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 —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 ...

But Jamestown proved to be neither paradise nor gold mine. In the heat of that first summer at the mosquito-infested settlement, 46 of the colonists died of fever, starvation or Indian arrows. By year ...

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, ...

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 ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (WAVY)– Come celebrate the holiday season at the Jamestown Settlement and American Revolution Museum at Yorktown to go back in time and experience special exhibits, events, and ...

Residents of the Williamsburg area are lucky to have history all around them — not just in the major historical sites but in the names of local communities and roadways. Few neighborhoods illustrate ...