THE LOST COLONY OF ROANOKE COMMEMORATIVE STAMP SET
(Famous or Not-So-Famous Person Project by 4th-5th Grade Explorers) From Upper Left to Right:
1. Manteo by Orion Quick, Grade 5
2. Sir Walsingham by Ilyas Colie, Grade 4
3. Thomas Harriot by Zoanne Reeder, Grade 5
4. Simon Fernandez by Jenni Camhi, Grade 5
5. Sir Ralph Lane by Noa Meiri, Grade 5
6. Queen Elizabeth by Ruby Neu, Grade 5
7. Lady Throckmorton by Lena Scott, Grade 4
8. John White by Abby Strater, Grade 5
9. Eleanor White Dare by Edda Yamada, Grade 4
10. Princess Elizabeth I by Emma McDowell, Grade 4
11. Virginia Dare by Loic Guilou, Grade 5
12. Sir Walter Raleigh by Bronson Gatts, Grade 5
13. Wingina by Jonah Casper, Grade 5
14. Ananias Dare by Dylan Nichols, Grade 5
15. King James by Aidan Simic, Grade 4
LADY THROCKMORTONLena’s Research for Lady Throckmorton’s Commemorative Stamp included sketches and lots of notes!
Odyssey, an Integral Community School
ReplyDelete90 Zillicoa St.
Asheville, NC 28804
March 18, 2011
Jack Potter
Postmaster General
475 L'Enfant Plaza SW
Washington DC 20260-0010
Dear Sir:
Our 4th-5th Grade Explorer Class at Odyssey Community School in Asheville, NC has been studying the natural and cultural history of North Carolina this year. We made a 3 dimensional geological timeline of the natural history of our state, even before there were humans, and we’ve been adding facts to that timeline from prehistory up to today. We especially enjoyed learning about the Native North Americans, and the earliest explorers and settlers from Europe to the New World. It was interesting to compare the perspectives of the English and Spanish to the Natives about things like land ownership, nature, governance, and even flora and fauna in the natural world.
The most recent addition to our timeline commemorates the Elizabethan Age of Exploration, and the colonists of Roanoke whose mysterious disappearance in 1587 may never be explained. We each drew a random name of a character involved in this project to colonize the New World for England and Queen Elizabeth I, from Sir Walter Raleigh to Manteo. For our research projects, our teacher asked us to use primary source documents to learn about the story of the Lost Colony and about our individual characters. We had to design a postage stamp portrait of that character with symbols of his or her life and talents, interests, and in the style of the 16th century using the facts that we collected. Many of us were really surprised to find out that the colonists had so many different interests and talents. John White, the governor, for example, was also a great scientist, a naturalist, and a pretty decent watercolor artist. It was heart-breaking to read his letters and journals about leaving his little granddaughter, Virginia Dare, to sail back to England for more supplies for the colony. Some of the characters were a mix of good and bad traits, like Ralph Lane, Simon Fernandez, and Sir Walsingham, who operated a network of spies. We decided that these people need to be commemorated with a new set of stamps for this day and age, so that others may learn from their bravery and from their mistakes. We hope that you will take a look at our stamp designs and let us know what you think.
We found out that there has been only one stamp designed for the US Postal Service commemorating the Lost Colony. In 1937 President Franklin D. Roosevelt designed a blue square stamp to commemorate Roanoke Colony’s 350th Anniversary. The Virginian Dare stamp he commissioned cost 5 cents. The price of postage is now 44 cents, so the stamps we designed have been marked with that price. Please consider our suggestions for honoring the brave colonists, whose mysterious adventure is part of our state and national history. We have included a picture of our designs.
Sincerely,
Edie McDowell, Ben Yanes, Odyssey Community School Explorer Teachers, and the Explorers:
taraka said that's a good drawing.
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