2007 Anniversary Projects
(check back often as dates and times are subject to change)

Listed below are all the currently approved 2007 Anniversary Projects of Occoquan's Virginia 2007 Commemoration Committee. Anniversary Projects are those projects designed to start and end during the Jamestown anniversary year of 2007.

Mill House Museum Exhibit -- Historic Photographs of Occoquan's African-American Community

Historic Occoquan, Inc.'s Mill House Musuem offered an exhibit highlighting a portion of the town's African-American heritage. Using photographs from the museum's collection, the exhibit focused on three community institutions that developed on lower Washington Street during the twentieth century: Ogle Harris & Sons General Store, Oddfellows Hall, and Ebenezer Baptist Church. The exhibit was a joint effort of Historic Occoquan, Inc. and the Virginia 2007 Commemoration Committee. The exhibit was established in February to coincide with the Virginia 2007 theme for the month of February, "Black History Month", and ran through April 30, 2007. Click here to see an online selection from the exhibit.

Lecture -- History of the Occoquan Reservoir

On April 22, 2007, the Virginia 2007 Commemoration Committee co-sponsored a lecture with Historic Prince William and Historic Occoquan, Inc., on the history of the Occoquan Reservoir. The featured speaker was Charlie Grymes, President of Historic Prince William and Adjunct Professor of Geography at George Mason University. The lecture began at 3:00 pm at the Occoquan Town Hall, 314 Mill Street. Click here to view photos of the event.

Flowers for Merchants

During the month of July the Virginia 2007 Commemoration Committee made available free of charge to Occoquan town merchants small assortments of red, white, and blue flowers for display. The only criteria for receiving the flowers was that one be a merchant in Occoquan and agree to display and care for the flowers as best as possible.

Mill House Museum Exhibit -- Occoquan and the American Indian

Historic Occoquan, Inc.'s Mill House Musuem offers an exhibit highlighting the American Indian heritage of the Occoquan area. The exhibit will feature American Indian artifacts in the museum's collection, and is scheduled for November to coincide with the Virginia 2007 theme for the month of November, "American Indian Heritage Month."

Town Gala -- Naming of Occoquan River Footbridge

On Sunday, October 14, 2007, Occoquan's Virginia 2007 Commemoration Committee sponsored a Taste of Occoquan event in Mamie Davis Park, and a Founder's Town Gala, to accompany the formal naming of the Occoquan River Footbridge after Nathaniel Ellicott, one of the town's colonial-era founders (for more information on the footbridge legacy project, see "Legacy Projects" on this web site).

"Jamestown to Occoquan" Flyer

Occoquan's Virginia 2007 Committee has printed a flyer for young people portraying American Indian life in the Occoquan area at the time of Captain John Smith's 1608 visit. The flyer is being made available free of charge to merchants, organizations, and others throughout the Town of Occoquan for distribution to visitors.