Colonial Period

The Jamestown Era

"Jamestowne Society" - - Features a Chronology of Jamestowne Period (1607 -1700), information on the royal charters, and a bibliography

Jamestown - Why There? - Provides numerous links to Jamestown and colonial Virginia related Web sites (George Mason University)

Jamestown Historic Briefs - Includes, timelines, bibliographies, and information on history, personalities, manufacturing and industries (Colonial National Historical Park)

Jamestown Rediscovery - Gives a history of Jamestown, a timeline of events, lists of early settlers with occupations, and overview of the new archaeological discovery of the original fort (Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities)

Jamestown Settlement - (Jamestown/Yorktown Foundation)

The Jamestown Records of the Virginia Company of London. A Conservator's Perspective - Shows the conservation techniques and efforts used to preserve the original Jamestown records of the Virginia Company of London in the collections of the Library of Congress (Library of Congress)

Virtual Jamestown - The digital research-teaching-learning project to explores the legacies of the Jamestown settlement and "the Virginia experiment." Enter the site to find maps and images, public and courts records, first hand accounts and letters, and labor contracts and a reference center. "Interactive Jamestown" features virtual panoramas of the Jamestown fort and interactive maps highlighting Captain John Smith's explorations and patterns of settlement. (University of Virginia)

Virginia 1700-1755

A Virginia Gentleman on the Eve of the Revolution: Philip Ludwell Lee of Stratford - An account of the life of a Virginia gentleman (Stratford Hall)

Colonial Currency - Feature descriptions and images of paper currencies of early Virginia and Virginia halfpenny coins (Notre Dame University)

Colonial National Historical Park

Colonial Williamsburg - The site's History Explorer provides portals to Meet the People of Colonial Williamsburg, to experience Colonial Life through their trades, politics, and other aspects of 18th-century living, and to See the Places in which they lived and worked. Other sections provide information on clothing and gardens. A bibliography is also available.

Germanna Colonies in Virginia - Gives information on the settlements established by Germans brought to piedmont Virginia under the aegis of Lt. Governor Alexander Spotswood (Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies in Virginia)