Hampton:  From the Sea to the Stars

Hampton’s 400 years of making history comes alive in the new film, Hampton: From the Sea to the Stars.
 
This documentary details Hampton’s distinction as the oldest continuous English speaking community in North America.  Since 1610, Hampton has witnessed many historical firsts, many of which – such as the arrival of the first Africans in Virginia in 1619 or NASA’s Mercury 7 Project – have shaped our nation’s destiny.

Hampton has a tremendous history that unfolds throughout this film.  It’s a story of valor, sacrifice, leadership, community, education, hard work, technology, military, science and economic advancement.  All these things were planted at the Virginia Indian village of Kecoughtan in 1610 and carried onward by individuals like Antonio Johnson, Peter Heyman, John Baytop Cary, Mary Peake, Harrison Phoebus, James McMenamin, Harry Holt, Hunter Andrews, and Ann Kilgore.  The city’s history is a tribute to the men and women who have made the city a success, lovingly told in Hampton: From the Sea to the Stars.

This Program was made possible in part
by the generous support of these funders:

Explore Hampton 2010
City of Hampton
Virginia Peninsula. Chamber of Commerce
Old Point National Bank
By the Bay Kiwanis Club
Hampton History Museum

The Chamberlin
Morrison’s
Dr. Thomas Sale
Northrop Grumman
Sentara
Warwick Plumbing & Heating
Spectrum
Tommy Thompson
Hampton Convention & Visitors Bureau
Burlington Medical Supplies

Col. & Mrs. James Tormey
Dorothy Rouse Bottom
Zel Technologies
Financial Security Management
Jeffery Wassmer
Gloria Topp
ODU Peninsula Center
Michael King
Virginia Company Bank
Downtown Hampton Development Partnership Harrison & Lear, Inc.
James Eason
Hampton Stationery
Dr. Carmen Burrows
Patten, Wornom, Hatten & Diamonstein
Anthony Stoney
Karla Gonzales
Miranda Harding
Col. Robert Harper
Hampton Rotary Club
R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home