Captain John Smith created the first detailed map of Virginia upon arriving in Jamestown aboard the Susan Constant. Though the […]

Pocahontas’ English Teachers: Sir Thomas Dale and Reverend Alexander Whitaker of the Commonwealth of Henryco From the summer  of 1613 to […]

Issues with English Weaponry in Virginia Britannia In the early 1600’s when the English arrived in what they named Virginia […]

A Message From The Executive Director This past year, 2019, was successful and busy for Henricus Historical Park. We introduced several […]

Making a House a Home in Powhatan Indian Communities During the era of the Powhatan Chiefdom, an Algonquian-speaking  family from […]

What’s Happening in Arrohateck? If you’ve been to Henricus over the last several weeks, you may have noticed a few […]