These documents give background on APVA Preservation Virginia and some of its projects. The documents are in Adobe Acrobat format (PDF).
The Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities preserves, interprets, and promotes real and personal property relating to the history and people of Virginia. It serves as an educational and cultural resource for its membership, the general public, and special audiences. The Association is dedicated to upholding the public's trust by adhering to current standards of accepted preservation and museum practices.
The Jamestown Rediscovery Project is APVA Preservation Virginia's effort to identify and interpret the remains of the 1607 James Fort and James Towne on Jamestown Island, Virginia. When archaeologists found remains of the fort in 1996, APVA dispelled the long-held belief that the fort was lost to the James River.
For more than 30 years before he became director of archaeology for the APVA Jamestown Rediscovery archaeological project, Dr. William M. Kelso built a reputation as one of America's foremost historical archaeologists in Early American history. He has served as director of archaeology at Colonial Williamsburg’s Carter’s Grove, Monticello and Poplar Forest. He was also commissioner of archaeology for the Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission.
