On August 4, 1619, Sir George Yeardley decided to call it and adjourned the first meeting of the General Assembly

Want to work at Historic Jamestowne? Of course you do. We're delightful. Two job opportunities here in our Dale House Cafe, which will re-open soon!

Dear literally everyone else in the world: You could all take a lesson or two about gift giving from our friends at the Jamestowne Society (jamestowne.org).

#OTD in 1619, Virginia Governor Sir George Yeardley opened the first General Assembly in the choir of Jamestown's church. The Assembly was comprised of 22 burgesses, plus the governor and his council.

Look at these tiny little fish jaw bones!!! These came out of the first well and were found by visitors sorting artifacts in the Ed Shed this summer. They represent food trash from Jamestown's settlers from about 1611. Fish for dinner?

Come to Jamestown and make new friends.

Hey @stephenking.bsky.social... We think you should totally write a horror novel set in Jamestown. Starving settlers, cannibalism, disease, warfare...we've got it all. If you pass, we'll try to get to Lin-Manuel Miranda with our other idea: "Jamestown! The Musical." Image: Jamestown Rediscovery.

Tomorrow at Jamestown Settlement! "Mapping the Dragon" explores the Indigenous history of Bacon's Rebellion, drawing on traditional ecological knowledge alongside military history, environmental and archaeological evidence, and both traditional and non-traditional documents. baconsrebellion350.org

Jamestown is a site of contradictions. In July 1619, the First Assembly met here and established a precedent for self-governance. Weeks later, the same men defied the law to enslave Africans who were trafficked to Virginia. Later, laws enshrining slavery in colonial America were passed here.

Happy World Chocolate Day to all who celebrate. Purely by coincidence, our archaeologists unearthed this rare artifact today. It's John Smith's candy jar, which he used to share sweets with other Jamestown settlers. Those Hershey bars are over 400 years old. And still delicious.

In honor of the 250th, our friends at @timeteam.bsky.social rereleased the Time Classic Special on Jamestown! Originally aired for our 400th anniversary (take that Thomas Jefferson) back in 2007, the segment features lots of exciting finds from what we now know to be Jamestown's Second Well.

TFW an artifact matches the theme 🟥🎆🟦 Associate Curator Lauren stumbled across this ~perfect for July 4th~ glass fragment! From this small fragment of the bottom of the vessel, it's clear this glass was flecked with red, white, and blue. Stay hydrated out there - cheers and happy Independence Day!

We've been excavating Jamestown's history for 30 years, but now rising sea levels threaten future access to America's Birthplace. Read the latest story from Climate Central on The Guardian now: theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/02/sea-level-rise-jamestown-virginia

Oh dear! Or deer. Nature, live and in person here at the O.J. (Original Jamestown.)

This week you're probably gonna hear (and sing) the words "star-spangled" more than usual, but what's a spangle?? Learn all about them with Jamestown curator Janene, featured on the That Shakespeare Life podcast ✨

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NEW EPISODE: “What stars do spangle heaven with such beauty.” In Shakespeare’s lifetime, spangles added glitter to clothes and accessories. This week, curator Janene Johnston @jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social joins us to explore 17th-century spangles found at Jamestown. www.cassidycash.com/ep428

Catch up with our excavations north of the Memorial Church in the latest Dig Deeper episode, now out on our YouTube channel! Watch it now at https://youtu.be/1hbTmtYHOoY and don't forget to subscribe! 📸 Excavations back in March. The 1608 Fort extension palisades are visible in the foreground

Is this yours? Archaeologists found a He-Man sticker in an excavation unit near the seawall yesterday. If you visited in the 80s and dropped your favorite sticker, we found it!

We kinda thought the end was nigh for a few minutes at Historic Jamestowne today. #jamestown #HistoricJamestowne #JamestownRediscovery #weather #monsoonseason

If you visit us you can tell all your friends you're heading to the O.J. (Original Jamestown.) We are the site of the first permanent English settlement in North America. Archaeologists have been digging here since 1994 and have thus far found 5 MILLION artifacts. Eat your heart out, Indiana Jones.

Don't forget about our Local Access Program, available through September! Generously funded by the Williamsburg Community Foundation, the program offers free youth admission for local residents who utilize SNAP benefits. See all the details and plan your visit at historicjamestowne.org/local-access

historicjamestowne.org/collections/... Totally imagining early Jamestown settlers making it rain with Riga schillings now.

Father’s Day is this Sunday and our Executive Director jumped on the chance to recreate a 1980s J.C. Penney catalog by “modeling” the new Jamestown Rediscovery casual shirt. It’s available in both of our gift shops and your dad really wants one. Trust us. Dad bod sold separately.

The next time our boss complains about “I have too much to do” or “work is hard,” we’ll remind him about that time yesterday when he got to ride around the York River on a tall ship as part of the Yorktown Sail Festival’s “Parade of Sail.” “Work” is hard indeed.

The award for best (according to people who like dad jokes) archaeology t-shirt goes to field school student Bailey "Sift" really does happen!

Father's Day is next week! If you need a last-minute Father's Day gift, we've got you, especially if your Dad is a History Dad™. Whether he likes reading about history or wearing it, you'll find the perfect present in our museum store. Shop now at historicjamestowne.org/shop.

NO. Just...no. Warning: please be prepared to melt if you visit us tomorrow or Friday (June 11-12). Image: WTKR 3 First Warning Weather.

Oh, he DEFINITELY said this.

We are super cool & fun, and you should want to work here. See the "Job Opportunities" page on our website! We're now recruiting for three positions in the Dale House Cafe, our on-site cafe that will re-open later this summer after renovations. Make all your friends jealous by coming to work here!

Pocahontas has moved! As we continue construction of new walking pathways, our Pocahontas statue has been relocated. Access to the statue will be available again as soon as that phase of construction is complete (hopefully by end of June). You can still see it; just can’t walk right up to it.

Take home your own Jamestown Church Tower with our newest kit from Little & Wood! The only 17th-century structure above ground, the Church Tower is the reason why Jamestown was preserved. Available in-store and online now at historicjamestowne.org/shop/main/