THE
HISTORY CHANNEL WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR PARTNERS
Jamestown 2007 The 400th anniversary of the founding
of Jamestown, America's first permanent English settlement,
will be commemorated in 2007 with special events, exhibitions
and educational programs. For more information about Jamestown
2007, call (757) 253-4659 or visit the Internet site http://www.Jamestown2007.org.
 Association
for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (APVA) The
need to save Jamestown Island and other threatened historic
properties was the reason the Association for the Preservation
of Virginia Antiquities (APVA) was founded in 1889. Today,
APVA is the oldest statewide preservation organization in
the United States. APVA currently owns or manages 35 historic
properties throughout Virginia, representing three centuries
of Virginian and American history. The APVA launched the Jamestown
Rediscovery archaeological project in 1994 as its major contribution
to preparations for the 400th anniversary of the founding
of Jamestown in 2007. For more information about the APVA
call (804) 648-1889 or log on to our web site at http://www.apva.org.
 National
Park Service Jamestown is administered by the National
Park Service, in partnership with the Association for the
Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. The National Park Service
is the nation's leading historic preservation agency and preserves
the natural and cultural resources and values of the America
for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and
future generations. For more information about the National
Park Service, call (202) 208-6843 or visit our web site at
http://www.nps.gov.
 Jamestown-Yorktown
Foundation The mission of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
is to educate and to promote understanding and awareness of
Virginia's role in the creation of the United States of America.
The Foundation, accredited by the American Association of
Museums, is an educational institution of the Commonwealth
of Virginia and administers two living-history museums. Jamestown
Settlement interprets the cultures of 17th-century colonial
Jamestown, America's first permanent English settlement, and
the Powhatan Indians. Yorktown Victory Center interprets the
impact of the American Revolution on the people of America
and the development of the new nation. For more information
about the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation museums, call (888)
593-4682 toll-free or (757) 253-4838 or visit the Internet
site http://www.historyisfun.org.
 Virginia
Department of Education
The Virginia Department of Education is committed to history
education and to helping students in the state of Virginia
learn about their national heritage. To this end, the department
has created a series of state Standards of Learning in History
and Social Science in effort to set high, clear and measurable
academic standards on a statewide basis. The Save Our History
® : Live From Jamestown ™ project helps teachers meet
many of these standards. For more information, please visit
our web site http://www.pen.k12.va.us.
 The
mission of the Virginia Cable Telecommunications Association
(VCTA) is to promote the cable television and telecommunications
services of member companies in the Commonwealth of Virginia
to the public, the business community and state officials.
We accomplish this through coordinated public relations and
awareness efforts, training, member lobbying, timely and informational
meetings, conventions and consolidated efforts with local,
state and national cable advocacy groups. The VCTA operates
by, for and with its members and will be a storehouse and
source of member information. For more information visit our
web site at http://www.vcta.com.
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