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Historic Jamestowne and Jamestown Settlement will commemorate the founding of America’s first permanent English settlement on Saturday with tours, programs and demonstrations. Jamestown Day ...
Saturday at the settlement, visitors will commemorate the 418th anniversary of the May 14, 1607, founding of Jamestown with a variety of programs, including artillery salutes, musket ...
Kristin Lefebvre, Ph.D., has been named vice president for academic affairs and dean of the graduate faculty, effective July 1. Michelle Solensky, Ph.D., has been appointed vice president for academic ...
Virginia (WHTM) — May 13 marks the anniversary of the founding of Jamestown, the first successful English settlement in what would eventually become the United States of America.
Jamestown, wants to see Jamestown represented on the Chautauqua County Land Bank board. It’s something that we would like to see County Executive PJ Wendel keep in mind when making appointments to the ...
The University of Jamestown has appointed two new vice presidents for academic affairs. Dr. Kristin Lefebvre becomes VP and ...
As a collector of artifacts, Richard “Dana” Moore makes a habit of scrolling through Goodwill’s online thrift store, and one day in 2022, he came across an item that piqued his interest.
Jamestown is doomed from the start: The colonists settle on a marshy island with no fresh water, where crops fail and malaria flourishes. Two years after its founding, the desperate colony of ...
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 A.D. 1607, Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. It served as the capital of the Virginia Colony until the seat of government was moved to Williamsburg ...
Jamestown Day marks the 416th anniversary of Jamestown’s 1607 founding. At Historic Jamestowne, archaeologists will share recent discoveries, including sites north of the fort that may contain ...