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Annual Reports: 2000: Recognition
Colonial Williamsburg in 2000 enjoyed prominent media coverage
that continued to reflect the Foundation’s reputation
as a world-class institution. Colonial Williamsburg’s
programs, exhibitions, and operations were featured in the
Washington Post Sunday Magazine, several editions of
the daily Washington Post, the travel section of the New
York Times, and in USA Today, House Beautiful
and the Los Angeles Times. An Associated Press story
on Colonial Williamsburg’s holiday decorations was the
most widely circulated article of the year, appearing in more
than 140 U.S. newspapers.
As a travel destination, Colonial Williamsburg received many
national accolades:
- Family Fun magazine named Colonial Williamsburg
one of America’s Best Vacations.
- Southern Living magazine’s Readers’
Choice Awards tapped Colonial Williamsburg as Best
Historic Site for the fifth consecutive year.
- The Williamsburg Inn earned a place for a seventh
consecutive year on Condé Nast Traveler’s
Gold List.
- Travel & Leisure magazine ranked the
Williamsburg Inn in the Top 100 Hotels in the U.S.
and Canada, and in the Top 10 Hotels for Value.
- Gourmet magazine placed the Williamsburg
Inn in its Top 5 Southern Hotels.
- GOLF magazine awarded a seventh consecutive
Gold Medal to the Golden Horseshoe’s Gold Course.
- Golf Digest ranked Colonial Williamsburg’s
golf resort in the Top 50 Golf Destinations in the
World
Colonial Williamsburg had a banner year in 2000 capturing
numerous awards for educational and publishing excellence
and conservation efforts.
The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH)
presented the National History Award of Merit to Colonial
Williamsburg’s “Enslaving Virginia” program.
The Electronic Field Trip program “Enslaved” earned
a prestigious CINE national Golden Eagle Award. The American
Livestock Breeds Conservatory recognized the coach and livestock
department with the Turn of the Century Conservation Award.
Two publications earned honors at the Southeastern Library
Association’s southern books competition. Awards of Merit
went to Southern Furniture 1680-1830: The Colonial Williamsburg
Collection, written by Ron Hurst, Colonial Williamsburg’s
chief curator, and Jonathan Prown, former curator of furniture,
and Flying Free: Twentieth-Century Self-Taught Art from
the Collection of Ellin and Baron Gordon, written by Ellin
Gordon, Tom Patterson, and Barbara Luck, curator of paintings,
drawings, and sculpture at Colonial Williamsburg.
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