williamsburg, virginia - official jamestown settlement & yorktown

Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, P.O. Box 1607, Williamsburg, VA 23187General Information: (757) 253-4838 or toll-free (888) 593-4682

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Williamsburg, Virginia

Make Room for the Memories.

1607–2007: America’s 400th Anniversary is Coming! Learn more at www.historyisfun.org.


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T he mission of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation is to educate and to promote understanding and awareness of Virginia’s role in the creation of the United States of America. The Foundation, accredited by the American Association of Museums, is an educational institution of the Commonwealth of Virginia and administers two living-history museums. Jamestown Settlement interprets the cultures of 17th-century colonial Jamestown, America’s first permanent English settlement, and the Powhatan Indians. The Yorktown Victory Center interprets the impact of the American Revolution on the people of America and the development of the new nation.


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Experience

Make Jamestown Settlement and the Yorktown Victory Center Part of Each Group’s Williamsburg Tour

An adventure of historic proportion is waiting for your groups at Jamestown Settlement and the Yorktown Victory Center – two living-history museums that explore America’s beginnings. The museums are wonderfully suited for self-guided visits, guided tours and hands-on history educational programs and themed tours.

Conveniently located within a 30-minute drive of each other in the Williamsburg area, these two museums transport your group to colonial Virginia, to see where the seeds of the nation were planted and harvested. Here, costumed interpreters demonstrate the experiences of inhabitants of early 1600s Virginia and people caught up in the American Revolution. They not only share their stories,

but also invite you to participate in their chores...explore their ships…try on their armor...cultivate their crops… and much, much more.

Be sure to allow a minimum of two-and-a-half hours at each museum, and additional time to view a film and for meals, travel-related necessities and the gift shops, which feature an excellent selection of reproductions, publications, educational toys and games, souvenirs and gift items.

Jamestown Settlement and the Yorktown Victory Center are an essential element of any Williamsburg tour and can easily fit into most itineraries. For assistance in planning and for additional information, call our sales office at (757) 253-4838.

THE BEGINNING AND END OF COLONIAL AMERICA ON YOUR NEXT TOUR!


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Guided Tour – A two-hour curriculum-based tour led by a trained guide highlights each museum’s exhibition galleries and outdoor living-history areas. This hands-on, inquiry-oriented tour encourages participants to handle reproduction objects, interact with costumed historical interpreters, and explore museum galleries and re-created outdoor settings. At Jamestown Settlement, a new two-and-a-half hour tour highlights exhibits in the Jamestown Settlement exhibit galleries and four outdoor liv-ing-history areas. A one-hour sampler tour is available for groups touring with time constraints.

Hands-On History Educational Programs – Each two-and-a-half-hour program offers a structured tour and hands-on activities that allow participants to develop a deeper understand-ing and appreciation of life in the 17th and 18th centuries. The hands-on programs are led by trained educators and explore various historical topics through role-playing and the examina-tion of illustrations and reproduction artifacts. Choose from eight programs customized for a variety of ages. See other side for details.

Self-Guided Visit – Groups that wish to visit the museums on their own are welcome to do so and are encouraged to explore each museum’s exhibition galleries, film and outdoor living-his-tory areas. Allow at least two hours to visit each museum. Advance reserva-tions are requested.

Sampler Tour – This one-hour, ed-ucator-led tour is designed to help groups get the most out of their visit when there is limited time available at either museum. At Jamestown Settlement, choose an indoor Gal-lery Sampler Tour or an outdoor Living-History Sampler Tour which visits the four outdoor living-history areas. At the Yorktown Vic-tory Center, the one-hour Sampler Tour includes the exhibit gal-leries and two outdoor living-history areas.

Legacy Learning Program – This hands-on history education program is designed for adults and multigenerational group travelers. The program consists of a 60-minute classroom session and a self-guided tour or a film. This program is ideal for groups seeking a unique educational experience and for visitors who may prefer a stationary activity. At Jamestown Settlement, groups can choose from one of three classroom subjects, “Living With the Indians,” “Cultures in Contact” or “Voyage to Virginia.” At the Yorktown Victory Center, groups can choose “Colonial Medicine” or “Life of a Private.” Programs can be customized. The Legacy Learning Program is designed for adults and multigenerational participants, and is not available for groups comprised of more than 50 percent youth. All reservations are subject to availability.

Themed Guided Tours at Jamestown Settlement – Each two-hour hands-on themed tour meets relevant Virginia Standards of Learning, and includes the Jamestown Settlement gallery plus three thematically related outdoor living-history areas. Programs include:

• Government and Leadership – Highlights leadership in the Powhatan, English and African cultures, and the development

of representative government in early colonial Virginia. Participants visit the Jamestown Settle-ment exhibit galleries and outdoor re-creations of a Powhatan Indian village, ships and colonial fort.

• Trade and Economics – Focuses on trade in-teractions and typical economic practices dur-

ing the early years of settlement, through visits to the Jamestown Settlement exhibit

galleries and outdoor re-creations of a Powhatan Indian village and ships, and the riverfront discovery area.

• Three Cultures – Highlights cultural origins and interactions between the Powhatan Indians, English settlers and Africans, with visits to the Jamestown Settlement exhibit galleries, and re-creations

of a Powhatan Indian village and colonial fort, and the riverfront

discovery area.

Programs For grouPs oF all ages(Groups of 15 or more, advance reservations required.)

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Programs

Jamestown settlementLife at Jamestown: Explore the early struggles, economic ventures and daily life in the Jamestown colony through hands-on demonstrations, such as open-hearth cooking and 17th-century military life. Program available for youth/stu-dent groups.

Living With the Indians: Corn grinding, hide scraping and cordage making are some of the activities participants may try as they explore the culture of the Powhatan Indians in a re-created Indian village. Program available for youth/student and Legacy Learning group participants.

Cultures in Contact: Through role-playing, examining pe-riod illustrations, and analyzing reproductions of the English, Powhatan and African material culture, participants compare and contrast the cultures that came into contact at Jamestown. They investigate the economic reasons and other factors that brought the settlers to Virginia, and the cul-tural exchange of Virginia’s colonial inhabitants. Program available for youth/student and Legacy Learning group participants.

Voyage to Virginia: Participants explore reproduction tools, navigational instruments and personal belongings used aboard a 17th-century ship as they learn about the English voyage to the New World. Pro-gram available for youth/student and Legacy Learning group participants.

Yorktown Victory CenterColonial Life: Explore life on a typical 1780s Tidewater Virginia farm. Through cooking and hands-on activities, participants learn about the economics and daily chores necessary to run a small farm, and the roles of the farm family and enslaved Africans. Program available for youth/student groups.

Life of a Private: Exploration of a Continental soldier’s haversack, clothing and weapons introduces participants to the experiences of men and women during the American Revolution. Program available for youth/student and Legacy Learning group participants.

Colonial Medicine: History and science merge as partici-pants examine reproductions of 18th-century medical tools and procedures. Students learn theory, the types of health care given in a typical colonial home, and the many jobs of

a colonial doctor – from pull-ing teeth to amputating arms and legs. They also make an 18th-century herbal remedy to take home. Program available for youth/student and Legacy Learning group participants.

Revolutionary Virginia: Participants form cooperative-learning history teams to analyze primary sources and reproduc-

tion artifacts as they seek answers about the lives of

ordinary 18th-century Virginians. Program available for youth/student groups.

HaNDs-oN HIsTorY eDuCaTIoNal Programs

NOTE FOR EDUCATORS: If you specialize in youth/student groups, we can help you create curriculum-based tours for 15 or more youth/students in kindergarten through high school. Programs and guided tours meet most state curricula and standards for U.S. history and other disciplines. Call to request a complimentary Education Planner. Teacher resource materials are available at www.historyisfun.org. Gift shop pre-packaged items for your groups are available at www.shophistoryisfun.com.


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Shopping and Dining Visitors to Jamestown Settlement can experi-ence museum amenities in the visitor services wing, an expansive facility that is part of a visitor ser-vices and gallery com-

plex built in antici-pation of the 400th anniversary of the

founding of James-town. The first

floor features a light-filled lobby and ticketing area, an orientation area, a 190-

seat restaurant and access to the

museum gift shop.

The Jamestown Settlement and Yorktown Victory Center gift shops comple-ment and extend the museum experience with a comprehensive selec-tion of books, artifact reproductions, fine crafts and jewelry representa-tive of American Indian, European and African cultures, specialty foods and beverages, educa-tional toys and games, teacher resources and souvenirs. Jamestown

Settlement Gift Shop items relate to the early 17th century and the founding in 1607 of the first permanent Eng-lish settlement in North America. The Yorktown Victory Center Gift Shop products relate to the era

of the American Revolu-tion and the founding of the new nation. Visit www.shophistoryisfun.com to find an array of products representive of our in-store offerings.

To order pre-packaged educational souvenirs or for mail-order service or product information, call the Jamestown Settlement Gift Shop at (757) 253-7308, or the Yorktown Victory Center Gift Shop at (757) 888-6537.


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Jamestown Settlement Café, operated by JCM, Inc., offers a varied menu that includes breakfast foods, freshly pre-pared salads and sandwiches, grilled foods, pizza, soups, beverages and desserts at self-serve and short-order stations. Café seating, available on a first-come, first-served basis, can accommodate 190 people inside and seasonally, 150 people on an outdoor patio.

Bag Lunches: Choose from an Angus Burger with Ameri-can cheese; jumbo hot dog,

turkey, ham or veggie sub; or seven-

inch personal pan cheese or pepperoni pizza. All bag lunches include potato chips, Grandma’s Chocolate Chip cookies, beverage and con-diments. $9.80 per person including tax. Visit www.jamestowncafe.com for cur-rent pricing, menus and order forms, or call Jamestown Settlement Café at (757) 253-2571 or fax (757) 221-7021.

Catered Events: Plan private events for groups of 40 or more at Jamestown Settlement Café, before 9 a.m. or after 5 p.m. Customize your menu or try the Café Buffet. (757) 253-1711 or fax (757) 253-1730.

Café Buffet: $10.84 per per-son including tax. Buffet to include: Angus hamburgers, Angus cheeseburgers, chicken tenderloins, homemade lasagna, assorted pizzas, a va-

information, visit www.james-towncafe.com.

At the Yorktown Victory Center, limited food service is avail-able. Vending machines pro-vide snacks and drinks. Box lunches can be ordered from the Jamestown Settlement Café for pickup at the Yorktown Vic-tory Center.

Picnic tables are available outside at both museums on a first-come, first-served basis. Food and drinks are not al-lowed inside the museums or in the outdoor living-history areas.

riety of salads, desserts, breads and beverages. A catered event is available after 5 p.m.

Policies/Payment: Group reservations should be made at least two weeks in advance and are subject to avail-ability. The final meal count is due 72 hours prior to arrival. Cash,

Visa, MasterCard and checks made payable to Jamestown Settlement Café are accepted. Menus and prices are subject to change and availability. For menus and order

Dining


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2007 Admission Rates for Groups

MUSEUM HOURS: Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily (until 6 p.m. June 15 through August 15). Closed Christmas and New Year’s days.

RESERVATIONS: Reservations are subject to availability and should be made as soon as travel dates are selected. Reserva-tions are required at least 72 hours in advance for programs and guided tours and are requested for self-guided visits.

PAYMENT/COMPLIMENTARY POLICY: Payments must be made in advance or on the day of your visit. Cash, Visa, Mas-terCard, and checks made payable to the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation are accepted. Date of visit, reservation number, group/school name, contact name and phone number must appear on check. Group rates are available for 15 or more people with one form of payment. Youth/student groups are eligible for one complimentary chaperone admission with every 10 paid.

PARKING: Complimentary parking is available for cars, mo-torcoaches and school buses.

UPON ARRIVAL: Proceed to the museum lobby to register and pay unless otherwise directed. If your group is scheduled for a guided tour or program, a guide will meet you. Please bring your confirmation letter. Backpacks and lunches are not permitted in the exhibit areas or gift shops.

SALES AIDS: Contact our sales office for assistance with brochures, slides, digital images, itinerary ideas, spouse programs, convention and family reunion options, advance purchase tickets, or other promotional materials. Escort notes and teacher resource materials are accessible on the Web site, www.historyisfun.org.

The Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation is a member of the American Bus Association, International Motorcoach Group, National Tour Association, Receptive Services Association, Student and Youth Travel Association, Travel Industry Asso-ciation of America and others.

Jamestown Settlement Yorktown Victory Center Combination Ticket Youth/ Youth/ Youth/ Adult Student Adult Student Adult Student

General Admission $13.50 $6.25 $8.75 $4.50 $17.75 $8.50

Group Admission Self-Guided Visit $12.15 $5.75 $7.90 $4.05 $16.00 $8.50

Self-Guided Visit with Hands-on Program* $12.60 $6.50 $9.90 $6.50 $20.30 $9.75

Guided Tour $14.15 $5.75 $9.90 $5.75 $20.00 $8.50

Guided Tour with Hands-on Program* $14.60 $6.50 $11.90 $6.50 $24.00 $9.75 *** A combination ticket for admission to both museums offers savings and can be used on different days. ** When paying general admission, the youth/student age is 6-12, and children under 6 are complimentary. For groups and tour operators, the youth/ student age is kindergarten through high school. A group is 15 or more paid admissions using one form of payment. * Legacy Learning is a hands-on history educational program. Special pricing, policies and parking arrangements apply May 11-13, 2007.

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Group Admission

Self-Guided Visit $12.15 $5.75 $7.90 $4.05 $16.00 $8.50

Guided Tour $14.15 $5.75 $9.90 $5.75 $20.00 $8.50

*** A combination ticket for admission to both museums offers savings and can be used on different days. ** When paying general admission, the youth/student age is 6-12, and children under 6 are complimentary. For groups and tour operators, the youth/ student age is kindergarten through high school. A group is 15 or more paid admissions using one form of payment.

2008 Admission Rates for Groups

ANTICIPATED 2008 SPECIAL PROGRAMS: March – “Military Through the Ages,” Jamestown Settlement; May – “Jamestown Landing Day,” Jamestown Settlement; July – “The Road to Independence,” Yorktown Victory Center; October – “Yorktown Victory Celebration,” Yorktown Victory Center; November – “Foods & Feasts of Colonial Virginia,” Jamestown Settlement and Yorktown Victory Center; December – “A Colonial Christmas,” Jamestown Settlement and Yorktown Victory Center.

RESERVATIONS: 2008 reservations are based on availability; blackout dates may apply. For reservations more than one year in advance, a written request must be received by Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation group reservations. Reservations will be confirmed based on availability and no more than one year in advance. Reservations are required at least seven days in advance for programs and guided tours, and are requested for self-guided groups.

ADMISSION RATES: 2008 admission rates are subject to change and availability.

PAYMENT/COMPLIMENTARY POLICY: Payments must be made in advance or on the day of your visit. Advance payment may be required on some dates. Cash, Visa, MasterCard, and checks made payable to the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation are ac-cepted. Date of visit, reservation number, group/school name, contact name and phone number must appear on check. Group rates are available for 15 or more people with one form of payment. Youth/student groups are eligible for one complimentary chaperone admission with every 10 paid.


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MUSEUM HOURS: Open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily (until 6 p.m. June 15 through August 15). Closed Christmas and New Year’s days.

RESERVATIONS: Reservations are subject to availability and should be made as soon as travel dates are selected. Reserva-tions are required at least 72 hours in advance for programs and guided tours and requested for self-guided visits.

PAYMENT/COMPLIMENTARY POLICY: Payments must be made in advance or on the day of your visit. Cash, Visa, Master-Card, pre-approved travel vouchers and checks made payable to the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation are accepted. Date of visit, reservation number, group/school name, contact name and phone number must appear on check. Group rates are available for 15 or more people with one form of payment. Tour escort and uniformed motorcoach driver receive complimentary admis-sion. Youth/student groups are eligible for one complimentary chaperone admission with every 10 paid.

PARKING: Complimentary parking is available for cars, motor-coaches and school buses.

UPON ARRIVAL: Proceed to the museum lobby to register and pay unless otherwise directed. If your group is scheduled for a guided tour or program, a guide will meet you. Please bring your confirmation letter. Backpacks and lunches are not permit-ted in the exhibit areas or gift shops.

SALES AIDS: Contact our sales office for assistance with bro-chures, slides, digital images, itinerary ideas, advance purchase tickets, voucher programs or other promotional materials. Escort notes and teacher resource materials are accessible on the Web site, www.historyisfun.org.

The Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation is a member of the American Bus Association, International Motorcoach Group, National Tour Association, Receptive Services Association, Student and Youth Travel Association, Travel Industry Association of America and others.

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General Admission $13.50 $6.25 $8.75 $4.50 $17.75 $8.50 Group Admission Self-Guided Visit $12.15 $5.75 $7.90 $4.05 $16.00 $8.50 Self-Guided Visit with Hands-on Program* $14.15 $6.50 $9.90 $6.50 $20.00 $10.50 Guided Tour** $14.15 $5.75 $9.90 $5.75 $20.00 $8.50 Guided Tour with Hands-on Program* $16.15 $6.50 $11.90 $6.50 $24.00 $10.50Tour Operator Group Net Admission Self-Guided Visit $10.80 $5.00 $7.00 $3.80 $14.20 $7.00 Self-Guided Visit with Hands-on Program* $12.80 $6.50 $9.00 $6.50 $18.20 $9.75 Guided Tour** $12.80 $5.00 $9.00 $5.00 $18.20 $7.00 Guided Tour with Hands-on Program* $14.80 $6.50 $11.00 $6.50 $22.20 $9.75

*** A combination ticket for admission to both museums offers savings and can be used on different days. ** When paying general admission the youth/student age is 6-12, and children under 6 are complimentary. For groups and tour operators, the youth/student age is kindergarten through high school. A group is 15 or more paid admissions using one form of payment. * Legacy Learning is a hands-on history educational program. Tour Operator Group Net Admissions are for licensed tour operators only. ** A Themed Guided Tour is the same rate as a guided tour. Special pricing, policies and parking arrangements apply May 11-13, 2007.


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RESERVATIONS: 2008 reservations are based on availability; blackout dates may apply. For reservations more than one year in ad-vance, a written request must be received by Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation group reservations. Reservations will be confirmed based on availability and no more than one year in advance. Reservations are required at least seven days in advance for programs and guided tours, they are requested for self-guided groups.

ADMISSION RATES: 2008 admission rates are subject to change and availability,.

PAYMENT/COMPLIMENTARY POLICY: Payments must be made in advance or on the day of your visit. Advance payment may be required on some dates. Cash, Visa, MasterCard, pre-approved travel vouchers and checks made payable to the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation are accepted. Date of visit, reservation number, group/school name, contact name and phone number must appear on check. Group rates are available for 15 or more people with one form of payment. Tour escort and uniformed motorcoach driver receive com-plimentary admission. Youth/student groups are eligible for one complimentary chaperone admission with every 10 paid.

2008 Admission Rates for Tour Operators


Group Admission Self-Guided Visit $12.15 $5.75 $7.90 $4.05 $16.00 $8.50

Guided Tour $14.15 $5.75 $9.90 $5.75 $20.00 $8.50

Tour Operator Group Net Admission Self-Guided Visit $10.80 $5.00 $7.00 $3.80 $14.20 $7.00

Guided Tour $12.80 $5.00 $9.00 $5.00 $18.20 $7.00 *** A combination ticket for admission to both museums offers savings and can be used on different days. ** When paying general admission the youth/student age is 6-12, and children under 6 are complimentary. For groups and tour operators, the youth/student age is kindergarten through high school. A group is 15 or more paid admissions using one form of payment.


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Escort NotesDiscover THE START OF COLONIAL AMERICA

1607THE FIRST PERMANENT ENGLISH SETTLEMENTThirteen years before the Pilgrims landed in Massachu-setts, a group of 104 English men and boys made a four-and-a-half-month voyage to Virginia, where they estab-lished a settlement on the banks of the James River. Their goal of making a profit from the resources of the New World for the Virginia Company’s shareholders in London quickly took a back seat to pure survival as they confronted the harsh realities of life in their new home.

DO MORE. SEE MORE. LEARN MORE.At Jamestown Settlement you’ll learn about the settlers’ many trials and adventures. Located adjacent to the original site, this expansive living-history museum offers full-scale re-creations of the colonists’ fort and a Powhatan Indian village, a riverfront discovery area, and replicas of the three English ships that brought the settlers to the New World.

EXPERIENCE OUR NEW GALLERY AND FILMA new introductory film sets the stage for your visit with an overview of the first two decades of America’s first perma-nent English colony and the cultures that converged in early 1600s Virginia. An all-new 30,000-square-foot exhibit space explores Jamestown’s beginnings as a business ven-ture, the impact of European colonization on Powhatan In-dian culture, and the origins of the first known Africans in Virginia. You’ll see hundreds of artifacts from the period, among them portraits, documents, furnishings, ceremonial and decorative objects, tools and weapons. Three-dimen-sional life-size structures and small-theater presentations help bring the story to life.

PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN HISTORYJamestown Settlement’s unique combination of exhibits and hands-on activities makes it the perfect destination for groups. Try your hand at grinding corn. Scrape an animal hide and weave natural fibers into cordage. Squeeze into a sailor’s bunk or steer a ship with a whipstaff or tiller. Learn how to navigate the seas. Watch a blacksmith work in his shop. And cover your ears as matchlock muskets fire inside the fort. History doesn’t get more active than this!

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A Jamestown Chronology1606 - December 20 departure from England.

1607 - On May 14, nearly five months after departing from England, an expedition of 104 colonists began building a settlement at a site on the James River. The group was spon-sored by the Virginia Company of London, whose investors hoped to make a profit from the resources of the New World. The group named their settlement for King James I.

1608 - Captain Christopher New-port, commander of the 1607 James-town expedition, returned to Virginia in January with settlers and goods. It was the first of a series of regular arrivals in the colony. John Smith was elected president of the governing council in the fall. Smith returned to England the next fall (1609) to recover from a gunpowder wound and never returned to Virginia.

1611 - Elizabeth City and Henrico were established, marking the begin-ning of expansion beyond Jamestown.

1613 - The first sample of dried tobacco cultivated by John Rolfe was shipped to England about this time. Tobacco was the “golden weed” that ensured the economic survival of the colony. Pocahontas was kidnapped by the English.

1614 - Pocahontas married John Rolfe after being baptized in the Anglican Church. She died in England three years later (1617).

1619 - The first representative legislative assembly in British America met at Jamestown on July 30. The first documented people of African origin in Virginia arrived aboard an English privateer sailing under Dutch colors.

1620 - The Plymouth colony was established in Massachu-setts.

1624 - King James revoked the charter of the Virginia Com-pany, and Virginia became a royal colony.

1699 - The capital of Virginia moved from Jamestown to Williamsburg.


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Escort NotesWitness THE END OF COLONIAL AMERICA

1781WITNESS THE BIRTH OF AMERICAOn October 19, 1781, the decisive military campaign of the American Revolution culminated with the British surrender to combined American and French forces under the com-mand of George Washington. The Siege of Yorktown effec-tively ended the six-year struggle for American independence and set the stage for a new government – and nation.

MAKE SOME HISTORY OF YOUR OWNNow you can step into the boots of ordinary soldiers – and witness the Revolution’s end from their perspective. Located within musket range of the battlefield, the Yorktown Victory Center re-creates a Continental Army encampment, complete with sleeping quarter, supply tents, cooking fires and more. You can try on a military coat and hat, then participate in wooden-musket drills. Step into the quartermaster’s tent to discover the importance of managing supplies. You may even be recruited to join the cannon crew as they load and fire this replica weapon!

LISTEN TO THEIR WORDSGallery exhibits present the Declaration of Independence as a radical document that inspired decisive action and chronicle the Revolution through eyewitness accounts of those who were there. In the Converging on Yorktown Gallery, explore the three-week siege that ensured American independence. Finally, learn about the final steps in America’s journey to nationhood with the development of the Constitution and Bill of Rights and the impact of people from many different cultures on the creation of a new society.

HEAD “HOME” TO A 1780s FARMThe Yorktown Victory Center also pro-vides a glimpse at home life after the Revolution on a typical Tidewater Virginia farm. Your group can explore a re-created house and its separate kitchen, a tobacco barn and fenced crop fields. While you’re there, you can weed and water the gardens, comb cotton or “break” flax into fiber, and learn how herb were used for cooking and medicinal purposes. The pungent odor of dry-ing tobacco fills the farm barn.

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An American Revolution Chronology1763 - The Treaty of Paris ended the Seven Years (French and Indian) War, with France giving up most claims to North American territory.

1764-70 - Britain imposed a series of taxes on the American colonies to help pay the war’s debts, but finally after protests and resistance from the colonists, repealed all but the tax on tea, which cannot be grown in North America.

1773 - The Tea Act gave the British East India Company a monopoly on sales. In December, Patriots dressed as Indians boarded ships in Boston harbor and dumped more than 300 chests full of tea overboard. The following March, Parliament passed the Boston Port Act, closing the harbor.

1774 - The First Continental Congress met and formed the Continental Association, an agreement calling on the colonies to stop all imports from Britain.

1775 - In April, British troops attempting to capture colo-nial military supplies exchanged gunfire with Massachu-setts minutemen at Lexington and Concord. In June, the Battle of Bunker and Breed’s hills took place in Boston. George Washington was appointed commander-in-chief of the Continental forces, and Congress enacted the Articles of War.

1776 - The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4.

1778 - France and the United States signed treaties of alli-ance and commerce.

1781 - American and French forces laid siege to the British army trapped at Yorktown, Virginia. This climactic military campaign of the Revolution concluded with the formal Brit-

ish surrender on October 19.

1783 - The final treaties ending hostilities were signed in Paris.

1788 - The Constitution went into effect in June after nine states ratified it. By December 15, 1791, 10 amendments, known as the Bill of Rights, had been ratified by enough states to make them part of the Constitution.


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Signature Event – Virginia and Williamsburg

October 2007: Vir-

ginia History and Archaeol-

ogy/Military History

Month – Come discover what we have learned about Virgin-ia’s history from archaeologi-cal excavations and primary historical sources.

Jamestown Settlement and Yorktown Victory Center

October 20-21, 2007: Yorktown Victory Cel-

ebration – Demonstrations of military life and tactics mark

the 226th anniversary of America’s victory at York-town. Special programs also are held in Yorktown and the Yorktown Battlefield, admin-istered by Colonial National Historical Park. York-town Victory Center

November 2007:

Virginia Indian Heri-tage/Democracy Month – In observance of American Indian Month, there will be a special focus on the culture of Virginia Indians and their history.


November 22-24,

2007: Foods & Feasts of Colonial Virginia – Explore Virginia foodways of the 17th and 18th centuries during this three-day event beginning on Thanksgiving Day. At James-town Settlement, learn how food was gathered, preserved and prepared on land and at sea by Virginia’s English colonists and Powhatan Indians. At the Yorktown Victory Center, learn about typical soldiers’ fare during the American Revolution and trace the bounty of a 1780s farm from field to kitchen.


December 22-31, 2007: A Colonial Christmas – Experience 17th- and 18th-

festivities and pageantry will commemorate the 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown. At Jamestown Settlement, maritime dem-onstrations and ceremonies will be the centerpiece of the weekend. Visitors can enjoy new exhibition galleries, ex-panded interpretive areas and “The World of 1607” special exhibition. Additional activi-ties will take place at Historic Jamestowne, Anniversary Park and in Williamsburg.

America’s 400th AnniversarySignature Event –

Jamestown, Virginia

June 2007: Cultures of

Virginia Month – Examine the cultures of the Powhatan Indians, Africans and English and how they interacted in early Virginia.


June 27-July 8, 2007: Smithsonian Folklife

Festival – The Smithson-ian Institution’s Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage will feature the Common-wealth of Virginia at its annual Folklife Festival held on the National Mall.

America’s 400th AnniversarySignature Event – Washing-

ton, D.C.

July 2007: Celebra-

tion of Liberty Month

– Discover how the legislative assembly created at James-town in 1619 gave rise to the Virginia House of Burgesses, Continental Congress and the Declaration of Independence.


July 3-5, 2007:

Liberty Celebration – Salute

America during a three-day Fourth of July event. Visitors can join in military drills and

– Discover how Virginia native plants and the plants and herbs the English brought with them were used by the people of Virginia.


Spring 2007 Opening: Special Exhibition

“The World of 1607” at

Jamestown Settlement – This special exhibition will place 17th-century Jamestown in a global context portraying a larger world of discovery, strife, expansion, innova-tion, artistic expression and cultural exchange. Visitors will be able to view rare period

treasures on loan from major museums and

international collections. America’s 400th An-

niversarySignature Event - James-

town Settlement

April-May 2007:

Journey up the James – The initial landing of the settlers in Virginia will be commemo-rated during a voyage from the mouth of the Chesapeake up the James River. Commu-nities along the way will stage festivals and special events as Jamestown Settlement’s God-speed re-traces the 1607 route that led to Jamestown.

America’s 400th AnniversarySignature Event

- VirginiaMay 2007: James-

town Month – Interpretive programs commemorating the 400th anniversary of our nation’s beginnings at Jamestown.


May 11-13, 2007:

America’s Anniversary Weekend – On May 13, 1607, nearly five months after sailing from London, 104 Englishmen selected a site on the banks of Virginia’s James River to build a town. Jamestown was America’s

first permanent English settlement, producing an enduring legacy of language, law and custom. In 2007, a series of major events,

January 2007: Re-ligious Freedom Heritage Month – Learn more about the religious heritage of 17th- and 18th-century colonial Virginia.


February 2007: Black

History Month – Learn more about the lives of early Africans in Virginia and their western central African back-ground.


February 2007:

African-American Heritage

Events – Kickoff for a series of events, programs, confer-ences and other cultural initiatives that educate and enhance worldwide aware-ness of the significant role and impact of Africans and African Americans over the past 400 years and on modern America.

America’s 400th Anniver-

sarySignature

Event - VirginiaMarch 2007:

Women’s History Month

– Discuss the roles of women in the 17th and 18th centuries with costumed interpreters as they perform daily chores.


March 17-18, 2007: Military Through the

Ages – Centuries of military history unfold, as re-enac-tors depicting soldiers and military encounters from the Middle Ages to modern times demonstrate camp life and military tactics.


April 2007: Natu-

ral Environment Month

learn about the sacrifices of our nation’s founders, includ-ing those who signed the Declaration of Independence. Other special programs are held in the area.


July 2007: Virginia

Indian Cultural Activities

and Events – A series of special events and legacy programs that will showcase the significant impact Indians have had on American culture and society from pre-contact through 2007 and beyond.

America’s 400th Anniversary Signature Event - Virginia

August 2007: Free

Enterprise/Agriculture and Industry Month – Explore how the early efforts of Jamestown

settlers to make a profit for the investors of the Virginia Company evolved into the tobacco economy of 18th-

century Virginia. Jamestown Settlement and


August 2007: Events commemorating the first representative legislative assembly in British America and the arrival of the first documented Africans in Virginia. Both

occurred in 1619.Jamestown Settlement

September 2007: Rule

of Law Month – Learn how martial law deemed necessary during periods of warfare would give way to representa-tive government.


Fall 2007: Democracy

Forums – A yearlong series of mini-conferences around the state will culminate in a global conference focusing on the development and future of democracy.

America’s 400th Anniversary

2007 Events and ActivitiesJamestown Settlement and Yorktown Victory Center, Williamsburg, Virginia


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The establishment of America’s first permanent English settlement at Jamestown in 1607 and the decisive battle of the American Revolution at Yorktown in 1781 took place just 22 miles apart on a single narrow peninsula between Virginia’s James and York rivers. Today, two exciting living-history museums, James-town Settlement and the Yorktown Victory Center, offer visitors the unique opportunity to learn about America’s begin-nings while enjoying a fun-filled excursion. Historic milestones in 2006, the 225th an-niversary of Yorktown’s Revolutionary War vic-tory, and 2007, the 400th anniversary of America’s first permanent English settle-ment at Jamestown, will be commemorated with major events, exhibits, educational programs, new facilities and special activities every month, all year long. In time for America’s 400th Anniversary in 2007, Jamestown Settlement has con-structed a 143,000-square-foot visitor services and gallery com-plex and is revitalizing outdoor interpretive areas to serve as a lasting legacy for the public in future decades. Many of the new facili-ties and programs are in place, including a visitor reception building, restaurant, gift shop, visitor arrival plaza, expanded

parking, and a new theater and special exhibition building. History comes alive in outdoor interpretive areas of a re-created

Powhatan Indian village, re-created colonial fort, riverfront discovery area, and replicas of the three ships - Susan

Constant, Godspeed and Discovery - that brought America’s first permanent English colonists to Virginia in 1607. Jamestown Settlement’s new introductory film and perma-nent exhibition galleries will tell the story of 17th-century Virginia in the context of Powhatan In-dian, English and western central African cultures, examining their relationships and the events, such as the arrival of the first documented Africans in 1619, that helped shape the character of our nation. A selection of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation collection of 17th-century objects representative of the three cul-tures will be integrated into the permanent gallery

setting, featuring three-dimen-sional life-size structures, audio and lighting ef-fects, and small theaters. A “great hall” spanning the exhibition galleries will provide a chrono-logical journey through the

1600s, allowing visitors to enter and exit the galleries at several points. In Spring 2007, “The World of 1607” will open in Jamestown Settlement’s special exhibition gallery. This exhibition places 17th-century Jamestown in global context, portraying a larger world of discovery, strife, expansion, innovation, artistic expression and cultural exchange. Visitors will be able to view rare period treasures on loan from major museums and international collections. At the Yorktown Victory Center, the drama of the Ameri-can Revolution comes to life through innovative galleries, an evocative film and re-creations of a Continental Army encampment and 1780s farm. “The Legacy of Yorktown: Virginia Beckons,” a new exhibition chronicling im-migration to Virginia from before the 1607 founding of Jamestown to modern times, opens in October 2006 in conjunction with “The 225th Anniversary of the Victory at Yorktown.”

Both museums are accred-ited by the American Association of Museums and are adminis-tered by the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, an agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia. They are located just minutes from Colonial Williamsburg and are adjacent to Historic Jamestowne and Yorktown Battlefield.

Lasting Legacies Jamestown Settlement & Yorktown Victory Center

New Facilities, New Exhibits, New Programs, Special Events, Activities All Year, and New Reasons to Visit

Visit www.historyisfun.org to learn more about Jamestown Settlement and the Yorktown Victory Center and to view the events calendar, dining and gift shop options, download im-ages and educational resources, explore group programs, link to the Web site, check itineraries, and buy tickets or packages.


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Hours of Operation: Jamestown Settlement and the Yorktown Victory Center are open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily (until 6 p.m. June 15 through August 15). Closed Christmas and New Year’s days. Allow at least two to three hours for your visit to Jamestown Settlement and two to three hours to the Yorktown Victory Center (although many visitors enjoy staying longer).

Supplies and Provisions: You’ll find an ample supply of period rep-licas, educational toys and games, gift and food items, books, souvenirs and film for your camera in the gift shops at Jamestown Settlement and the Yorktown Victory Center. Jamestown Settlement’s café offers soups, sandwiches and beverages. Box lunches are available for pre-planned group visits. Picnic areas are located at both museums.

Special Arrangements: The museums are wheelchair accessible with the exception of the Jamestown Settlement ships. A video tour of the largest ship, Susan Constant, is shown in the Jamestown Settle-

ment galleries. Strollers and wheelchairs are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Open-captioned versions of on-site films are shown on request, and assistive listening devices are available for films and outdoor areas. Sign language interpreters are available with a minimum of two weeks’ advance notice. Licensed guide animals assisting visitors are al-lowed throughout the museums.

Location: Jamestown, Williamsburg and Yorktown form the Historic Triangle, all linked by the Colonial Parkway, and are easily reached via in-terstates 95 and 64 and U.S. Route 17. Jamestown Settlement is on Route 31 South at Route 359, adjacent to Historic Jamestowne and just 10 minutes from Colonial Williamsburg. Take I-64 to Exit 234 (approaching from the west) or Exit 242A (approaching from the east). The Yorktown Victory Center is located on Route 1020 near the Colonial Parkway and Yorktown Battlefield. Take I-64 to Exit 247. The driving distance between the two museums is about 30 minutes.

A museum of 17th-century Virginia, James-

town Settlement tells the story of America’s first permanent English colony and the Powhatan Indians.

Exhibit AreasIndoor theater, exhibition galler-ies and outdoor living history in re-created settings. An introduc-tory 15-minute docudrama film is shown daily in the museum the-ater. The gallery exhibits explore political, social and economic conditions that led to English colonization, the history and cul-ture of the Powhatan Indians, the cultural background of Africans in 17th-century Virginia and the colony’s turbulent first century as the capital of Virginia. In out-door re-creations of a Powhatan

A museum of the American Revolution, the Yorktown Victory Center chronicles America’s struggle for independence, from the beginnings of colonial unrest to the formation of the new nation.

Exhibit AreasA timeline, indoor exhibition gal-leries and outdoor living history in re-created settings. “The Road to Revolution” timeline and ex-hibition galleries provide insight to the events that led to conflict between the American colonies and Britain, the war’s impact on ordinary men and women, mili-tary life, the convergence of forces


Indian village, three ships - Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery - that brought 104 men and boys to Jamestown, and a palisaded co-lonial fort, historical interpreters depict daily life of 17th-century Virginia. A riverfront discovery area explores Powhatan, English and African economic activities associated with water.


at Yorktown in 1781, and the creation of the Constitution and Bill of Rights. An 18-minute film, A Time of Revolu-tion, is shown in the Richard S. Reynolds Theater. In outdoor re-creations of a Continental Army encampment and a 1780s Tidewater farm, historical interpreters depict daily life of people during the Revolu-tion. A Children’s Kaleidoscope discov-ery room and an adult resource room also are available.


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Three major historical events–the planting of the first permanent English settlement at Jamestown in 1607, the fiery debates on revolution at Williamsburg and the climactic campaign of the American Revolution at Yorktown in 1781–took place just 20 miles apart on a single narrow peninsula between Virginia’s James and York rivers.

Today at Jamestown Settlement and Yorktown Victory Center living-history museums, you can see the exciting first and last chapters of America’s colonial history brought to life once more. And both are near Historic Jamestowne and Yorktown Battlefield and just minutes from Colonial Williamsburg, the well-known restored 18th-century capital of Virginia. Jamestown, Yorktown and Williamsburg form Virginia’s Historic Triangle, all connected by the Colonial Parkway.

Greater Williamsburg Chamber & Tourism Alliance

(800) 368-6511 or (757) 229-6511www.visitwilliamsburg.com

WIllIamsburg VaCaTIoN PaCkagesAmerica’s Historic Triangle Vacation Package - This year-round package offers unlimited admission to Jamestown Settlement, Historic Jamestowne, Colonial Williamsburg, Yorktown Battlefield and the Yorktown Victory Center and lodging in a Williamsburg-area hotel.

Williamsburg Flex Vacation Package - Includes lodging and unlimited admission to Colonial Williamsburg, Historic Jamestowne, Jamestown Settlement, the Yorktown Victory Center, Yorktown Battlefield, Busch Gardens Europe and Water Country USA. Seasonal.

History is Fun! Vacation Package - Take hold of America’s beginnings in two centuries with one ticket to Jamestown Settlement and the Yorktown Victory Center, and modern-day sleeping quarters. The two living-history museums tell the story of America’s first permanent English settlement, founded in 1607, and the American Revolution, ending in 1781 at Yorktown. Package includes accommodations and museum admission during length of stay.

For vacation package reservations and hotel accommodations contact your travel planner or the Williamsburg Hotel & Motel Association at (800) 500-5923 or (757) 220-3330, or visit www.gowilliamsburg.com

The 1607 founding in Virginia of Jamestown, America’s first permanent English colony, sparked a series of cultural encounters that helped shape the United States and the modern world. The 400th anniversary of this seminal event in American history will be commemorated in Virginia’s “Historic Triangle” region – Jamestown, Williamsburg and Yorktown – beginning in 2006 and throughout 2007 with major events, exhibits, educational programs and the opening of new attractions.

In 2007 at Jamestown Settlement, new permanent gallery exhibits, introductory film and revitalized living-history areas will pres-ent the story of 17th-century Virginia and its Powhatan Indian, English and western central African cultural origins.

New facilities already in place include a the-ater and special exhibition building, which will be the setting for “The World of 1607,” a spe-cial exhibition opening May 2007 that places 17th-century Virginia in a global context. The museum also features a visitor reception building with restaurant and gift shop, and visitor arrival plaza with expanded parking.

History comes alive in re-creations of a Pow-hatan Indian village, a colonial fort, a riverfront discovery area and the three ships – Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery – that brought America’s first permanent English colonists to Virginia in 1607.

American Heritage Annual PassGet close to the beginnings of our nation’s history with the American Heritage Annual Pass, offering unlimited admission to James-town Settlement and the Yorktown Victory Center for one year from date of activation. Visit again and again for special programs and events. Call (888) 593-4682, or visit www.historyisfun.org.

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