I have always been proud of my Polish heritage. So, with October being Polish Heritage Month, you might assume that my thoughts would be focused on Pulaski, Kosciuszko, Chopin and the like. But no, ...

The Mendenhall Homeplace, a Quaker Historic site, at 603 W. Main St. in Jamestown is believed to be haunted by a ghost.

This article provides an overview and basic information about the original 13 colonies established by European settlers in ...

Learn more about where Jamestown colonists first found donkeys on their voyage to the Americas. Hint, they didn’t come from ...

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 ...

JAMESTOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Two drivers were hurt in a collision that sent both of their cars into a home in Jamestown Township on Tuesday. The crash happened at the intersection of 40th Avenue and ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - September 10, 1608: John Smith was elected President of the Jamestown Colony Council in Virginia. Early in the colony’s history, times were difficult due to food shortages, ...

On August 16, the Jamestown Settlement will honor the legacy of the first recorded Africans brought to Virginia in 1619 with an event described as providing “reflections of history and modern ...

WASHINGTON — Scientists revealed Wednesday that they have found the first solid archaeological evidence that some of the earliest American colonists at Jamestown survived harsh conditions by turning ...

In 1607, 104 English settlers picked the worst possible spot to build America’s first permanent colony. The 104 original settlers were mostly gentlemen who’d never worked a day in their lives, trying ...

Jamestown, Virginia. The site of the first permanent English colony the Americas settled in 1607 and the home of the archaeological site “Historic Jamestowne” today. It has long been speculated that ...