Jamestown 1607-2007

The Godspeed

Take a ride on the Godspeed during a training sail on the James River. The $2.65 million vessel is a reproduction of the ship which carried explorers to Virginia establishing the first permanent English settlement in America. (Voice of Capt. Eric Speth) Next video: Blacksmith Workshop

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Blacksmith Workshop

Jamestown Settlement blacksmiths Vincent Petty and James Hare coax cold iron into usable hardware using fire, bellows, hammers, an anvil and strength. (Voice of Vincent Petty) Next video: Jamestowne Glasshouse

Jamestowne Glasshouse

Watch glassblowers work in the glasshouse of Historic Jamestowne using primitive tools to twist, blow and shape molten glass into green glassware. (Voice of Kyle White) Next video: Powahatan Indian Village

Powahatan Indian Village

Learn about American Indian houses and tool making technology at Jamestown Settlement. (Voice of Frank Hardister) Next video: Open-Hearth Cooking

Open-Hearth Cooking

What was it like to cook a meal in the 1600's using only what you could grow, find or hunt? Jamestown Settlement interpreters Gregory Schneck and Alexandria Cole demonstrate cooking in a very hot open-hearth fire. (Voice of Gregory Schneck) Next video: Historic Interpreters

Historic Interpreters

Costumed staff at Jamestown Settlement are trained professionals who share their historic knowledge at the outdoor interactive living history museum. (Voice of Frank Hardister) Next video: Historic Jamestowne

Historic Jamestowne

Site of the the first permanent English settlement in America, Historic Jamestowne is home to the James Fort archaeological dig, church, museum, monuments and indigenous wildlife.