Pocahontas saving Captain John Smith's life
from E. Benjamin Andrews's History of the United States,
from the Earliest Discovery of America to the Present Time

Educational Resources

         There are many educational resources available for individuals of all age groups. It is exciting to examine the history of the first established settlement that contributed to the economic, social and political systems we have today.  The price in human lives was enormous. The many individuals both known and unknown suffered cultural conflicts, starvation and intolerable conditions in order to lay the foundation for this country.  Approximately 132 families of this period (1607-1624) have descendants today from an estimated 7,200 settlers.  In the 1624/5 Muster only 1,232 persons were listed in the settlement.
 

http://www.jamestowne.org
    Chronology of the Jamestown Period
     Royal Charters
     Capt. John Smith
      Fashions
      Background History
      Survival
      Bibliography

http://www.apva.org
   John Rolfe
   Pocahontas
   History of Jamestown
   Capt. John Smith
(Findings, Exhibits, History, Visiting, Publications, Resources, Contact and Donations)
It would be marvelous to have donations given to the APVA (Preservation of VA Antiquities).

"All funds raised under the 2007 fundraising project will be presented to APVA (owners of Jamestowne Island) for continued preservation of the island." ( Send your donations to the Jamestowne Society, Box. 17426, Richmond, VA  23226 ) The Society will present the total amount donated to the APVA.

http://www.jamestown2007.org
  “The Official Education Curriculum Web site of America’s 400th Anniversary!”
    “Jamestown Live! Experience the Journey that Changed the World”  On Nov. 9, 2006, students from across the nation will gather at Jamestown to participate in this program.
This is a special site for teachers in North Carolina.

http://www.historicjamestowne.org
     “The Dig”-Featured Finds–  This site reveals many treasurers found in Jamestown.

http://www.virginiaplaces.org/vacities/7jamestown.html
  "Why There?" This is a marvelous overview of Jamestown Settlement and History and it includes exceptional Links-another terrific site.

http://virtualjamestown.org
   This is a journey into the past with locations of Indian tribes, villages, and the discoveries of Capt. John Smith and his men. “Virtual Jamestown!”  Sail with Capt. John Smith and his crew!

New Books:
Kelso, William M., JAMESTOWN the BURIED TRUTH, Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press , 2006

Hoobler, Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler, CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH and the BIRTH of the AMERICAN DREAM, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, 2006

Horn, James, A LAND AS GOD MADE IT, JAMESTOWN and the BIRTH of AMERICA , New York : Basic Books, 2005

Towsend, Camilla, POCAHONTAS and the POWHATAN DILEMMA, New York : Hill & Wang, 2004

Davis, Virginia Lee Hutcheson, JAMESTOWNE ANCESTORS 1607-1699, “Commemoration of the 400 th Anniversary of the Landing at James Towne” 1607-2007, Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2006

DVD's:
Jamestown : THE BEGINNING (Special Features-Jamestown Tour, A Jamestown Christmas, Jamestown Quiz and Jamestown Photo Gallery) -Order: Jamestown-Yorktown Museum Gift Shops: call 888-593-4682 toll free or 757-258-4838

“This film provides a historical overview of Jamestown 's origins in England and the first quarter-century of America 's first permanent English Colony.”

VOYAGE of the GODSPEED: Order: www.shophistoryisfun.com or 757-253-7308

“This film recounts the 1985 re-enactment of the 1607 transatlantic voyage that resulted in the establishment of America 's first permanent English settlement, at Jamestown , Virginia .”