Two Part Lecture Focuses on the Plantation Economy in Early Virginia This course is part of the Rappahannock Institute for LIfelong Learning (RILL) lectures series. RILL, a program of the Rappahannock Community College Educational Foundation, Inc., is designed to be a stimulating and life-enriching learning experience for inquisitive adults. Course 52: March 18 & 25 (Tuesdays) 1:00 to 4:00 pm Course Description: During the eighteenth century, Virginia planters used entrepreneurship and skilled slave labor to create a range of agricultural, industrial, and commercial ventures that fueled the region's economic development. This course will explore the broad contours of economic diversification in early Virginia and offer case studies of individual planter families' activities. In addition to the lectures, students will view the Menokin ruin, the slave quarters site, and tour the King Conservation and Visitors where the interior woodwork of the house can be seen. Registration: Tuition for the course is $30. To register, please contact Sharon Drotleff at the RCC Educational Foundation at 804/333-6707, sdrotleff@rappahannock.edu . Bios: Laura Croghan Kamoie is Assistant Professor of History at the U.S. Naval Academy and author of Irons in the Fire: The Business History of the Tayloe Family and Virginia 's Gentry, 1700-1860. Sarah Dillard Pope is the Executive Director of the Menokin Foundation and previously worked for the National Park Service as a historian. She holds a master in historic preservation from University of Georgia and a B.A. in art history from William & Mary.
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