Our next stop at the Jamestown Settlement was the replica of James Fort. It isn’t an accurate representation, however, it is great for families to learn about living in the 1600’s.
*Clicking on a photo will give you a closer look!
John Smith, an English soldier, explorer, colonial governor, admiral of New England, and author, trained the first settlers to work at farming and fishing, thus saving the colony from early devastation. He publicly stated, “He that will not work, shall not eat”, alluding to 2 Thessalonians 3:10.
Harsh weather, a lack of food and water, the surrounding swampy wilderness, and attacks from Native Americans almost destroyed the colony. With Smith’s leadership, however, Jamestown survived and eventually flourished.
Tobacco drying:
The Governor’s house:
The Governor’s bed:
The doctor will see you now:
There are gift shops, and a wonderful museum. I really liked the layout of the museum. You can enter and wander the whole thing at once, or you can explore by sections. Each section, from the 1600’s through the 1690’s has a sign of events from that time period.
The following photos are from two of those sections.
I found a great video overview of Jamestown Settlement on YouTube. Click here if you would like to see it.
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LC's Cottage 
TY for the youtube suggestion ~ I’ll have to hop over and view for sure 🙂
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You are welcome, Sharon! 🙂
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Laura,
On one of my working trips for the Navy to Virginia I connected with one of my schoolmates from Poitiers, France, where I attended high school. She and my friend Ernie (“Doc”) had attended together and she was a docent at Jamestown. Needless to say, I got a bit more than the standard tour of the exhibits both inside and outside. My questions gave her more ideas for things to describe on her tours. It was my only visit to Jamestown in my three visits to Virginia.
John Neff ________________________________
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That is so cool, John! It would be great to be able to go back and get a personal tour like you had! 🙂
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I really enjoyed your visit Laura, thank you for sharing these three posts with us!
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Thanks Kathy! I appreciate your following along! 🙂
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I’ll bet you know more now than when you learned about Jamestown in elementary school! Kidding aside, this puts a lot of what we learned into the bigger picture – I always like that sort of historical context.
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No kidding Laura…I have learned so much more! Hands on and field trips definitely give the bigger picture! 🙂
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