The Godspeed has arrived.

The vessel, a replica of one of the three ships that brought the first permanent English colonists to Virginia in 1607, sailed up the East River yesterday afternoon to spend the weekend at Williams Wharf Landing.

The crew of the Godspeed is spending the day showing students from Mathews County Public Schools all about the vessel and giving them a flavor for what life was like in colonial Virginia.

The public is invited to Williams Wharf tomorrow and Sunday to tour the Godspeed; it will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day at no charge. The ship is scheduled to sail back to Jamestown on Monday.

In conjunction with the Godspeed’s visit, the Mathews Land Conservancy is opening its doors for a special exhibit, “When We Belonged to England.” The exhibit, which presents the colonial history of Mathews County, includes items from the Mariners’ Museum in Newport News and the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation. Many of the displ...