YORKTOWN, Va. (WAVY) – A recreation of one of the three sailing vessels that brought America’s first permanent English colonists to Virginia in 1607 is making a stop in Yorktown. As part of the 250th ...

The foundation that oversees preservation efforts at Historic Jamestowne recently received a state grant that will help it ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) – Scientists revealed Wednesday that they have found the first solid archaeological evidence that some of the earliest American colonists at Jamestown, Va., survived harsh conditions ...

This secret was taken to the grave. Archeologists believe they have finally uncovered the origins of what is believed to be the oldest gravestone in the United States — which belonged to an English ...

Jamestown Settlement’s popular Director’s Series will kick off its 2025 season on Wednesday with historian and author Thomas E. Chávez, who will focus on Spanish America and its intersections in the ...

Archaeologists have discovered surprising new details about the oldest tombstone in the United States, which dates back nearly 400 years. The 1627 tombstone was set up in the Jamestown settlement and ...