Discover who the first Jamestown settlers were. Learn how they founded America’s first permanent English settlement in 1607, its history & why it's so significant.

JAMESTOWN — A new special exhibition at the Jamestown Settlement museum bridges histories and provides a new insight into the lives of early American colonists. “Following the Dragon” features 31 of ...

JAMESTOWN — The foundation that oversees preservation efforts at Historic Jamestowne recently received a state grant that will help it better tell the story of escaped slaves who came to Jamestown ...

JAMESTOWN —Wanda Tucker and Antonio D. Charity want to encourage others to learn more about their own family history, despite how difficult it may be. Their stories were part of Jamestown Settlement’s ...

The Historic Triangle of Virginia (Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown) offers a blend of colonial history and modern attractions, including acclaimed restaurants, museums, and theme parks.

Detail of cut marks found on the girl’s jaw, or lower mandible in a stereo-microscopic photo. Smithsonian Institution / Don Hurlbert The harsh winter of 1609 in Virginia’s Jamestown Colony forced ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - September 10, 1608: John Smith was elected President of the Jamestown Colony Council in Virginia. Early in the colony’s history, times were difficult due to food shortages, ...

WRITINGS BY CAPT. JOHN SMITH. A true relation -- The proceedings of the English colonie in Virginia -- A description of New England -- New Englands trials -- The generall historie of Virginia, ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (WAVY) – The Jamestown Settlement in Williamsburg has announced that the Halloween-themed event “Family Frights” will return this Oct. 24 and 25. The event sees the settlement ...

Souvenir miniature cotton bale commemorating the Jamestown Tercentennial Exhibition held in Norfolk, Virginia in 1907. Souvenir is a small bale of cotton enclosed in burlap and bound with metal straps ...