Beginning on Juneteenth, a restored Virginia schoolhouse where enslaved and free Black students were taught to read is on ...

Architecture and history lovers alike will enjoy a visit to this eerie open-air chapel that is hiding in a Virginia forest ...

Established in 1699 as the capital of the Virginia colony, Williamsburg is an internationally recognized hub of American colonial history. Its historic center features hundreds of 18th-century ...

In 1662, Virginia decided all children born in the colony to a slave mother would be enslaved. Slavery was not only a life-long condition; now it could be passed, like skin color, from generation ...

Both vessels sailed toward the British Colony of Virginia, which was established in 1607. The White Lion arrived first, landing at Point Comfort, in present-day Hampton, Virginia.

The First Baptist Church of Williamsburg established itself in 1776, although parishioners met before then in fields and ...

Sitting pretty: Colonial Williamsburg furniture restoration 06:18. Archaeologists in Virginia uncovered what is believed to be the remains of a military barracks from the Revolutionary War ...

Jamestown, Virginia, founded in 1607, was the first permanent English settlement in North America. Over time, it was assumed that much of the original settlement had eroded into the James River ...

Archaeologists in Virginia are uncovering one of colonial America’s most lavish displays of opulence: An ornamental garden where a wealthy politician and enslaved gardeners grew exotic plants ...

Founded by Royal Charter. On February 8, 1693, King William III and Queen Mary II of England signed the charter for a "perpetual College of Divinity, Philosophy, Languages, and other good Arts and ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Residents upset about a plot of land on York Lane in the Bay Colony neighborhood in Virginia Beach had their day in court Wednesday, with a judge issuing a temporary ...

The museum tells the story of Virginia's colonial capital through interpreters and restored buildings on 300 acres (120 hectares), which include parts of the original city.