Jamestown was settled by the British in 1607. Below are videos, pictures, articles and diaries from that settlement.
Videos:
Videos:
Video: NASA Explorers Salute Early Settlers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3oiHx0wzFw&feature=related
Video: The Jamestown Colony: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZINHFyVDp3s
Video: Pocahontas: The Truth - VOA Story: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHBl-EuFoLY&feature=related
Video: Economics of Jamestown: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BML_1-T1Vo&feature=player_embedded#%21
Video: The Starving Time: The Winter of 1609: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe-lf9v1RTQ&feature=related
Pictures:
Reconstructed Powhatan Indian ritual dance poles area near Jamestown
Indian housing
Guide discussing the voyage to Jamestown
Three ships brought the settlers to Jamestown in 1607. Pictured above is a replica one of the three, the Susan Constant. The other two were the Godspeed and the Discovery.
A replica of an Indian canoe
The actual site of Jamestown was not discovered until 1994. The Jamestown Rediscovery Project was undertaken by Dr. William Kelso. This photo was taken on May 24, 2010. As you can see, rediscovery is on-going.
Pipes and potteries were found on this day.
Articles and Diaries:
Article: The Virginia Company of London: http://www.nps.gov/jame/historyculture/the-virginia-company-of-london.htm
Article: Powhatan Indian Lifeways: http://www.virtualjamestown.org/Powhat1.html
Article: History of Jamestown: http://www.historyisfun.org/History-Jamestown.htm
Diary: Personal Narratives by Edward Wingfield: http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/etcbin/jamestown-browse?id=J1023
Diary: George Percy's Jamestown Diary (PDF): http://www.history.org/foundation/journal/winter07/A%20Trewe%20Relation.pdf
