The Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin In the Colony of VirginiaHistory: Huguenots
began coming to Virginia as early as
1620. In 1700, four ships arrived at the mouth of the James River
and the Rappahannock, east of present-day Richmond, Virginia. French
Huguenots, having fled religious persecution, had lived in England
and done services for the king. They were granted lands in the New
World for a permanent home where they had the freedom to worship as
they pleased. West of Richmond, many founded a colony on the site
of a village deserted by the Monacan Indians.
This is a society of the descendants of that colony and French Protestants
who came to Virginia before 1786 [see history
of the society]. The National Assembly
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Entrance and Old Church Planning
a trip to Williamsburg and curious about the role of the Huguenots
there? This is a "hidden" history, now visible in Carol
Cason and Ann Woodlief's A Guide to Huguenot Williamsburg,
an illustrated booklet now available from our library. Planning a trip to France? Or would you like to search Huguenot resources there? Check out this listing of Protestant Museums and their websites. We now have reprints of The Huguenot, volumes 8 (1935-37), 12 and 13 (1943-1947), and copies of volume 39 (1999-2001), which gives us the full run available for sale individually [see the gift shop]. We also now have a full index to the magazine on our site. .We also have the Huguenot méreau or token available in pewter or brass for $10. Call 804-794-5702 or e-mail (library @ huguenot-manakin.org) for details. Recipe for Huguenot Torte French Origins of Virginia/Manakin Huguenots Review of a new book, The French Pilot (Lamoureaux) Who Are We? Article by "Jack" Gibson , Fall 2005. The original 1704 land grant for ten thousand acres James L. Bugg, Jr., "The French Huguenot Frontier Settlement of Manakin Town" Presentation of the lineages of society members (the first three generations), 11/04 The Society has a Library Assistant and the library will be open regularly for research (appointments preferred). Now available again: Elterich, Allison Wehr. The Diligence and the Disappearance of Manakintowne's Huguenots. 1999. See gift shop. This is the most comprehensive modern history of the Huguenots at Manakin. Photo Album of Huguenot Church and Monument Check out the state sites for Virginia, Oklahoma, and Tennessee Reviews of books on the Huguenots A tour of Huguenot houses in Chesterfield and Powhatan counties, VA. Lucille Moseley, Virginia Branch Historian Engravings
of Huguenot Flights from France
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