Nonprofit

Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation

Williamsburg, VA
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www.historyisfun.org

  • Mission

    The mission of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation is to educate and to promote understanding and awareness of Virginia's role in the creation of the United States of America.
    The mission of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation is to educate and to promote understanding and awareness of Virginia's role in the creation of the United States of America.

    About Us

    The Foundation, accredited by the American Association of Museums, is an educational institution of the Commonwealth of Virginia and administers two living-history museums. Jamestown Settlement interprets the cultures of 17th-century colonial Jamestown, America's first permanent English settlement and the Powhatan Indians. The American Reluntion Mesuem at Yorktown interprets the impact of the American Revolution on the people of America and the development of the new nation.

    The Foundation, accredited by the American Association of Museums, is an educational institution of the Commonwealth of Virginia and administers two living-history museums. Jamestown Settlement interprets the cultures of 17th-century colonial Jamestown, America's first permanent English settlement and the Powhatan Indians. The American Reluntion Mesuem at Yorktown interprets the impact of the American Revolution on the people of America and the development of the new nation.

    Cause Areas Include

    • Arts & Music
    • Community Development
    • Education
    • Science & Technology
    • Volunteering

    Location & Contact

    Illustration

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