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Anas Todkill portrayed by Willie Balderson

Anas Todkill portrayed by Willie Balderson
Anas Todkill portrayed by Willie Balderson
Meet Anas Todkill and learn about his experiences as one of the first English settlers at Jamestown. Feel free to drop in anytime during this family-friendly program at the Nathalie P. and Alan M. Voorhees Archaearium on Saturday, January 28, from 11 am – 3 pm at Historic Jamestowne.

With Todkill as the guide, guests will have opportunities to explore many unique objects such as arms and armor, ceramics, tools, and trade items that were important to a settler’s survival. Guests will also learn about explorations of the area, the settlers' relationships with the New World, and the Virginia Indians who lived in it.

Todkill is portrayed by Willie Balderson, Colonial Williamsburg’s manager of public history development.

This program is free with admission to Historic Jamestowne and is presented jointly by The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and Historic Jamestowne. more...

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3D Digital Model of 1608 Church
3D digital model of the 1608 church
Senior staff archaeologists Jamie May and David Givens are constructing a digital model of the 1608 church that the project has explored over the past two years. Using Google SketchUp, a 3D computer modeling software, May and Givens are transposing the digital map of the physical church site produced in the field with laser surveying equipment into a 3D hypothetical model of the church. Once placed on the archaeological map, this model will help give an idea of the scale and appearance of the building. more...

istoric Jamestowne is the site of the first permanent English settlement in America. The site is jointly administered by the National Park Service and The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation on behalf of Preservation Virginia.

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he early 17th-century gold ring depicts a skull with the initials C L and the Latin legend: Memento Mori or "remember thy death." Bly Straube, Historic Jamestown's Senior Curator, speculates that the initials could be attributed to Captain Christopher Lawne who was a member of the first Virginia General Assembly. more...

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