefield and Waterways is so much a part of. All the more reason to come and enjoy the Festival this fall!”

Park Volunteers The Foundation has been so very fortunate to have such wonderful, helpful, and hard-working volunteers! Special thanks is due to each and every volunteer. We would like to take a moment to thank a few groups to recently help out at the park. Clean the Bay Day volunteers

Eagle Scout Project – Historical Signage A special thank you to Eagle Scout Logan Mazerick of Troop 408 for our new historical signage at Battlefield Park!

“As I looked toward retiring, people often asked about my plans. My answer usually involved admitting, I had not even had time to think about it as busy as my days at Great Bridge High kept me. Knowing myself, I was really just waiting for the adventure to find me. How excited I was when that first great bucket list item came only a week after GBHS graduation. I had met Gail Timberlake, author of The Rescue of the “Lady Slipper”, a few years ago when Great Bridge Woman’s Club provided breakfast for the bateaux crews during the Waterway Heritage Festival. Having always loved the water and riding aboard boats, I expressed my envy of her experience as a lady of the batteau. She explained every

along with Cub Scout Pack 42 picked up along the water’s edge June 7th; and in July, 29 Marines, 3 Firefighters, 4 Parks & Recreation staff; and 2 Foundation volunteers were instrumental in assisting with park landscaping! Also a special thank you to Larry Higgerson of Higgerson Buchanan for donating mulch again this year!