http://www.nps.gov/COLO News releases from Colonial National Historical Park. en-us http://www.nps.gov/colo/parknews/werowocomoco-talk-at-historic-jamestowne-november-8.htm Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:11:54 EST In honor of American Indian Heritage Month, Dr. Martin Gallivan will speak on “Werowocomoco, Capital of the Powhatan Chiefdom” at the Historic Jamestowne Visitor Center on Sunday, November 8 at 2 p.m. http://www.nps.gov/colo/parknews/african-arrival-programming.htm Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:02:49 EST On Saturday, August 15, 2009, Historic Jamestowne will commemorate the anniversary of the arrival of the first Africans in Virginia in 1619 with a variety of walking tours, living history programs, and musical tributes.  All programming, as well as admission to Historic Jamestowne, if free of charge on that day. http://www.nps.gov/colo/parknews/colonial-parkway-closed-between-route-199-and-route-359.htm Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:22:16 EST The Colonial Parkway between Route 199/King’s Point and Route 359 (Jamestown) is closed indefinitely to through traffic due to a boating accident that severely damaged a support piling on the Powhatan Creek bridge. http://www.nps.gov/colo/parknews/bridge-and-ramp-work-on-colonial-parkway.htm Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:37:03 EST The National Park Service and the Federal Highway Administration will begin a project this month to make repairs and other improvements to a number of bridges and access ramps along the Colonial Parkway.