--- title: Jamestown Settlement - Amy On Fyre description: Jamestown Settlement is a wonderful place to go with your family.  Aside from a great indoor museum, they have recreated the Powhatan camp (where Pocahontas lived) and Jamestown...it literally brings history alive.  We have a image: https://blog.amyonfyre.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/2011-02-28-10_58_32-300x225-1-1.jpg --- #### [Back to Blog](https://blog.amyonfyre.com) [Homeschooling](https://blog.amyonfyre.com/tag/homeschooling) # Jamestown Settlement ###### Amy On Fyre [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.amyonfyre.com/jamestown-settlement%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.amyonfyre.com/jamestown-settlement&media=https://f.hubspotusercontent40.net/hubfs/8380996/Imported_Blog_Media/2011-02-28-10_58_32-300x225-1-1.jpg](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://blog.amyonfyre.com/jamestown-settlement%20&body=Check%20out%20https://blog.amyonfyre.com/jamestown-settlement&media=https://f.hubspotusercontent40.net/hubfs/8380996/Imported_Blog_Media/2011-02-28-10_58_32-300x225-1-1.jpg) ![](https://blog.amyonfyre.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/2011-02-28-10_58_32-300x225-1-1.jpg) # Jamestown Settlement [**](https://blog.amyonfyre.com/jamestown-settlement#) By: Amy Roseman, on April 17, 2011 Share it! AddThis Sharing Buttons Share to Facebook Facebook Share to Twitter Twitter Share to Pinterest Pinterest Share to More AddThis ![](https://f.hubspotusercontent40.net/hubfs/8380996/Imported_Blog_Media/2011-02-28-10_58_32-300x225-1.jpg) ![](https://blog.amyonfyre.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/2011-02-28-10_58_32-300x225-1.jpg?width=300&height=225&name=2011-02-28-10_58_32-300x225-1.jpg) Jamestown Settlement is a wonderful place to go with your family.  Aside from a great indoor museum, they have recreated the Powhatan camp (where Pocahontas lived) and Jamestown…it literally brings history alive.  We have a blast there.  Homeschool week was our second time there, and everyone still loved it.  They had classes for the kids as well.  I’m going to include photos from both of our visits.  We read Pocohantas’ biography, and this was like stepping into the story.  Magical! | ![](https://f.hubspotusercontent40.net/hubfs/8380996/Imported_Blog_Media/2011-02-28-10_58_32-300x225-1-300x225.jpg) ![](https://blog.amyonfyre.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/2011-02-28-10_58_32-300x225-1-300x225.jpg?width=300&height=225&name=2011-02-28-10_58_32-300x225-1-300x225.jpg) | | --- | | Learning about Powhatan life |   | ![](https://f.hubspotusercontent40.net/hubfs/8380996/Imported_Blog_Media/2011-02-28-12_12_50-300x225-300x225.jpg) ![](https://blog.amyonfyre.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/2011-02-28-12_12_50-300x225-300x225.jpg?width=300&height=225&name=2011-02-28-12_12_50-300x225-300x225.jpg) | | | --- | --- | | Map of the settlers’ route to Jamestown | | | ![](https://f.hubspotusercontent40.net/hubfs/8380996/Imported_Blog_Media/IMG_5997-300x225-300x225.jpg) ![](https://blog.amyonfyre.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/IMG_5997-300x225-300x225.jpg?width=300&height=225&name=IMG_5997-300x225-300x225.jpg) | | --- | | In a Powhatan home |   | ![](https://f.hubspotusercontent40.net/hubfs/8380996/Imported_Blog_Media/IMG_6001-300x225-300x225.jpg) ![](https://blog.amyonfyre.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/IMG_6001-300x225-300x225.jpg?width=300&height=225&name=IMG_6001-300x225-300x225.jpg) | | --- | | scraping deer hide |   | ![](https://f.hubspotusercontent40.net/hubfs/8380996/Imported_Blog_Media/2011-02-28-12_32_36-300x225-300x225.jpg) ![](https://blog.amyonfyre.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/2011-02-28-12_32_36-300x225-300x225.jpg?width=300&height=225&name=2011-02-28-12_32_36-300x225-300x225.jpg) | | --- | | grinding corn |   | ![](https://f.hubspotusercontent40.net/hubfs/8380996/Imported_Blog_Media/IMG_6004-300x225-300x225.jpg) ![](https://blog.amyonfyre.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/IMG_6004-300x225-300x225.jpg?width=300&height=225&name=IMG_6004-300x225-300x225.jpg) | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | playing native games | | | | | | ![](https://f.hubspotusercontent40.net/hubfs/8380996/Imported_Blog_Media/2011-02-28-13_12_09-300x225-300x225.jpg) ![](https://blog.amyonfyre.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/2011-02-28-13_12_09-300x225-300x225.jpg?width=300&height=225&name=2011-02-28-13_12_09-300x225-300x225.jpg) | | --- | | Trying on armor in the Jamestown settlement |   | ![](https://f.hubspotusercontent40.net/hubfs/8380996/Imported_Blog_Media/2011-02-28-13_23_13-300x225-300x225.jpg) ![](https://blog.amyonfyre.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/2011-02-28-13_23_13-300x225-300x225.jpg?width=300&height=225&name=2011-02-28-13_23_13-300x225-300x225.jpg) | | --- | | learning about weapons |   | ![](https://f.hubspotusercontent40.net/hubfs/8380996/Imported_Blog_Media/IMG_6030-300x225-300x225.jpg) ![](https://blog.amyonfyre.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/IMG_6030-300x225-300x225.jpg?width=300&height=225&name=IMG_6030-300x225-300x225.jpg) | | --- | | Mickade gets put to work! |   | ![](https://f.hubspotusercontent40.net/hubfs/8380996/Imported_Blog_Media/IMG_6014-300x225-300x225.jpg) ![](https://blog.amyonfyre.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/IMG_6014-300x225-300x225.jpg?width=300&height=225&name=IMG_6014-300x225-300x225.jpg) | | --- | | Down below in one of the life-size ship models | ### *Related* [Homeschool Week in the Colonial Triangle](https://www.amyonfyre.com/homeschool-week-in-the-colonial-triangle)April 17, 2011In "Homeschooling" [Is staying married better for the kids than divorce?](https://www.amyonfyre.com/2017/01/23/20170123staying-married-better-kids-divorce)January 23, 2017In "Life After Separation/Divorce" [Teen Suicide: The Sharp Knife of a Short Life](https://www.amyonfyre.com/20170603sharp-knife-short-life)June 3, 2017In "Single Mom Survival" ### Comments comments Share it! 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