Jamestown Settlement

Williamsburg, Virginia

The historic Jamestown Settlement is an ongoing archaeological excavation that continues to broaden our knowledge of the first settlers. Walk in the footsteps of legendary figures from 400 years ago and image what it was like to start life anew far from home. A comprehensive museum includes displays on the Native-American culture and the English settlers who brought their Old World ideas into a New World. Today at Jamestown Settlement, the story of the people who founded Jamestown and of the Virginia Indians they encountered is told through film, gallery exhibits and living history. New gallery exhibits and a new introductory film (opening October 16, 2006) trace Jamestown's beginnings in England and the first century of the Virginia colony and describe the cultures of the Powhatan Indians, Europeans and Africans who converged in 1600s Virginia.

Come Join Us for an American Extravaganza. Three days and nights commemorating America's 400th Anniversary! May 11-13, 2007.

Historic Jamestowne
The original site of the Jamestown colony is co-administered by the National Park Service and APVA -Preservation Virginia (Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities). http://www.historicjamestowne.org/index.php

Historic Jamestowne: National Park Service Site
A variety of information for visitors as well as a series of historic briefs to learn more before you go. http://www.nps.gov/colo/Jamestwn/jamestown.htm

Jamestown 2007
The official website for the celebration of the 400th anniversary of Jamestown's settlement. Learn about upcoming events and past commemorations. http://www.jamestown2007.org/

Jamestown Settlement
Experience the story of America's beginnings at Jamestown Settlement. This was know as the Jamestown Festival Park until 1990. http://www.historyisfun.org/

Jamestown Rediscovery - The Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities' Jamestown Rediscovery archaeological project. Jamestown Rediscovery is investigating the remains of 1607-1698 Jamestown on the APVA property on Jamestown Island, Virginia. http://www.apva.org/jr.html

Jamestown - Yorktown Foundation
The mission of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation is to educate and to promote understanding and awareness of Virginia's role in the creation of the United States of America. The Foundation, accredited by the American Association of Museums, is an educational institution of the Commonwealth of Virginia and administers two living-history museums. Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, P.O. Box 1607, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187-1607. Phone: (757) 253-4838 or toll-free (888)593-4682; Fax (757)253-5299. http://www.jamestown-yorktown.state.va.us/

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