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New Discoveries at Jamestown

New Discoveries at Jamestown

By: John L. Cotter J. Paul Hudson
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Summary
 Have you ever thought about the treasures we leave behind? This podcast invites you to explore the fascinating world of Jamestown, Virginia, which celebrated its 400th anniversary in 2007 as the first successful English settlement in America. While the colonists eventually relocated upriver to escape the harsh conditions of the small island, they left behind a wealth of artifacts‚Aîsome used, some worn, and some long forgotten. Just as you might underestimate the items that fill your life, the colonists‚A possessions tell a compelling story of survival and adaptation in a new world. Through the lens of archeology, we uncover the remnants of their lives, piecing together a narrative from the artifacts unearthed during three major excavation efforts (1903, the 1950s, and ongoing since 1994). Join us as we delve into the colonists resources, their everyday items, and the crafts they created, supported by historical documents from England and Virginia. Imagine packing for a life in the untamed wilderness‚Aîno shops, no regular supplies, and relying on a small community for survival. What would you take with you? This is the story of those early settlers. For an insightful history of Jamestown, visit http//www.tobacco.org/History/Jamestown.html. To visualize the original three-sided fort area, check out http//www.apva.org/finding/index.html (Summary by Mark F. Smith)Copyright Science Fiction Collection Political Science Politics & Government Science Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Richard of Jamestown A Story of the Virginia Colony-James Otis

    Richard of Jamestown A Story of the Virginia Colony-James Otis
    12 Nov 2026
    Richard of Jamestown A Story of the Virginia Colony by James Otis.

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    3 hrs and 2 min
  • Royal Children of English History-E. Nesbit

    Royal Children of English History-E. Nesbit
    11 Nov 2026
    Royal Children of English History by E. Nesbit.

    From the first chapter: "History is a story, a story of things that happened to real live people in our England years ago; and the things that are happening here and now, and that are put in the newspapers, will be history for little children one of these days. And the people you read about in history were real live people, who were good and bad, and glad and sorry, just as people are now-a-days." E. Nesbit writes about some of the people behind the names, dates and battles of English History in this lovely book for older children. The original book contains some beautiful illustrations and you can see those by clicking the 'Gutenberg' link below.

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    1 hr and 11 min
  • Chronicles of America Volume 06 - The Fathers of New England-Charles Morris

    Chronicles of America Volume 06 - The Fathers of New England-Charles Morris
    10 Nov 2026
    Chronicles of America Volume 06 by The Fathers of New England-Charles Morris.

    This sixth installment in the series, as one would expect, deals with events in the northern settlements that were taking place at the same times as those in the southern. The opening passage explains: "The Pilgrims and Puritans, whose migration to the New World marks the beginning of permanent settlement in New England, were children of the same age as the enterprising and adventurous pioneers of England in Virginia, Bermuda, and the Caribbean. It was the age in which the foundations of the British Empire were being laid in the Western Continent."

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    4 hrs and 19 min
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