Hello from the US, The first English settlement was Jamestown, VA. It is about celebrate her 400th anniversary. http://www.jamestown2007.org/ Have a great day, Jean -----Original Message----- From: Archives & Archivists [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Taylor Richard Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 9:13 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Teaching History 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 ========================= Richard Taylor BA MArAd Collections Access Manager National Railway Museum Leeman Road YORK YO26 4XJ Tel: +44 (0)1904 686289 Fax: +44 (0)1904 611112 SEARCH ENGINE - the NRM's new project to open up our hidden archives. Find out more at http://www.nrm.org.uk This e-mail and attachments are intended for the named addressee only and are confidential. If you have received this e-mail in error please notify the sender immediately, delete the message from your computer system and destroy any copies. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not reflect the views of the National Museum of Science & Industry. This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs Email Security System. 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]> 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]>