Let's not forget the "Lost Colony" in North Carolina, the true first English colony in America. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/03/0302_040302_lostcolony.html Debra Scarborough (whose family arrived in Virginia in 1623) +*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* Debra Scarborough, MLS AHIP History Librarian & Archivist ACOG Resource Center/History Library & Archives 409 12th St. SW, Washington, DC 20024 202-863-2578 / 202-484-1595 (fax) [log in to unmask] +*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* "Books rule the world" - Voltaire >>> Taylor Richard <[log in to unmask]> 3/17/06 9:13:26 AM >>> Peter wrote: >Well let me ask a question of this august group. Which >English colony was the first one to be established in America? >Plymouth Colony or Jamestown? Popham Colony, Maine? I suppose it also depends what you mean by "established" of course, given that neither Popham or Jamestown survived. Best Friday wishes from the UK Richard Taylor A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>