Illustration: rebuilding new ship from the timber and materials of the "Sea Venture" in Bermuda. Courtesy of the thebermudian.com

Stephen Hopkins & the Wreck of the ‘Sea Venture’

By Melissa Berry on January 31, 2023

Melissa Berry begins the tale of Stephen Hopkins, who survived shipwreck in Bermuda, hardship in Jamestown, then later came back on the “Mayflower.”.. (Read More)

Photo: the Godspeed replica, 19 April 1985, in London at St. Katherine’s Docks. Courtesy of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation.

Capt. Gosnold’s Adventure in the New World (conclusion)

By Melissa Berry on January 27, 2023

In this article, Melissa Berry concludes a series about Bartholomew Gosnold, who was instrumental in founding the Jamestown Colony in Virginia in 1607... (Read More)

Photo: Capt. Bartholomew Gosnold was cast in bronze and placed beside the Williamsburg/James City County Courthouse. The unveiling took place on 8 July 2016 to honor his role in the settlement of Jamestown in 1607. Courtesy of Adrienne Berard Virginia.

Capt. Gosnold’s 1602 Adventure in the New World (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on January 24, 2023

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about Bartholomew Gosnold, who was instrumental in founding the Jamestown Colony in Virginia in 1607... (Read More)

Illustration: "Gosnold at Cuttyhunk, 1602" by Albert Bierstadt, 1858. Credit: New Bedford Whaling Museum; Wikimedia Commons.

Capt. Gosnold’s 1602 Adventure in the New World

By Melissa Berry on January 20, 2023

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about Bartholomew Gosnold, who founded the first colony in New England, in 1602, short-lived though it was... (Read More)

Photo: Wallis and Edward, Duchess and Duke of Windsor. Courtesy of the Maryland Historical Society.

Jamestown Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 18 (part 2)

By Melissa Berry on January 13, 2023

Melissa Berry’s series on descendants of the Jamestown settlers, with more about Wallis Simpson, for whom King Edward VIII abdicated his throne... (Read More)

Photo: Wallis Simpson with the Prince of Wales at Kitzbühel, Austria, in February 1935 before they were married. Credit: published in Life, 14 December 1936, p. 37; Wikimedia Commons.

Jamestown Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 18 (part 1)

By Melissa Berry on January 6, 2023

Melissa Berry continues her series on descendants of Jamestown settlers, writing about Wallis Simpson, for whom King Edward VIII abdicated his throne... (Read More)

Photo: A reenactment of the Knights of the Golden Horseshoe toasting. The Germanna Foundation Board of Trustees hosted a living history colonial encampment in 2016 to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the Knights of the Golden Horseshoe Expedition, which took place in August and September 1716 and began and ended at Fort Germanna. For more information visit the Germania Foundation site.

Jamestown Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 17

By Melissa Berry on December 8, 2022

Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on descendants of the Jamestown settlers, writing about the order of the Knights of the Golden Horseshoe... (Read More)

Photo: Lyon Gardiner Tyler, American historian and president of William and Mary College. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Jamestown Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 16

By Melissa Berry on December 2, 2022

Melissa Berry continues her series on descendants of the Jamestown settlers, focusing on the lineage of genealogist and educator Dr. Lyon Tyler... (Read More)

Photo: Helen Keller, 1904. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Jamestown Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 15

By Melissa Berry on November 4, 2022

Melissa Berry continues her series on descendants of the Jamestown settlers, focusing on the lineage of disability rights activist Helen Keller... (Read More)

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