What a knowledgeable and theatrical guy! He can definitely capture an audience and tell a story.

Love the modern-day analogy!

Mr Summers gives a fantastic presentation, I especially appreciate his conclusion about respecting the past and the dead regardless of ones individual perspective. Sadly, we seem to have forgotten that lately. Bottom line, an excellent video all around! Follow-up: I've now watched this video three times, and I'm sure there will be at least a fourth viewing. This presentation ranks as one of the best I've ever seen, and I've seen a lot. I worked as an interpreter at Old Sturbridge Village in MA, and would be proud if I ever came remotely close to the quality of Mr. Summers' tour.

@kathleenmckenna7404

10 ай бұрын

Holy crap! Thank you so much. we are here on History Nerd Trip, an the docents and guides have Taught us Tons! I need a few more kindle books! (Sorry stroke eye still 7 years later. No worries I’m a ROCKSTAR! I’m alive! I just have slight reading trouble. The site was fantastic!!

Fantastic. Better than any documentary I've ever watched on Jamestown.

@PheysTravelTime

6 ай бұрын

All thanks to Mark Summers… he is an awesome historian and his presentation skills are top notch.

That's a great Story telling guide!! Great detail with humor.

@PheysTravelTime

2 жыл бұрын

Yea, he was good.

He is a fantastic guide! So knowledgeable & entertaining. If only I had a history teacher like him. Thank you so much for uploading this video!

@PheysTravelTime

2 жыл бұрын

He was a fantastic guide.

If this guy was my history teacher ……. 👍

@susanconstantdrake7189

2 жыл бұрын

So down to earth and the humility of this guy is the combination all those in a teaching position should carry. Apparently, state ran education is aimed at promoting a narrative instead of truth.

I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this video of Jamestown. I have tried listening to other videos but always fell asleep or switched videos. Thank you for making this so interesting with references to modern day. I'm just beginning my genealogy research for that area and time and you bring my ancestors back to life. I am amazed how this man can remember all this interesting facts. I wish I was younger to visit but being disabled and older I appreciate being able to visit via your videos. So far, one of my ancestors is George Percy, my 3C13XR. Thank you ! Thank you ! Thank you !

@PheysTravelTime

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it. Part 2 coming soon.

Thanks for sharing the video. I am researching this time, and love this guy's point-blank approach.

@PheysTravelTime

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

This is awesome! Thanks for uploading. What a great guide

This guy is great at what he does! Who's here after tracing their family tree back to Jamestown?

@glasgavlen

2 жыл бұрын

Me! He really did an amazing job.

Just found out that my ancestor settled here. Most of my family, dad's side, settled along the Appalachian mountains. I feel even more so protected of our Great America!

Wow! Thank you for this. The man was amazing.

@PheysTravelTime

Жыл бұрын

Sure thing.

This guy is fantastic.

@PheysTravelTime

Жыл бұрын

That is Mr Mark Summers and he sure is.

Excellent tour guide!!

My 9th Great Grandfather, John Clay(e) migrated to Jamestown in 1613. We visited several years ago. Looking forward to going back.

@YourAashique

6 ай бұрын

How you know your 9th Great Grandfather?

I’m a member of the Pace society, direct lineage to Richard Pace who warned Jamestown about the 1622 massacre, probably saving Jamestown. He was out tour guide. Best I’ve ever seen, and I’ve been on a lot of tours. Can’t help with his name, sadly… but he’s still doing his thing!

Having been born and raised out there and visited Jamestown more than once, this has to be the most compelling story of what transpired in those days I've ever heard. The guy is just the best. He has really done his homework and put the most accurate spin on it that will be told. Thank you. A tale told from both sides, not just the English version I was taught in school.

@1CelloOne

Жыл бұрын

I just finished reading-A Brave and Cunning Prince by James Horn. It was fascinating, I couldn’t put it down!

Thank you for this video. I recently discovered that one of my ancestors, Thomas Gray, was there. They renamed the creek after Thomas. "Gray’s Creek was first named Smith’s Fort Creek and then Rolfe’s Creek. By circa 1639 it became known as Gray’s Creek for Thomas Gray who patented land at the mouth of the creek. Gray was the son-in-law of Jamestown Governor Sir Thomas Gates."

This was awesome! I can never get enough Jamestown talk 👏

@PheysTravelTime

7 ай бұрын

You and me both! Very interesting history here.

I didn’t realize Jamestown settlement wasn’t Jamestown but it really was nice. I enjoyed going thru it and then the original settlement. I was very impressed with the archeology and exhibits.

This is awesome shoot and thanks for sharing. The Guide (not the right word of respect for this intelligent and exuberant personality) has a knack of public speaking and his passion is evident. His joining the dots approach is probably his own version specially about Chief Powhatan's brother ( Dan louis, Opchi..., translator boy for Spanish way back in 1550s), very appreciable. A great guy.

@PheysTravelTime

2 жыл бұрын

Yea, he is really a talented guy. He does multiple tours as well so this is just one of several that he does. All of which are excellent.

Wow! Great video. Thanks for sharing!

Thank you! I really enjoyed this video! I visited Williamsburg in 2007 when I worked in Surry, VA for a month. I wish that I had known of my heritage and connection to Jamestown and Surry back then as I would definitely have toured it. I have recently found that I am a direct descendant of Arthur Jordan 1st (10th great Grandfather), father of Col. George Jordan (see Four Mile Tree Plantation) and Arthur Jordan 2nd who arrived in Jamestown 1635. Now I want to go back!

Wow, what an amazing presenter! Made this entire tour so engaging.

@PheysTravelTime

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Part II with this tour guide coming soon.

He was a great tour guide! Great video too!

@PheysTravelTime

2 жыл бұрын

Yea he was awesome

Thank you so much for your brilliant talk (from the UK).

Loved this video. Living in Australia, it is so interesting to hear about American history from early settlement. So fascinating and such a great story teller.

@PheysTravelTime

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! - Cheers

God this guy is good...

Thank you so much for this I am a dedicated of the Dales that were there

Great video. Planning on doing the Jamestown, Yorktown and Williamsburg tours this summer. Thank you for your video.

@PheysTravelTime

Жыл бұрын

Have fun! It is a great area to visit

Thoroughly enjoy Mr. Summers's presentation . . . Superior to others in that he includes the TRUTH that human nature does not change and that governments have "agendas". This unique understanding helps a viewer to "RELATE" in a much more personal manner. I hope to find a complete list of educational videos (perhaps books?) narrated by Mr. Summers.

Absolutely wonderful! Thank you

@PheysTravelTime

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

Awesome info. Thanks for sharing this.

we were never taught any of this in the UK (at least not when i went to school back in the 70s) - excellent and thought provoking presentation.

@PheysTravelTime

2 жыл бұрын

Same for us in the USA. The schools here seem to focus more on the Plymouth Rock pilgrims that happened a few years after Jamestown.

@colemellinger9225

2 жыл бұрын

@@PheysTravelTime That's becasue many American look at Plymouth Rock as a place where religious freedom was established. It's interesting to me since I truly think that relgious freedom was founded in places like Rhode Island and Pennsylvania rather than Plymouth Colony since they did not accept much dissent (or so-called heresey). For some now, 1620 is their alternative to 1619 since they do not want to know about slavery, and, ironically, od not acknowldge that representative governemtn was also established.

That was great !

I would love to visit. I have grandparents buried there.

thank you!

@PheysTravelTime

Жыл бұрын

Most welcome .. thanks for watching

I’m a direct descendant of William Garrett, Brickmason. He was my Ninth Great Grandfather and survivor of the first 104 of Jamestown, 1607.

@PheysTravelTime

2 жыл бұрын

Too cool. Hope you have a chance to visit Jamestown if you haven’t already

Nice!

Great video

@PheysTravelTime

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Great Akon! Very informative ! Hotty Toddy!

Great Guide. Very talented. People are complicated history is indeed complicated and so interesting, fascinating and colourful. We are indeed wealthy. St Mary the virgin Rotherhithe, the May Flower church. Captain Christopher Jones is buried here. Pocahontas is buried in Gravesend parish church. What a teacher. Greetings from YORKSHIRE.

@PheysTravelTime

2 жыл бұрын

Yea, I did a visit to Gravesend to see where Pocahontas was buried and have a video of that on my channel here and also of where Captain Smith is buried in London. Fascinating history

I descend from a guy named Samuel Jordan. He was called Captain Samuel Jordan of Jordans Journey

@jimjordan5630

2 жыл бұрын

Please see my comment of today. And I believe that you may be related to Octavia Jordan Perry, 1895-1991, who descended from Samuel Jordan?

I believe l have 2 ancestors buried in Jamestown. My ancestors were Peter Knight, Nathaniel Basse, and Woodson

@PheysTravelTime

2 жыл бұрын

Wow that is cool to have traced your lineage to such a historical event.

Read Blood on the River- I learned so much from this historical fiction novel.

Bartholomew Gosnold is a first cousin of mine

"Settle in the high ground"... Obi Wan to Anakin...

Why do I get the sense that this guy is descendt from the Powhatan? Good teachers take you there with there stories and descriptions.

@PheysTravelTime

2 жыл бұрын

He is certainly a good story teller. His content and delivery were excellent.

Great Job! Very informative! Hotty Toddy!

@PheysTravelTime

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

I just found out that my grandmother's Mother Mary Opal Sandy was a direct descendent of the Sandys who were there and I am dying to know more especially because their English Archduke and Bishop's ..Edwin Sandys, Henry Sandys ....Those of the lazy management types. I am happy to say we did not inherit that attitude.

@PheysTravelTime

2 жыл бұрын

That is pretty cool to trace your lineage that far back.

@johnmacdonald8857

2 жыл бұрын

You should now say I am a descendent instead of your great-grandmother because it sounds weird, unless you are not related to your great-grandmother by blood that is...

@OldLady-um9kt

2 жыл бұрын

I am too. So far I have found that George Percy is my 3C13XR. Wasn't this video good and the guy telling the story was excellent. I have a few Sandy's but they married into the Hungerford family, also the Darcy and the Neville family. Have a great time searching.

What's the tour guide's name?

@ClarksvilleTN

2 жыл бұрын

Mark Summers - he is absolutely the best.

@PheysTravelTime

2 жыл бұрын

Mark Summers

@PheysTravelTime

2 жыл бұрын

Check out part 2. Mark is an awesome historian and guide and he nails it in the next video as well.

Learn history with context would help a lot to destroy modern misconceptions about the past.

I thought they used tree logs with sharpened tips not tree branches

Why is the British flag in the beginning incorrect? It is missing the four red diagonal stripes in the corners. How come no historical expert noticed that?

@marksummers5386

6 ай бұрын

I’m the tour guide in the video. The British flag you are referring to is the modern UK flag. It was added in 1801 (the additional Red Cross) to represent Ireland and since 1920 Northern Ireland. This earlier version from 1603 combines the flags of England and Scotland only as the flag for King James, who was first king of Scotland before also becoming king of England. The two parliaments didn’t merge until 1707, making it the flag of the country of Great Britain, whereas before it was just the flag of the monarchy. If anything, I’ve pointed out at work that more likely they’d have just flown the red on white St. George English cross rather than what we are using. So this flag is period correct but probably not the one they would’ve commonly used in 1607. I’ve brought this up a few times, but most people in our office are less into flags as me.

Anyone know if John Dods was one of the fist to arrive to Jamestown and was Don Luis chief eagle plume and did he have a daughter "Jane" Nicketti Plume that married John Dods and had 2 sons named William and Jesse? I come from this line on my mother's side. Scott & Hunsucker & Huff & Dotson (from Dodson from Dods) this legend has been passed down thru every generation in my family and I even passed it down to my own children even tho it is controversial and no way to prove it. Thankyuy kindly! .

@PheysTravelTime

Жыл бұрын

Hopefully someone can get you that info. Have you spoken to anyone at Jamestown about possible records they have ?

I Need Pocahontas. Is it Disney Movie in 1995 Film?

As interested as I am in history. That flag should not be flying here. Historical monument or not?

@marksummers5386

6 ай бұрын

Not to cause offense, but I find this statement odd. The flag is being flown on a period recreated fort, as the flag accurate to the fort. Just like the people who work in costume would be wearing English clothes from 1607 for the same reason. As this is a national park, the flag flying in the parking lot is the 50 star USA flag, as this represents the sovereignty of the owners of the federal land. Same with replica ships at our neighboring site Jamestown Settlement , they fly old flags when in a reenactment but a current national flag when traveling between events at sea. Since we’ve had no wars with Great Britain since 1815, it’s not exactly “unpatriotic” to do this, as it is the flag of the country at the time we are representing on the actual historical ground. Different flags all have their political baggage, but their usage in film or historical displays are simply to have an accurate representation.

@mossybank2000

6 ай бұрын

Well said Mark. Thank you for this wonderful presentation on the video.

@PheysTravelTime

2 ай бұрын

Mark we loved your presentation. What a history teacher you are..... thank you again.