17th Century English Ale and Beer Brewing JYF Museums 2026-09-23 | 17th Century English Ale and Beer Brewing
Armor & A Video Response to a Comment | Primed and Loaded JYF Museums 2025-01-08 | In today’s video let’s join Samuel as he responds to a viewer’s comment left on our December 6, 2023 video “Wearing Armor & Freedom of Movement”. Check out the videos mentioned in today’s video response Wearing Armor & Freedom of Movement -- youtube.com/watch?v=ROc-kH1_1GYIs That Armor Heavy -- youtube.com/watch?v=SBiLg6TiJv0And check out our other videos on armorDid the English Modify Their Armor -- youtube.com/watch?v=7RdvLaalThoLet's Build a 17th Century Cabasset Helmet -- youtube.com/watch?v=EngbsKNQIpI17th Century English Mail Armor -- youtube.com/watch?v=ieVoP6aHIbs
Recipe Rewind | Welcoming in the New Year with Syllabub JYF Museums 2025-01-01 | HAPPY NEW YEAR!! While our colleagues at Jamestown Settlement insist it’s not New Year’s Day until March 25th, the staff at the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown know that January 1 is New Year’s Day and a perfect day to make a 17th or 18th century party drink. So, let’s join Terry and Sarah on the Revolution Era Farm as they make syllabub to welcome in the New Year!
Twelve Days of Christmas! JYF Museums 2024-12-25 | Merry Christmas! We always hear about the Twelve Days of Christmas, but what are the Twelve Days? Let’s join Samuel as he explains the significant days of the Twelve Days of Christmas.
Hands-on History | Surveying Early America JYF Museums 2024-12-18 | Welcome to the next video in our series Hands-on History, Measuring Early America. Join TJ and Catherine as they explore the roll surveying played in the history of the United States. The Hands-on History series is aimed at classrooms, teachers, and students, as well as all our viewers. We will soon have accompanying teacher materials available on our jyfmuseums.org/learn website and will update this description with links as soon as available.Take a moment to explore some of our other videos on weights and measures – Measurements the Old English Way - youtube.com/watch?v=0u4TIXRyYwQWeights the old English Way - youtube.com/watch?v=igdzgOqYLDI
People of the Past | George Grenville JYF Museums 2024-11-27 | In today’s video let’s take a look at the period right after the end of the French and Indian War in 1763 and learn about George Grenville and his unenviable ministerial position of having to provide for the defense of the American Colonies and find the funding for that defense as well.
Primed and Loaded | The Legacy of the Musket? JYF Museums 2024-11-20 | In today’s episode of Primed and Loaded, let’s have a discussion on the legacy of the firearm and its historic impact. What changes did it bring to warfare and social structures? We’d love to hear your thoughts and opinions.
People of the Past | Henry Spelman JYF Museums 2024-11-13 | In today’s video we’ll join Catherine and Keith to learn about Henry Spelman, a boy who traveled to Virginia at the age of 14, indentured to the Virginia Company, who became an interpreter, intermediary, and rose to the rank of captain. He was an early chronicler of Virginia history, writing his account in 1613.And a link to an online copy of Henry Spelman’s book “Relation of Virginia” -- content.wisconsinhistory.org/digital/collection/aj/id/8665
Hands-on History | Science of the James River JYF Museums 2024-11-06 | Welcome to the next video in our series Hands-on History, Science of the James River. Join Mary and Catherine as they show us through scientific techniques how the James River impacted the English settlers in Virginia. The Hands-on History series is aimed at classrooms, teachers, and students, as well as all our viewers. We will soon have accompanying teacher materials available on our jyfmuseums.org/learn website and will update this description with links as soon as available.
Revolutionary War Medicine and Surgery JYF Museums 2024-10-23 | Let’s rejoin Jamie in the re-created Continental Army Camp at The American Revolution Museum at Yorktown as he gives us some insight into the practices of regimental surgeons in the 18th century, during the Revolutionary War.
Hazards | A 17th Century Dice Game JYF Museums 2024-10-16 | Hazards!Let’s head back to our re-created James Fort and get a glimpse into how soldiers might have relieved boredom, stayed one-step ahead of the sergeant and we’ll learn to play the dice game hazards.
Getting Dressed | Clothing for a 17th Century English Gentleman at Jamestown JYF Museums 2024-10-09 | We return to our Getting Dressed series and join Samantha and Jay as they give us some insight into the clothing of early-17th century English gentry in Virginia.Clothing for a 17th Century English Woman at Jamestown youtube.com/watch?v=CDIgZIhEv2EClothing for a 17th Century English Man at Jamestown youtube.com/watch?v=1PjmD4tDSZMClothing for a 17th Century Powhatan Woman in Tsenacommacahyoutube.com/watch?v=YXjrNWHJymoClothing for a 17th Century Powhatan Man in Tsenacommacahyoutube.com/watch?v=GFlz2U67EEIClothing that John Smiths Suggests for Virginia - John Smith's Equipment List (Part 1)youtube.com/watch?v=CyqUg5TJmRIBe sure to check out some of our other videos on the topic of gentry at JamestownFrancis Perkins' Letter of 1608: a Broke Gentleman & Spanish Espionageyoutube.com/watch?v=sqFFIPkRuNIAbout Those Lazy Gentlemen at Jamestownyoutube.com/watch?v=6mxmU7DWjgQ&t
Hands-on History | The Art of Powhatan Cordage JYF Museums 2024-10-02 | Welcome to the first video in our new series Hands-on History, the Art of Powhatan Cordage. Join Ace and Catherine as they show you how to make your own cordage in the same manner the Powhatan used. The Hands-on History series is aimed at classrooms, teachers, and students, as well as all our viewers. We will soon have accompanying teacher materials available on our jyfmuseums.org/learn website and will update this description with links as soon as available.
A Pints a Pound the World Around! Wine Gallons, Beer Gallons & Their Casks JYF Museums 2024-09-18 | “A pint's a pound the world around.” Or “A pint of pure water weighs a pound and a quarter.”US Customary Gallon? Imperial Gallon? Why are there different gallons and how did we get here? In this video we return to the history of old English measurements and the evolution of the gallon from the measure of the volume of wine to the volume of ale & beer. Where do the US and UK gallons come from? And what exactly is a barrel?Make sure to check out our other videos on weights and measures -Measurements the Old English Way - youtube.com/watch?v=0u4TIXRyYwQWeights the Old English Way - youtube.com/watch?v=igdzgOqYLDIShow Me the Money! English Money at the Early-17th Century - youtube.com/watch?v=DNULMtNp09Y
Lets Have an 18th Century English Country Dance! JYF Museums 2024-09-11 | Autumn is coming on and soon the armies will go into winter quarters - it is a good time for a dance. Let’s head over to the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown where our staff from the Continental Army Camp and the Revolutionary Era Farm get together to teach us an English country dance and about dancing in the 18th century.
Primed and Loaded | Is That Armor Heavy? JYF Museums 2024-09-04 | One of the most common questions we get in the re-created James Fort at Jamestown Settlement is, “how heavy is that armor?” In this video let’s head down to the Fort and weigh some of our armors to get an idea for the weight of early-17th century infantry armors that were used in Virginia.Don’t forget about our other videos about armor!Last year we investigated the question of mobility and range of motion in armoryoutube.com/watch?v=ROc-kH1_1GYWe examined modification to armor for service in Virginia youtube.com/watch?v=7RdvLaalThoAnd we did build a helmetyoutube.com/watch?v=EngbsKNQIpI
Primed and Loaded | How Powerful are Bows & Arrows and Muskets? JYF Museums 2024-08-21 | One set of questions we are often asked is, “how powerful is that musket?” or “how powerful is that bow?”One way to answer is to know how much kinetic energy a projectile may develop. While shooting video for use in an exhibit in our museum galleries, we took the opportunity to measure mass and velocity to determine the kinetic energy of an arrow and a musket or caliver ball.
Primed and Loaded | The Revolutionary War Howitzer JYF Museums 2024-08-07 | Let’s head back over to the Continental Army Camp at the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown and join Jamie as he introduces us to the howitzer of the Revolutionary War.And make sure to check out these videos – Primed and Loaded | 18th Century Mortars -- youtube.com/watch?v=rqz8l0iaFXgPrimed and Loaded | 18th Century Artillery Quick Fire Priming Tubes: And How We Make Them -- youtube.com/watch?v=_ruInfl1yxk18th-Century Cannon Maintenance | Mortar, Six Pound Field Cannon, and Howitzer – youtube.com/watch?v=Fy7pK5ticMI
Going to the Source | Jamestown Brides & Virginia Company Records JYF Museums 2024-07-24 | Let’s return to our Historic Clothing Shop and join Samantha as she again delves into the Ferrar papers and what they have to say about the textile skills of the English women who arrived in 1621 as brides for men in Virginia. The Ferrar Papers are a collection of Virginia Company records and documents collected by brothers & Virginia Company officials, Nicholas and John Farrar, during the fight of several factions of investors and officials for control of the Virginia Company in the early-1620s. The Farrar papers are an important primary source for what they say about the women recruited to be brides in Virginia and for what Virginia Company officials thought was important to mention about their skills. And to learn a little more about Nicholas Ferrar – en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_FerrarCheck out our first Video on the Ferrar Papers – youtube.com/watch?v=PZZPS6W0PpUIf you would like to learn more about these women that came to Virginia, check out Jennifer Potter’s The Jamestown Brides (2018). shopjyf.com/oxford-university-press/the-jamestown-brides-by-jennifer-potter-7827
Susan Constant Leaves for the Shipyard JYF Museums 2024-07-17 | Jamestown Settlement’s ship Susan Constant is the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation’s second re-creation of the original Susan Constant that brought the first English settlers to Virginia in 1607. The ship was built from 1989 to 1991 at the museum to replace the first re-creation of the ship, built in 1957. Now 33 years later and after 18 million visitors, our “floating classroom” departed Jamestown Settlement on June 17, 2024, and traveled to the Henry B. du Pont Preservation Shipyard at Mystic Seaport Museum in Connecticut to begin a comprehensive two-year restoration project to repair its hull planking, upper framing, mast and rigging components, and other pivotal hull structures, to preserve the ship for future generations. Fortunately, wooden ships are constructed in a way that allows removal and renewal of deteriorated parts and Mystic Seaport Museum’s shipyard, which works exclusively on wooden ships, has been a leader in maritime preservation and is ideally suited for large wooden vessel restoration projects like Susan Constant. While Susan Constant is at Mystic Seaport Museum, Godspeed and Discovery remain at Jamestown Settlement and open for visitors. We invite our viewers and our museum visitors to follow the progress of the ship’s repair and restoration through the social media of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation and Mystic Seaport Museum. Our webpage dedicated to the restoration project – jyfmuseums.org/visit/jamestown-settlement/living-history/susan-constant-restorationMystic Seaport Museum – mysticseaport.orgYou’ve found our YouTube Channel here at JYF MuseumsDo check out the YouTube Channel of Mystic Seaport Museum @mysticseaportmuseumFacebook Jamestown Settlement/American Revolution Museum at YorktownMystic Seaport MuseumTwitter/X@jyfmuseums@mysticseaportHere’s a news segment from 1982 about our 1957 re-creation of Susan Constant -- youtube.com/watch?v=X5vrJ3SYf4U – This was seven years before the construction of our current ship in 1989.And recent videos of Susan Constant’s departure.James City County YouTube Channel -- youtube.com/watch?v=kNjyyRcJ584Local news station Wavy TV 10 -- youtube.com/watch?v=jYetRa0idzs&tFox 61 WTIC in Hartford, Connecticut -- youtube.com/watch?v=HmNlf_UstYUAnd some of our videos about our ships Susan Constant -- youtube.com/watch?v=QXZFDIcjPesGodspeed -- youtube.com/watch?v=28UjoxDBmZgDiscovery -- youtube.com/watch?v=hX2W1GOEhBoWorking aloft -- youtube.com/watch?v=pGV402fRELsGodspeed on the Chesapeake -- youtube.com/watch?v=YDjMhsVggrg
Hiding in the trees! Light Infantry and Skirmishers of the Revolutionary War JYF Museums 2024-07-03 | Let’s head back to our Continental Army Camp at the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown and learn a little about the light troops of the American, French, and British armies during American Revolution. Light troops? Light companies and battalion companies? Skirmishers? Chasseur? Dragoons?Opps, just a little slip of the tongue, but the Siege of Savanah is of course in 1779, not 1799.
Going to the Source | Welsh Indians? JYF Museums 2024-06-12 | In today’s Going to the Source video let’s dive into two sources and learn about the November 1608 English expedition up the James River into the Piedmont and into Monacan lands, and the English attempts to contact other indigenous nations in Virginia. And NO, there were no Welsh Indians.
Nixtamalization of Corn. What is it? JYF Museums 2024-06-05 | In today’s video let’s learn about Nixtamalization, what it is and how it impacts food processing, diet, and health. Why did European populations with a high corn diet suffer from pellagra, while Native American populations did not?And check out our pervious videos about corn.A Grain by Another Name | Corn, Maize & Poketawes – youtube.com/watch?v=9zAPVY4VENcRecipe Rewind | Corn in Powhatan Society -- youtube.com/watch?v=0AGB_iDpEUI
Whats that Noise? 13 Year Cicadas at JYF Museums JYF Museums 2024-05-29 | Have you visited one of our museums this spring and wondered what that loud noise has been? Well, in today’s video we will talk about that.
Going to the Source | Why Do We Always Go Back to John Smith as a Source? JYF Museums 2024-05-15 | Our Going to the Source series is our favorite. It is where we get to share many of the primary sources that we use at our museums. But why do we always seem to go back to Captain John Smith so often as one of our sources? In this video we’ll learn how Smith became such an important primary source.You can find our Goring to the Source as well as all our other playlists here -- youtube.com/@JYFMuseums/playlistsWilliam Strachey –Historie of Travaile into Virginia Britannia -- books.google.com/books?id=fYYMAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=triangular&f=falseAlexander Whitaker –Good nevves from Virginia Sent to the Counsell and Company of Virginia, resident in England -- https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=eebo;idno=A15050.0001.001Henry Spelman – Relation of Virginia -- content.wisconsinhistory.org/digital/collection/aj/id/8665John Smith –1608 Broadside, A True Relation of Such Occurrences and Accidents of Note as Hath Hapned in Virginia Since the First Planting of that Colony -- http://www.virtualjamestown.org/exist/cocoon/jamestown/fha/J1007The True Travels, Adventures, and Observations of Captain John Smith into Europe, Asia, Africa, and America -- gutenberg.org/cache/epub/55199/pg55199-images.htmlThe General Historie of Virginia, New England and The Summer Isles – gutenberg.org/files/56347/56347-h/56347-h.htmA Sea Grammar -- https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=eebo;idno=A12469.0001.001
Going to the Source | Pocahontas & Art as a Primary Source JYF Museums 2024-05-01 | In today’s video let’s get a glimpse into how our historic tailors use period illustrations as primary sources when they are building our historic garments.This portrait is the only known portrait of Pocahontas from life, and was created in 1616 in England by the Dutch engraver, Simon van de Passe. The engraving has been the model for many of Pocahontas’s later portraits. encyclopediavirginia.org/18hpr-f92351f53c8c28bThe dress featured in this video will be on display May 11, 2024 to December 1, 2024 as part of our next Special Exhibition presenting Ruth E. Carter: Afrofuturism in Costume Design. The exhibition will explore costume design, historical clothing and research behind the design. Two-time Academy Award-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter’s work in film and television has spanned generations. jyfmuseums.org/events/special-exhibits/ruth-e-carter-afrofuturism-in-costume-design
The few, the Proud, the Continental Marines! JYF Museums 2024-04-24 | Interpreters of the Continental Army Encampment leave the Army to join the fight against the British Navy.
A Grain by Another Name | Corn, Maize & Poketawes JYF Museums 2024-04-17 | Zea mays is a crop grown the world over and known by many names. Let’s return to our Paspaheigh Town at Jamestown Settlement to learn the Powhatan word for Zea mays and to also learn why corn was an imprecise term in 17th century English usage.Check out our video on Corn in Powhatan Society -- youtube.com/watch?v=0AGB_iDpEUIWilliam Strachey’s book The Historie of Travaile Into Virginia Britannia is a very important primary source and Strachey’s Powhatan word list can be found at the end of the book. Reprints of the book are available through many book sellers, and an online edition of The Historie of Travaile Into Virginia Britannia including his Powhatan word list can be found on Google at -- books.google.com/books?id=fYYMAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=falseIn past videos we have examined passages from Strachey’s book. His account of a Powhatan mock battle -- youtube.com/watch?v=y5JWM_LdXk0We’ve also examined Strachey’s account of a Powhatan and English trade encounter in previous videos, one from a Powhatan perspective – youtube.com/watch?v=netqiW7xtXUand one from an English perspective – youtube.com/watch?v=2erSw8vnnAI
Primed and Loaded | How Does a Musketeer Light Their Slowmatch? JYF Museums 2024-04-10 | Previously we learned about fire starting using flint and steel. In this video let’s learn how a musketeer would light their slowmatch with that flint and steel.Fire Starting with Flint and Steel -- youtube.com/watch?v=lRcXuGb3XWw
17th Century Maritime Celestial Navigation JYF Museums 2024-04-03 | Many people wonder how ships made it across entire oceans without getting lost in the seventeenth century. Aaron continues his seventeenth century navigation series today by introducing us to celestial navigation.Aaron started this series with an introduction to maritime piloting in the 17th century -- youtube.com/watch?v=qyCIqYD_2vYThen followed with Maritime Dead Reckoning -- youtube.com/watch?v=Bn_70zfwKVI
3 Minute Myth | Muskets Were So Heavy! They had to be Propped Up JYF Museums 2024-03-27 | In this week’s video we address the long-held myth that, “muskets were so heavy, the weight had to be supported with a stick.” Let’s talk about the musket rest and its use.
Thems Fightin Words! Conflict Resolution in the Continental Line JYF Museums 2024-03-20 | Can't we all just get along? Interpreters at the Continental Army Encampment demonstrate what happens when soldiers don't get along.
A Brief Introduction to the Drop Spindle JYF Museums 2024-03-13 | It was a chilly morning on our Revolutionary War era Farm at the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown and Carrie had a moment to teach her daughter, who is also one of our museum volunteers, how to use the drop spindle to spin wool into yarn.While the origins of drop spindles may be lost to history, drop spindles have proven their worth as easy to use, easy to teach to children, and easily portable to spin fiber into yarn, even after the advent of mechanical spinning. The archaeologists with the Jamestown Rediscovery Project at Historic Jamestowne have even found evidence of drop spindles brought to Virginia by the English in the early 17th century -- historicjamestowne.org/collections/artifacts/spindle-whorl
Fire Starting With Flint and Steel JYF Museums 2024-03-06 | Previously we learned about starting fire with a hand spindle. In this video let’s join Jay as he explains how to start a fire from flint and steel.
From England to Virginia, A 17th Century English Perspective on Hunting JYF Museums 2024-02-28 | Let’s join Brian as he explores the English perspective towards hunting as it transitions from England to Virginia, in the early-17th century.To learn much more about English hunting traditions we recommend the book, Hunters and Poachers, A Social and Cultural History of Unlawful Hunting in England, 1485-1640. By Roger Manning. Oxford University Press, 1993.For a primary source check out the 1591 booklet “A Short Treatise of Hunting” by Sir Thomas Cockaine -- luminarium.org/renascence-editions/hunting/cockaine.html
The Virginian Double Agent | People of the Past JYF Museums 2024-02-21 | In 1781, an American from New Kent County, Virginia was sent into enemy territory as a spy. His work helped the Americans stay a step ahead of the British and helped them win the Siege of Yorktown.
An Introduction to the Mechanics of the Spinning Wheel JYF Museums 2024-02-14 | In today’s video Gretchen is going to give us an introduction to the mechanics of the Saxony wheel in at the time of the American Revolution. Used to spin plant and animal fibers into yarn to be woven into clothing, it first appeared in Europe about the 16th century.
Primed and Loaded | Lets Build a 17th Century Cabasset Helmet JYF Museums 2024-02-07 | How does Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation acquire its reproduction armor? Let’s join Parker in our re-created James Fort at Jamestown Settlement as he shows us how a 17th century cabasset helmet is made.
Titles of Authority in Powhatan Culture JYF Museums 2024-01-31 | Paramount Chief, Great King, Emperor? Let’s join Roger in our Paspahegh Town at Jamestown Settlement to learn about the Powhatan peoples’ own titles of rule and authority.
Primed and Loaded | Powhatan Bark Shields JYF Museums 2024-01-24 | “For their warres also they use Targets that are round and made of the barkes of trees, and a sword of wood and at their backes,… in this manner being well armed, with Clubs, Targets, Bowes and Arrowes, they charged the English,…”Let’s join Cameron in our Paspahegh Town at Jamestown Settlement, as he introduces us to the Powhatan bark shield.
Powhatan Friction Fire Starting with a Hand Spindle JYF Museums 2024-01-17 | Once again, let’s join Russell in our Paspahegh Town at Jamestown settlement as he gives us an introduction to friction fire starting using a hand spindle.
Continental Army Basic Training JYF Museums 2024-01-10 | In this video, our Continental Army Camp interpreters at the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown, will go over the basics of what new recruits of the Continental Army could expect to learn after signing up. Welcome to Basic Training!And check out this video from our Going to the Source series about “Regulations for the Order & Discipline of the Troops of the United States Army” -- youtube.com/watch?v=ETtTOgfI0j0
GODSPEEDS Autumn Sail 2023 JYF Museums 2023-12-27 | September 25, our ship Godspeed departed Jamestown Settlement for an autumn voyage on the Chesapeake Bay, including visits to Onancock and Irvington, Virginia to participate in the Hospice Turkey Shoot Regatta. The regatta was held in support of local hospice programs and hosted by the Rappahannock River Yacht Club, co-sponsored with the Yankee Point Yacht Club. The event was held from September 29 to October 1 on the Rappahannock River just above the Norris Bridge. Godspeed returned to Jamestown Settlement on October 12. In this video enjoy the sights as Godspeed and her volunteer sailing crew travel the Chesapeake Bay and Rappahannock River.
Christmas in the Continental Army JYF Museums 2023-12-20 | In this week's short video, our staff at the Continental Army Encampment provide some direct quotes from American soldiers who served during the Christmas season. Spoiler alert: It wasn't fun.
What was Boxing Day? JYF Museums 2023-12-13 | Let’s join Brian as he shares some insight on Boxing Day, an important day during the Christmas celebration in the 17th century and still observed in Canada and the UK, but relatively unheard of in the United States.
Primed and Loaded | Wearing Armor & Freedom of Movement JYF Museums 2023-12-06 | This video was inspired by a question from one of our viewers, who wanted to see if an armored man could get down on the ground and then get up. To answer the question of whether a man move in armor, get down, get up, and how well they might function let’s join Brian as he makes young Samuel and Fred exercise in their amor.
3 Minute Myth | Triangular Bayonets Were Banned Because the Wounds Could not be Treated! JYF Museums 2023-11-29 | Join Jamie and TJ in the Continental Army Camp at the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown, as they address a mythology that has been told about the triangular bayonet of the 18th century. That they are illegal or that they were banned by the Geneva or Hague Conventions because the wounds caused by these bayonets could not be treated by army surgeons. Let’s see what they have to say about the subject in our latest Three Minute Myth!
Putting Color to Cloth | Dyeing Textiles on a Revolution Era Tidewater Farm JYF Museums 2023-11-22 | Join Gretchen and Sarah at our Revolutionary War era farm at the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown as they dye fibers and textiles with madder root and share some insight about putting color to cloth on an 18th century Tidewater farm.
Going to the Source | William Stracheys Account of English Trade with the Powhatan JYF Museums 2023-11-08 | In a previous video Jamie used a quote by William Strachey of an English/Powhatan trade encounter to introduce us to the Powhatan Gift Economy. In this video, Brian will return to the same Strachey quote to give us an English perspective on the trade encounter with the Powhatan.Take a moment to view our video on a Powhatan trade perspective -- youtube.com/watch?v=netqiW7xtXUPlease visit our friends at Historic Jamestowne and the Jamestown Rediscovery project. In the 1996 dig season the Project archaeologists found Strachey’s signet ring -- historicjamestowne.org/collections/artifacts/stracheys-ringAnd you may find on the Historic Jamestowne gift shop page their replica of the Strachey signet ring -- historicjamestowne.org/shop/jewelry/rings/strachey-ring
Primed and Loaded | A Powhatan Archers Rate of Fire JYF Museums 2023-11-01 | We’ve learned the potential rate of fire of a musketeer, but what is the rate of fire of an archer? In today's video from our Primed and Loaded series, let’s join Russell as he demonstrates the rate at which an archer may loose a dozen arrows. The Powhatan Long Bow -- youtube.com/watch?v=ENQSHhfZMmYThe building of a Powhatan arrow -- youtube.com/watch?v=AXb8L1ZmLvc&t The making of a Powhatan stone arrow point -- youtube.com/watch?v=blxfwIYvtqs
Our Blacksmith Built a Set of Andirons JYF Museums 2023-10-25 | In this video let’s take a peek at our blacksmith’s documentation of his work while he built a reproduction set of 16th century French andirons for our Governor’s House in the recreated James Fort at Jamestown Settlement.From marling spikes to rigging knives for sailors, replacement hinges for the gunports of the Susan Constant, a Continental Army halberd, 17th & 18th century kitchen tools and tens of thousands of nails, at JYF our blacksmith works hard to reproduce the 16th, 17th, and 18th century hardware that we use throughout the interpretive sites at our two museums.
