The Roanoke Colony
Sites Specific to the Roanoke Colony

Brief History of the Lost Colony

Complete History of Roanoke: From the historical site of Fort Raleigh, a complete history about the colony of Roanoke

Droughts Played Major Role In Jamestown, 'Lost Colony' Tragedies

First English Settlement in the New World: Complete history

Exploration of the Roanoke Island, 1584 Historical facts

Lost Colony of Roanoke: Summary of the "Lost Colony", and five popular theories as to what happened

National Geographic: America's Lost Colony

North Carolina History: The Lost Colony: Historical summary

Roanoke, a Lost Colony: Historical summary

Roanoke: the Lost Colony: Historical Facts

Roanoke Island: the Virginia Colony: Historical Information, TImeline, Importance of Native Americans

The Roanoke Voyages: Historical Facts, Map, Timeline

The Roanoke Voyages: A brief summary

What Happened to the Lost Colony of Roanoke? A summary and Video



Sites Which Include Information about the Roanoke Colony

13 Originals: The history of the original 13 colonies

Archiving Early America: A wealth of resources about 18th Century America, original newspapers, maps, writings, biographies

Colonial North America 1492-1763:Links to sites important to the growth of Colonial North America.

Colonization: Lots of informational links to facts and information about colonization and the American colonies

Have Fun with History: Colonial America: American colonial life existed just shy of 180 years before the United States of America emerged as a nation independent of British rule. These formative years are reflected with free streaming videos from Have Fun with History; included in collection: Early settlers of New England; Puritan Family of Early New England; The Town Crier (Massachusetts). The Mayflower II (building a replica), The Scarlet Letter

How Stuff Works: Roanoke: What Happened to the Lost of Roanoke?

Historical Text Archive Archive: Collection of Essays about important events in history

Thirteen Colonies: Historical facts and information


Lost Colony Science and Research Center Questions and Links about the Lost Colony

Native Americans Present at the Time of the Lost Colony  
Algonquin North Carolina's First Colonists: 12,00 Years Before Roanoke
Croatoan and Roanoke Powhatan


People Important to the Roanoke Colony  
Virginia Dare Sir Walter Raleigh
Virginia Dare Sir Walter Raleigh and the American Colonies Timeline
Virginia Dare Biography Sir Walter Raleigh Biography
Sir Richard Grenville John White
Grenville's Fifteen Men John White Attempts to Rescue the Roanoke Colonists
Grenville Biography John White Biography
Roanoke Timelines  
The Roanoke Settlement Timeline Roanoke: A Timeline with Original Writings


Colonial Charters

Colonial Charters, Grants, and Related Documents: From Yale Law School - A list of documents and their texts for every colony in early America - dates supplied as well

Maps of Early America Rare Map Collection - Colonial America


Other Colonial Pages  
The Jamestown Colony The Plymouth Colony
The Lost Colony of Roanoke The New England Colonies
The Middle Colonies The Southern Colonies



American History Calendar

American History Calendar: A calendar site showing American history in a unique way: through a user-friendly web calendar. Birthdays of important people in American history and important events in American history can be viewed; interactive - browse through it and display details on a specific person or event. A printer friendly version of the calendar is also available.


American History Museum

Smithsonian National Museum of American History Search Engine: Discover history through objects, photographs, interactive timelines: Complete archived collections - excellent!


The History Channel

The History Channel: Each month the History Channel takes new explorations into the past and puts them on display for you, utilizing state-of-the-art interactive technology; listen to speeches drawn from the most famous broadcasts and recordings of the Twentieth Century. The History Channel Time Machine brings you to a different speech every day; trivia quiz; fact of the day; games


U.S. History Images

U.S. History Images: What better way to learn about and appreciate the history of the United States than through viewing the illustrations of artists from the last century and a half! The images are all in the public domain and are free for anyone to use in any way after viewing the Terms of Use. This website is a work in progress and new images are always being added. Present topics for images include: Life in the Colonies, Colonial Patriots, Native Americans, Native American Culture, The Age of Exploration, and Explorers



Educational American History Powerpoints
Educational American History Videos


Reference Sites to Help in Your Research

American Memory Learning Page of the Library of Congress: Historical collections of photographs, documents, motion pictures, and sound recordings about American culture and history - SEARCHABLE by keyword

Biographies of Famous People Both Past and Present: - SEARCHABLE by keyword

The Biographic Dictionary: Covers more than 33,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day- SEARCHABLE by keyword

Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Encyclopedia Smithsonian features answers to frequently asked questions about the Smithsonian and links to Smithsonian resources from A to Z

Information Please: On-Line Dictionary; Encyclopedia; Almanac, and MORE

Who2: Find famous people biographies fast! This site also lists links to more information about each person. - SEARCHABLE by keyword



Links to Other History Sites that Might also Contain Information about Roanoke

Archiving Early America: A wealth of resources about 18th Century America, original newspapers, maps, writings, biographies

Historical Text Archive Archive: Collection of Essays about important events in history

History of the United States Complete Historical Archive: Directory listed in alphabetical order by events

History Place: American Revolution, Civil War, featured articles, history of the U.S.A.

Liberty Online: Historical People and their words, historical documents, historical geography, battle maps, links to other map sites


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