Jamestown Settlement is one of the most interesting living museums in Williamsburg or anywhere. It is a museum that pays tribute to the first permanent English Settlement in the New World. When you enter Jamestown settlement, you are transported back to the 1600's. Your outside walking tour starts in a Powhatan Indian village. The costumed interpreters will share all sorts of interesting information with you about how the Powhatan people lived back in the 1600's. You and your children can enter a long house, tan a deer hide, play Indian games and see how food was prepared.
Moving on, you will get to board replicas of all three of the ships that sailed from England under Captain Christopher Newport's command and landed weeks later in Jamestown. The crew aboard each ship will answer any question, and make the conditions under which you travelled come alive. You will get to totally explore the ships, even try out one of the beds.
The next area will show you James Fort and the way the English settlers lived during the first years. You will get to try on armor, see food being prepared and see an arms demonstration. There is always something interesting happening in the outdoor exhibit.
Once you are finished outside there is an amazing newly upgraded indoor exhibit area. It is exceptional. There is a very special food festival over Thanksgiving weekend that is wonderful. If you are in the area over Thanksgiving don't miss it!
Tickets are reasonable and can be combined with Yorktown Victory Center. There is free bus transportation between the two museums, which helps the tourist save on gas!
Monday, June 29, 2009
What's Nearby
Jamestown Settlement, a museum of 17th-century Virginia history, explores America’s first permanent English colony through film, galleries and living history in outdoor re-creations of a Powhatan Indian village, three English ships and colonial fort, and seasonal riverfront discovery area. Guided tours are offered daily. Gallery exhibits chronicle the nation’s 17th-century beginnings in Virginia in the context of its Powhatan, English and African cultures. On display are more than 500 artifacts from Europe and Africa, including portraits, documents, furnishings, ceremonial and decorative objects, and Virginia archaeological items. Outdoors, visitors can discover how the Powhatans obtained all they needed from the local environment, try steering with a whipstaff or tiller aboard one of the ships, and try on armor in the fort.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Jamestown and the Virginia Experiment
The Virtual Jamestown Archive is a digital research, teaching and learning project that explores the legacies of the Jamestown settlement and "the Virginia experiment." As a work in progress, Virtual Jamestown aims to shape the national dialogue on the occasion of the four hundred-year anniversary observance in 2007 of the founding of the Jamestown colony.
Yorktown Victory Center
Experience the story of America's beginnings at Jamestown Settlement and the Yorktown Victory Center. Through film, artifact-filled galleries and outdoor living history, these museums engage visitors in nearly two centuries of our nation's history - from the founding of America's first permanent English settlement in 1607 to the decisive Revolutionary War victory in 1781 and implementation of the Constitution and Bill of Rights.
Friday, June 26, 2009
New World Encyclopedia
Jamestown Settlement is a name sometimes used to describe the first permanent English settlement in North America, established at Jamestown in the Virginia Colony on May 14, 1607. In modern times, Jamestown Settlement is also promotional name used by the Commonwealth of Virginia's portion of the historical attractions at Jamestown. It is adjacent and complementary to the Historic Jamestown attraction at Jamestown Island.
Verginia Is for Lovers
Jamestown Settlement, a museum of 17th-century Virginia history, explores America’s first permanent English colony through film, galleries and living history in outdoor re-creations of a Powhatan Indian village, three English ships and colonial fort, and seasonal riverfront discovery area. Guided tours are offered daily.
Gallery exhibits chronicle the nation’s 17th-century beginnings in Virginia in the context of its Powhatan, English and African cultures. On display are more than 500 artifacts from Europe and Africa, including portraits, documents, furnishings, ceremonial and decorative objects, and Virginia archaeological items.
Outdoors, visitors can discover how the Powhatans obtained all they needed from the local environment, try steering with a whipstaff or tiller aboard one of the ships, and try on armor in the fort.
Gallery exhibits chronicle the nation’s 17th-century beginnings in Virginia in the context of its Powhatan, English and African cultures. On display are more than 500 artifacts from Europe and Africa, including portraits, documents, furnishings, ceremonial and decorative objects, and Virginia archaeological items.
Outdoors, visitors can discover how the Powhatans obtained all they needed from the local environment, try steering with a whipstaff or tiller aboard one of the ships, and try on armor in the fort.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
2C. Jamestown Settlement and the Starving Time
The first joint-stock company to launch a lasting venture to the New World was the VIRGINIA COMPANY OF LONDON. The investors had one goal in mind: gold. They hoped to repeat the success of Spaniards who found gold in South America.
In 1607, 144 English men and boys established the JAMESTOWN colony, named after King James I.
The colonists were told that if they did not generate any wealth, financial support for their efforts would end. Many of the men spent their days vainly searching for gold.
As a consequence, the colonists spent little time farming. Food supplies dwindled. MALARIA and the harsh winter besieged the colonists, as well. After the first year, only 38 of the original 144 had survived.
Jamestown Colony in Virginia
The Jamestown Colony in Virginia was settled on Jamestown Island on May 14, 1607. Jamestown is commonly regarded as the first permanent English settlement in the United States. It was the capital of the Virginia Colony until 92 years later -- in 1699 -- when it was relocated to Williamsburg. Current historical attractions include Historic Jamestowne and Jamestown Settlement, and nearby Colonial Parkway, Colonial Williamsburg and Yorktown.
Jamestown Settlement & Yorktown Victory Center
Jamestown Settlement, a museum of 17th-century Virginia history, explores America’s first permanent English colony through film, galleries and living history in outdoor re-creations of a Powhatan Indian village, three English ships and colonial fort, and seasonal riverfront discovery area. Guided tours are offered daily.
Gallery exhibits chronicle the nation’s 17th-century beginnings in Virginia in the context of its Powhatan, English and African cultures. On display are more than 500 artifacts from Europe and Africa, including portraits, documents, furnishings, ceremonial and decorative objects, and Virginia archaeological items.
Outdoors, visitors can discover how the Powhatans obtained all they needed from the local environment, try steering with a whipstaff or tiller aboard one of the ships, and try on armor in the fort.
Gallery exhibits chronicle the nation’s 17th-century beginnings in Virginia in the context of its Powhatan, English and African cultures. On display are more than 500 artifacts from Europe and Africa, including portraits, documents, furnishings, ceremonial and decorative objects, and Virginia archaeological items.
Outdoors, visitors can discover how the Powhatans obtained all they needed from the local environment, try steering with a whipstaff or tiller aboard one of the ships, and try on armor in the fort.
It's a great time to visit Jamestown Settlement
It's a great time to visit Jamestown Settlement, where visitors are immersed in the world of America’s first permanent English colonists and the Powhatan Indians they encountered.
"Jamestown and Bermuda: Virginia Company Colonies," a special exhibition March 1-October 15 at Jamestown Settlement, will examine the shared history and links between England's first two permanent colonies in the New World.
The events and environment of 17th-century Virginia are brought to life in Jamestown Settlement's exhibition galleries. Extensive gallery exhibits and a new introductory film explore Jamestown's beginnings as a business venture, the impact of European colonization on the Powhatan Indian culture, and the origins of the first known Africans in Virginia. Hundreds of objects from 17th-century Europe and Africa and Virginia archaeological artifacts are integrated into the gallery setting, which features three-dimensional structures and small theaters. Begin your journey to Jamestown Settlement with the dramatic documentary film, 1607: A Nation Takes Root, shown every 30 minutes in the museum theater.
In the outdoor living history areas, board a replica of one of the three ships that sailed from England to Virginia in 1607. Try on armor or play a game of quoits in a palisaded colonial fort. In a re-created Powhatan Indian village, take part in activities Pocahontas would have helped with as a child, like grinding corn and making cordage. Costumed historical interpreters guide you into the past, helping you try your hand at 17th-century activities. Restaurant and gift shops on site.
"Jamestown and Bermuda: Virginia Company Colonies," a special exhibition March 1-October 15 at Jamestown Settlement, will examine the shared history and links between England's first two permanent colonies in the New World.
The events and environment of 17th-century Virginia are brought to life in Jamestown Settlement's exhibition galleries. Extensive gallery exhibits and a new introductory film explore Jamestown's beginnings as a business venture, the impact of European colonization on the Powhatan Indian culture, and the origins of the first known Africans in Virginia. Hundreds of objects from 17th-century Europe and Africa and Virginia archaeological artifacts are integrated into the gallery setting, which features three-dimensional structures and small theaters. Begin your journey to Jamestown Settlement with the dramatic documentary film, 1607: A Nation Takes Root, shown every 30 minutes in the museum theater.
In the outdoor living history areas, board a replica of one of the three ships that sailed from England to Virginia in 1607. Try on armor or play a game of quoits in a palisaded colonial fort. In a re-created Powhatan Indian village, take part in activities Pocahontas would have helped with as a child, like grinding corn and making cordage. Costumed historical interpreters guide you into the past, helping you try your hand at 17th-century activities. Restaurant and gift shops on site.
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