Jamestown: Unearthing, Understanding, and Sharing the Roots of American History

FAIN: ZPP-284132-22

Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation (Jamestown, VA 23185-1900)
Lisa Ellen Fischer (Project Director: May 2021 to January 2022)
Benjamin Knowles (Project Director: January 2022 to July 2024)

Nine staff positions and four programs related to the interpretation of the archeological site at Jamestown.

The Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation (JRF) is dedicated to the archaeological investigation, preservation, and education of Jamestown, the first successful English colony in North America. Funds will enable JRF to enhance current and develop new on-site and digital programs in four key areas: 1) Support for public archaeology, allowing visitors to witness ongoing excavations and follow our remarkable discoveries online; 2) Creation of a self-guided tour of The Nathalie P. & Alan M. Voorhees Archaearium for visitors to access rich content as they explore the museum; 3) Development of a new plan for the “Ed Shed,” JRF’s central venue for children’s programs on-site, incorporating Covid-19 safety measures; 4) Expansion of “Digital reDiscovery,” an online platform featuring videos highlighting aspects of Jamestown’s history, through the addition of two new tours, one on the complex relationship between Powhatan and English and the other on the arrival of the first Africans in 1619.