Who Were the Jamestown Settlers? Check America's First English Settlement!

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.
Smithsonian Magazine

Starving Settlers in Jamestown Colony Resorted to Cannibalism

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 ...
The Virginian-Pilot

Lantern festival opens today ahead of museum exhibit

JAMES CITY — A special exhibit opening this month at Jamestown Settlement will explore the early years of the Jamestown colony’s connection to Asia. Coinciding with the exhibition will be a unique ...
KHQ

Study finds when donkeys first introduced to North America

Donkeys were introduced to North America by the first English settlers over 400 years ago, according to new research. Analysis of centuries-old bones shows that the Jamestown colonists brought the ...
The Virginian-Pilot

Jamestown remembers Bacon’s Rebellion with walking tours and immersive programs

JAMESTOWN — Jamestown Rediscovery is looking back on the failed rebellion that led to the site’s burning nearly 350 years ago. To reflect the history of Bacon’s Rebellion, which peaked on Sept. 19, ...