Jamestown Day – May 18, 2024 at Jamestown Settlement On Saturday, May 18, mark the anniversary of the 1607 founding of Jamestown with family friendly programs, military salutes, maritime andContinue Reading
Joseph McGill, Jr. – Conversations with Christy S. Coleman at Jamestown Settlement
Conversations with Christy S. Coleman at Jamestown Settlement2024 Director’s Series Guests Joseph McGill has a 30-year career in public history. He is founder of the Slave Dwelling Project, which allows peopleContinue Reading
Dr. Julian Zelizer: Conversations with Christy S. Coleman
Conversations with Christy S. Coleman at Jamestown Settlement2024 Director’s Series Guests Julian E. Zelizer is the Malcolm Stevenson Forbes, Class of 1941 Professor of History and Public Affairs at PrincetonContinue Reading
Black Artist Showcase at Jamestown Settlement
Black Artist Showcase at Jamestown Settlement The 2024 Black Artist Showcase at Jamestown Settlement is connecting the past and present through contemporary art and 17th-century history. The showcase will beContinue Reading
Bartering for a Continent: How Anglo-Indian Trade Shaped America – Special Exhibition at Jamestown Settlement
‘BARTERING FOR A CONTINENT’ TO EXPLORE IMPORTANCE OF ANGLO-INDIAN TRADE IN AMERICA “Bartering for a Continent: How Anglo-Indian Trade Shaped America,” June 4 through December 10 at Jamestown Settlement, willContinue Reading
Jamestown Settlement Events – March through May
MARCH – MAY 2016 at Jamestown Settlement www.historyisfun.org March 19-20: Military Through the Ages, Jamestown Settlement – Re-enactors and modern-day units show how uniforms, weapons and military tactics evolved throughContinue Reading
African-American Imprint- February 13, 2016 at Jamestown Settlement
Storytelling and musical performances highlight “African-American Imprint” on Saturday, February 13, 2016 at Jamestown Settlement, a living-history museum of 17th-century Virginia. This family friendly Black History Month event featuresContinue Reading
JUNE 20, 2014: “Party on the Pier” at Jamestown Settlement
JUNE 20: “Party on the Pier” at Jamestown Settlement Friday, June 20, 6:30-9:30 p.m. “Party on the Pier,” the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, Inc.’s signature fundraising event, presented by Chesapeake Bank andContinue Reading
4-H Peer Teacher Training Program 2013
Virginia Cooperative Extension (4-H) and Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation invite youth to apply for the summer 4-H Peer Teacher Training Program at Jamestown Settlement. Peer teachers learn about history and interpretation. ThisContinue Reading