Discover the enduring legacies of America’s first permanent English colony at Jamestown in 1607 during commemorative Jamestown Day events on Saturday at Jamestown Settlement and Historic Jamestowne. Jamestown Settlement and Historic Jamestowne will offer a range of programs on Jamestown Day, honoring this pivotal event 419 years ago in America’s shared history with interpretive programs on Powhatan and English culture, foodways and technology, as well as military and maritime demonstrations. Indoor exhibits, including the joint special exhibition “Following the Dragon: Chinese Ming Porcelain in Early Jamestown,” explore the history and ongoing discoveries of Jamestown. The founding of Jamestown, America’s first permanent English colony in Virginia in 1607—13 years before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth in Massachusetts—sparked a series of cultural encounters that helped shape the nation and the world. The government, language, customs, beliefs and aspirations of these early Virginians ...