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jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social @jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social · 1h

Did you know October is Family History Month? What better way to celebrate than to research your family history and find that Jamestown connection! Get started using the genealogy resources on our website at historicjamestowne.org/genealogy. 📸 An early morning at Jamestown.

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jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social @jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It's Virginia Archaeology Month! Archaeology at Jamestown literally changed the history books. From finding the site of James Fort to continuing to uncover evidence of the past, we're proud to share the story of those who came before us.

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jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social @jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Only 3 more sleeps until Virginia Archaeology Month starts! Join us this Saturday to kick off the festivities: explore the digs, go on an engaging walking tour, and see artifacts brought to life through living history demonstrations. Get the full schedule at historicjamestowne.org/archaeologyday

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jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social @jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

There are no fat grizzlies to vote for in Virginia, but there were plenty of black bears in the 17th century (and today)! John Smith recorded sightings of bears on his first voyage up the Chesapeake in June and July 1608.

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jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social @jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The countdown is on for Virginia Archaeology Month! Every October, historic sites and cultural heritage organizations recognize the impact that archaeology has made on the story of our state and nowhere is that more relevant than Jamestown.

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jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social @jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Thanks to the great @hcrichardson.bsky.social for writing about the burning of Jamestown in her Sep. 19 “Letters from an American!” This article does a great job of explaining the background and context of Bacon’s Rebellion and the burning of Jamestown 350 years ago: Sep. 19, 1676.

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jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social @jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

#OnThisDay in 1676: At dawn, Nathaniel Bacon and his forces find Jamestown empty. They occupied the capital, but news arrived of a loyalist force approaching from the north. With this force and Berkeley's navy on the water, Bacon and his men at Jamestown were trapped.

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jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social @jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

OTD in 1676: In the morning, Berkeley's officers began to try and convince him to abandon Jamestown. They had been embarrassingly beaten by the rebels in at least two skirmishes, their ships had retreated, and rumors swirled about a large force of rebels coming to reinforce Bacon's troops.

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jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social @jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

OTD in 1676: For two days, Bacon and Berkeley had been in a stand-off. On September 17, Bacon brought up three large guns and fired on the Governor's ships that had been lurking in the James River. He fired on Jamestown's fortifications, too, attempting to break them for a coming assault.

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jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social @jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Looking for a new job? Jamestown Rediscovery has openings in the Dale House Cafe and in the Development team! Check them out and learn how to apply at historicjamestowne.org/about/jr-job…

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jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social @jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

OTD in 1676: Nathaniel Bacon, along with about 150 of his men and 45 Pamunkey prisoners, arrived at Jamestown a day before and skirmished with Berkeley's soldiers near Glasshouse Point.

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jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social @jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Yesterday in 1676: Virginia Governor Sir William Berkeley, after a stand-off and some convenient side-switching, sailed back into Jamestown to retake it from Bacon's rebels.

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jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social @jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Update: we’re still blowing up Tik Tok. Our latest video is approaching 188K views. Better follows us there now. Don’t be the last one in your friend group to jump on our bandwagon. Just do it. Give in to the positive peer pressure.

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jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social @jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Tik Tok isn’t everyone’s jam, but if you’re on it, come check us out at Jamestown Rediscovery. We blew up there overnight with a video of our archaeologists removing an old water tank, which now has nearly 113K views. We’ve also gained over 500 followers since yesterday. Join the party!

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jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social @jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

This year marks the 350th anniversary of Bacon's Rebellion, the most significant threat to the Crown before the American Revolution.

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jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social @jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

We are proud to be participating in "We Want More History," a national day of public history across America on Saturday, Sep. 26. Follow the link to see what's happening near you that day, including several programs going on here at Historic Jamestowne/Jamestown Rediscovery!

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A national day of history in public. Join Us Events will take place across libraries, parks, museums, and other civic spaces, featuring talks, facilitated discussions, teach-ins, programs, and communi...

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jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social @jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

September is the last month to take advantage of our Local Access program! Through the program, locals who utilize SNAP get free Youth admission to Historic Jamestowne, supported by the Williamsburg Community Foundation. Learn more at historicjamestowne.org/visit/tickets/local-access-youth-tickets

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Visit the real thing at Historic Jamestowne, explore the actual location and active archaeological dig, Jamestown Rediscovery, home of the first successful English settlement.

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jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social @jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

John Smith just stands here every day mocking us because he has the best view of the James River in all of Jamestown.

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jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social @jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

An early morning view of our current seawall dig site. Photo by Chuck Durfor.

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jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social @jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Jamestown archaeology: it’s a dirty job, but someone’s gotta do it.

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jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social @jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

#OTD in 1607: Bartholomew Gosnold dies at Jamestown after an illness. 📸 1 - Full-body reconstruction of Gosnold, based on his remains; 2 - the leading staff found in his burial

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jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social @jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Jamestown palisade. Obviously someone on our staff thinks of himself as an artistic photographer. We’re not so sure. #jamestown #JamestownRediscovery #HistoricJamestowne #Virginia #keeptrying #meh #cplusforeffort

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jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social @jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

We're hiring for the new-and-improved Dale House Cafe! Available positions and application instructions are at historicjamestowne.org/about/jr-job… 📸 A 20th c. postcard of the garden at Yeardley house with the Dale house in the distance.

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jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social @jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Archaeologists found this cool sherd of Delft tile during excavations at the seawall site this week! We have more than 1500 fragments of hand-painted Delft tile in our artifact collection. Check them out at historicjamestowne.org/collections/artifacts/delft-tile

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jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social @jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Hi, I'm Jamestown starvation-warfare-disease-hurricane-shipwreck-blizzard-accident-dysentery.

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jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social @jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

There's an archaeology tv show coming out this fall and, let me tell you, we are READY

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jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social @jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

A new episode of our Dig Deeper series is out now on YouTube! Catch up on last year's excavations at the 1607 Burial Ground and learn how we use ground-penetrating radar to aid in this important digs. Watch and subscribe at youtu.be/l8Lk9o_pxWk

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jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social @jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

We have a really exciting announcement!!! Drumroll please ... we have finished picking ALL of the water-screened material from JR2718N, a major artifact layer in the First Well, which was excavated all the way back in 2009!

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jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social @jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

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

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jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social @jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

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).

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jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social @jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

#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.

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jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social @jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

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?

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jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social @jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

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.

This color photo shows an aerial view of Historic Jamestown. Green grass and trees, a few buildings, and a statue are visible.

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jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social @jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

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

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jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social @jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

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.

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jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social @jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

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.

This color photo shows a candy jar filled with miniature chocolate bars.

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jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social @jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

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.

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jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social @jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

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!

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jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social @jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

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

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jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social @jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

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

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jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social @jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

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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jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social @jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

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 youtu.be/1hbTmtYHOoY and don't forget to subscribe! 📸 Excavations back in March. The 1608 Fort extension palisades are visible in the foreground

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jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social @jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

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!

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jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social @jmstownrediscovery.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

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.

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