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Lovers and Leaders are subject of Shirley Romance Tours
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| February is the month of Valentine’s Day and romance, and Shirley Plantation created a romantic celebration just for February visitors. Love letters from the past, written by Shirley couples from the 11-generation Carter family, will be shared with the public February 1 to February 28, during historical tours of the nearly 400-year-old plantation. This February, hold the e-mail, and take a trip back to a time when romantic feelings were communicated by pen and paper. Bring your sweetheart, bring your friends, bring your children, blow away those mid-winter blahs, and celebrate the month of romance as you learn the more human and romantic side of our forefathers. Visitors to Shirley’s Great House will hear quotations from love letters written by early Carter residents, as well as other notable Virginians. George Washington and former Shirley resident Robert E. Lee took up pen and paper to express their feelings in times of danger and turmoil, and excerpts from their writings will reveal that early heroes of our country could be lovers as well as leaders. War, political vicissitudes, and illness separated couples in our historical past, during years when both communication and travel were difficult and time consuming. The written word was an art form that brought couples closer by expressing their affection for one another across great distances. You, too, can experience the art of letter writing throughout February. Just take a walk over to the warming open fire in our 18th-century kitchen building, where each day you can try your hand at writing your own style of love letter with a real quill pen and ink. Shirley Plantation is located on Scenic Route 5, just 10 miles east of Richmond and 35 miles west of Williamsburg. Shirley is open 7 days a week, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Admission is $10.50 for adults and $7.00 for youth, with discounts available for AAA members, military, and seniors. |
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