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 — 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...