• Structure 17, Glassblowing and Island Drive

    Historic Jamestowne

    Part of Colonial National Historical Park Virginia

Sesame Seed

sesame seed
 
This African seasoning, according to Thomas Jefferson, “was brought to S. Carolina from Africa by the negroes…. They bake it in their bread, boil it with greens, enrich their broth, &c.”
 

Did You Know?

Virginia Indian Heritage Day at Jamestown Settlement, 2008.

There are eleven Virginia Indian tribes recognized by the Commonwealth of Virginia.  They are: the Mattaponi, the Pamunkey, the Chickahominy, the Eastern Chickahominy, the Upper Mattaponi, the Nansemond, the Rappahannock, the Monacan, the Patawomeck, the Cheroenhaka (Nottoway), and the Nottoway. More...