📷 Williamsburg History Photo: From Kingsmill Wharf area looking over to Isle of Wight and Surry County
Welcome to Your History
Welcome to your History - Williamsburg History.
Like most communities that were formed in the 1600's in what is now America - these early Ancestors made their way day to day off the land and the sea. The sea in our area being the James, York, and Chickahominy Rivers and all the land in between that we now refer to as Williamsburg.
The Rivers were the roads and these Ancestors traversed back and forth - making their homes by fame, fortune, force, fight and might.
We will be exploring all that here. Please join us on the journey to discover the Ancestors - the People, their Place, and map their journey with us as we find your story - your WILLIAMSBURG HISTORY.
It's About You
📷 Williamsburg History Photo: Looking Down Carter's Grove Country Road - 2024
Our Cornerstone and Focus in History of our area is to give you an opportunity to put together your Story.
Your own History.
In order to Anchor your story to this place - we will provide as much research and tools as we can to help you in your journey.
It is up to you to tell your Ancestor Story.
We are thrilled to be able to provide links, photos, and research from all over - in one place - to help you put together your family progress through history. It is our goal as lovers of Williamsburg History to provide through our work - the opportunity to connect with stories and research that is little known but also known. We believe that looking for ALL the stories helps tell an overall greater History of our area. We are so glad to be on this journey with you!
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History of People and Place
Looking Upriver on the James to Burwell's Wharf where many people and goods entered Kingsmill Plantation to head to Williamsburg. You can still see the leftover pilings of the wharf in the water today. They are located at the end of the video and to the far right of the cliffs.
