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For the Jamestown colony, established in 1607 in what is now Virginia, that purpose was establishing the first English settlement in the new world. Yaddo is an artist’s colony, where creative ...

An ancient DNA (aDNA) study at the 17th-century English colony of Jamestown, Virginia, has identified two of the town's earliest settlers, and revealed an unexpected family secret. Founded in AD ...

The Ordeal of Colonial Virginia , argued that Jamestown’s first years were disastrous. “But whether it turns the Virginia Company into a success story is another question.” The large number ...

in what is now Virginia. Captain John Smith, the leader of the Jamestown colony, heard from the Indians that men wearing European clothes were living on the Carolina mainland west of Roanoke and ...

The Virginia Company of London was desperate to populate its struggling colony in America. Twelve years earlier, in 1607, three ships carrying about 100 English colonists -- most of them men ...

Amid rising water levels, some of the country's oldest and most valuable historical artifacts are at risk of being lost ...

Unlike Jamestown, Popham's successful sister colony in Virginia, whose footprint changed as it developed, Popham represents a unique, undisturbed time capsule of a very early North American ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va — A large tree trunk that fell during last week’s windstorm caused significant damage at the Jamestown 4-H Educational Center, leaving trails of debris scattered across the ...

Williamsburg offers the perfect mix of history, adventure, and family fun for spring break! Edward Harris, CEO of Visit ...