The Torch Club of Richmond

The International Torch Convention was celebrated in

Richmond, VA in 2007!

Virginia in its 400th Anniversary Year

Where: Omni Hotel in Historic Shockoe Slip

   When: June 14-17, 2007

          Register Early and Save:

            $310 if payment postmarked by February 1, 2007

            $330 if payment postmarked by May 15, 2007

            $350 if paid after May 15, 2007

Convention Information Contacts:

       E-mail: mmaxwell@richmond.edu

        Regular mail: Mary Maxwell, 607 Gardiner Road, Richmond, VA 23229

        Telephone: Ellen Goodpasture, 804-264-6323

2007 Convention Program

A) Programs included in the convention schedule:

* Reception, dinner, and theatre at Historic Agecroft Hall

* Tour and Paper presentation inside the Old Senate Chambers of the Virginia State Capitol (designed by Thomas Jefferson}  

B) Choose from 5 tours included in your registration fees that will take you to some of the nation's most treasured sites:

Tour F1 -   Citie of Henricus, second colonial settlement (1611), Wedding Reenactment

Tour F2 -   Berkeley & Shirley, stunning 17th century colonial plantations on the James River  

                                         

Tour S4 - Monticello - Jefferson's masterpiece outside Charlottesville  

Tour S5 -   Pamplin Park National Museum of the Civil War Soldier and historic Blandford Church 

C. Special Tour of Jamestown (not included in convention fees).

Jamestown 400th Anniversary Tour 

--> Optional tour for Torch conventioneers on Sunday, June 17 -- priced separately.  

Register now to reserve your place on this optional Jamestown tour for Sunday, June 17. 

D. There's plenty more to experience on your own:

White House of the Confederacy and Museum of the Confederacy -- the story and artifacts of America's Civil War; not to be missed

Edgar Allan Poe Museum -- the oldest house in Richmond

The Valentine Museum -- the history and culture of Richmond

The Maggie Walker National Historic Site -- the daughter of a slave, Maggie Walker rose to prominence as the first African American woman bank president, newspaper publisher, and visionary leader

Shockoe Bottom -- the historic trading area where more African slaves were sold than anywhere else in America

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts -- a superb international collection

Hollywood Cemetery -- resting place for two U.S. presidents and many other historical figures 

The University of Richmond, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia Union University, Union Theological Seminary, University of Virginia, The College of William and Mary, and other centers of higher learning

Colonial Williamsburg -- a restored 17th Century village

Outlet shopping near Williamsburg

Whitewater rafting on the James River - through downtown!