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Message from the President
History passed this way.
Plants of an Age
Photos by Barbara Lombardi
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Play Ball!
Colonial Games and America's National Pastime
by Ed Crews
Photos by Dave Doody
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Smart as an Ox
Beasts of Burden Bright, Gentle, and Strong
by Ed Crews
Photos by Dave Doody
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The Emergence of Popular Culture in Colonial America
by Christopher Geist
Photos by Dave Doody
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All That is Substantial and Beneficial in a Trial By Jury
by James Breig
Photos by Dave Doody
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Message from the President
An Integrated, Interactive,
Interdependent Agenda
Little Iron Horses
Hard Working Canadians Have Rich Heritage
by Ed Crews
Photos by Dave Doody
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Tools of the Trades
A Photo Essay
by J. Hunter Barbour
Photos by Dave Doody
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Stuff and Nonsense
Myths That Should by Now Be History
by Mary Miley Theobald
Photos by Dave Doody
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Crossword Puzzle
Battle Tactics
by Christopher Geist
Photographer Dave Doody
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Northwest Passage
by James Breig
Photographer Dave Doody
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Message from the President
Frequent Recurrence to Fundamental Principles
Rattle-Skull, Stonewall, Bogus, Blackstrap, Bombo, Mimbo, Whistle Belly, Syllabub, Sling, Toddy, and Flip
Drinking in Colonial America
by Ed Crews
Photos by Dave Doody
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Courtship, Sex, and the Single Colonist
Text by Andrew G. Gardner
Photos by Dave Doody
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Milking Devons
Picture Perfect Cattle for Colonial Williamsburg
by Ed Crews
Photos by Dave Doody
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Beyond Applause
A Photo Essay
by Abigail Schumann
Photographer Dave Doody
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In "the country wherein it hath pleased the divine providence to appoint our lot,"
Early American Jews Found Freedom to Celebrate Autumn's High Holy Days
by Robert Doares
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The Town of the Nativity
Columbus' Christmas City
by Dennis Montgomery
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Message from the President
Now What?
Fighting... Maybe for Freedom, but probably not
Slaves and free blacks in the Revolutionary War
by Lloyd Dobyns
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Native Numerals
Among American Indians, Numbers Counted for More than Math
by Anthony F. Aveni
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The Bugs that Bugged the Colonists
The weevil wrought evil, but the bee brought sweetness and light
text by David Robinson
photos by Dave Doody
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 Crossword Puzzle
In Search of the Frenchman's Map
by Michael J. Lombardi
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The Works at Falling Creek
"No fitter places of Mines, Wood and Water for Iron"
text by Christopher Geist
photos by Dave Doody
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Message from the President
A Guide of Experience and Wisdom
The Golden Age of Counterfeiting
Cashing in on Colonial Currency
by Jack Lynch
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Sidebar: A Counterfeiting Silversmith
Counterfeiting slideshow
Goods
by J. Hunter Barbour
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Trades products slideshow
Wills Simple and Elaborate
Bequests, Gifts, and Legacies
by James Breig
photos by Dave Doody
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Rare Sheep
From Hog Island and Leicester
text by Ed Crews
photos by Dave Doody
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Colonial Williamsburg's Rare Sheep
Kitchens
Places Apart
by Michael Olmert
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Message from the President
The Occasion of the Queen's Return
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The Queen's Jewelry Box
"One of the most intriguing might-have-beens in American History"
Jefferson's Tardy Constitution
by Jack Lynch
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Zoom in on Jefferson's written Constitution
Voting in Early America
by Ed Crews
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Voting screensaver
Anniversaries and the Origin of History
A Jamestown 400th Anniversary Story
by Michael Olmert
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The Queen's Visit to Jamestown in 1957 slideshow, movie, and zoom feature
Equine Equanimity
It Takes a Special Sort of Horse
text by Ed Crews
photos by Dave Doody
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Colonial Williamsburg's American Cream Draft Horses
Presidential Portraits
"Stuart is all the rage, he is almost worked to death...."
by Ellen G. Miles
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Message from the President
We Are Honored
Historical Rivalry
Virginia's Jamestown was the continent's first permanent English settlement. So how is that Massachusetts's Plymouth has precedence in the minds of so many Americans?
By James Axtell
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"We are starved"
by Ivor Noël Hume
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"Things which seame incredible"
Cannibalism in Early Jamestown
by Mark Nicholls
Sidebar: "Such a dish as powdered wife I never heard of"
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Download Percy's A Trewe Relacyon
Acrostical Valentines
A Young Man's Fancy Turns to Fad: The Lovers' Literary Campaign of 1768
by Jon Kukla
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Printer's Trade
Flash interactive: Make your own acrostic
Gossip, Flattery, and Flirtation
The Art of Eighteenth-Century Letter Writing
by Andrew Gardner
Sidebar: The Quill Pen
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Flash interactive: Write with a quill pen
Weaving, Spinning, and Dyeing
Dexterity and Detective Work
by Ed Crews
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The Weaver
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Message from the President
Reaffirmation
Bogged Down in Cranberries
by Mary Miley Theobald
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Cranberry Recipes
Asynchronous (Adjective: Not coinciding in time)
Eighteenth-Century Clothes for a Twenty-First-Century Pose
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Asynchronous Fashion Photography Interactive Slideshow
Once Around the Colonial Seasons
by Anthoni Aveni
Sidebar: "To the handsomest young Country Maid" with extra images.
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Tools for the Times
Modern Shop Reproduces Antique Implements
text by Ed Crews
photography by Tom Green
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Toolmaker Slideshow
"A Much More Respectable Bird... a Bird of Courage"
A Short History of the Turkey
by Andrew G. Gardner
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Turkey Slideshow
Turkey Recipes
Wassailing through History
by Robert Doares
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Wassail Recipe
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Message from the President
History Need Not Be Distant
The Art and Mystery of the Apothecary
by Robin Kipps
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Apothecary Trade Slideshow
Revolutionary City
A Colonial Adventure
Text by Lloyd Dobyns
Photography by Dave Doody
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Revolutionary City Slideshow
Town Coach
Elegant, Eye-Catching Eighteenth-Century Vehicle Travels Colonial Williamsburg Streets
by Ed Crews
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Town Coach Slideshow
Personable Pooches
by Graham Hood
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Dog Buttons Slideshow
Seeing the Light
A Close Look at Eighteenth-Century Optics
by James Breig
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The Technology of History
Modern science is helping to solve the puzzles of the past
Text by Michael J. Lombardi
Photography by Dave Doody
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Message from the President
The Revolution Returns
"The Monstrous Absurdity"
The Gunpowder Theft Examined
by Mary Miley Theobald
Colonial Williamsburg
An Artifact of Popular Culture
by Christopher Geist
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Notable Williamsburg Visitors Slideshow
"Throw down your arms, ye villains, ye Rebels, Disperse!"
by Dennis Montgomery
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Sidebar - Fields of Fire—Four Views of the Fatal Day
Captain Jack Jouett's Ride to the Rescue
Did Virginia's Paul Revere Spare Thomas Jefferson the Acquaintance of a British Hangman?
by Ed Crews
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Message from the President
Aspirations
A Look at the Revolutionary City
by James Horn
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Revolutionary City Slideshow
"Every part works in harmony"
The Venerable Craft of Basketmaking
by Ed Crews
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The Basketmaking Craft Slideshow
A Man of Firmness
Justice John Blair and the Letter of the Law
by Jack Lynch
Handiwork
photography by Tom Green
art direction by Abigail Schumann
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The Alternative of Williams-Burg
"Monster madness... the Patriots are in high Spirits just now."
by Robert Doares
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Message from the President
Telling the Story
Rare Breeds and Other Creatures
photography by Dave Doody
text by Barbara Brown
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Animals of the Historic Area Slideshow
Making, Baking, and Laying Bricks
by Ed Crews
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The Brickmaker Trade Slideshow
Cool, Calm, Clean
Dairies were the most elaborate of outbuildings, and the cleanest.
by Michael Olmert
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The Dairy Slideshow
Slave Conspiracies in Colonial Virginia
by Mary Miley Theobald
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Finding Slaves in Unexpected Places
Keeping Blacks in Bondage Was Not a Southern Monopoly
by James Breig
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Astronomers and Stargazers
Eyeing a Heliocentric Heaven for Planets, Portents, and Horoscopes
by Anthony F. Aveni
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Sidebar: Of Lenses and Tinderboxes
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Message from the President
Now More Than Ever
Betokening Christmas
photography by Tom Green
captions by Jan Gilliam
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Dessert Pyramids
A Feast for the Eyes and the Palate
text by Mary Miley Theobald
photos by Dave Doody
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A Feast for the Eyes
Christmas Earnest & Christmas Game
At heart, Christmas was an oxymoron: serious and silly. Holy day as well as holiday. And sometimes violently.
by Michael Olmert
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Colonial Games
Christmas Trees, the Confederacy, and Colonial Williamsburg
by Harold B. Gill Jr.
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Wreaths, Garlands, Ropes, and Fruit
photography by Barbara Lombardi
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Wreaths, Garlands, Ropes & Fruit Slideshow
A Christmas Essay
Christmas is a'coming,
The goose is getting fat,
Please put a penny in the old man's hat
by Ivor Noël Hume
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Message from the President
Investments in the Future
The Tyme Appointed
by Mary Miley Theobald
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Interactive Flash feature:
Felled on the Field of Honor
The Seditious Patriot: Mr. John Daly Burk
by Jack Lynch
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The Burk Duel
Framing Williamsburg's Doors
Photos by Barbara Lombardi
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The Doors of Williamsburg
Tailor Made for History
by Ed Crews
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The Tailor Trade
How was "The Tyme Appointed"?
by Anthony Aveni
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Message from the President
A Testimony to the Generosity of Our Supporters
Halting Time through the Illusion of Portraiture
by Barbara Luck
photos by Hans Lorenz
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Taking the Measure of Washington... Once More
by Mike Lombardi
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Sidebar: Take Care of Your Teeth
Volumes to Last for Centuries
Bookbinders
Text by Ed Crews
Photos by Tom Green
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The Bindery Trade
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Message from the President
America's 400th Anniversary: The Journey That Changed the World
Work, Work, and More Work
Middling Planters Took Hard Road to Wealth, Respectability in Colonial Virginia
by Ed Crews
photos by Lael White
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Agriculture Slideshow
Of Sharpers, Mumpers, and Fourberies
Some Early American Impostors and Rogues
by Jack Lynch
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Pickpockets Slideshow
Alas, Poor ...Who?
Or, Melancholy Moments in Colonial and Later Virginia
by Ivor Noël Hume
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The funeral of Governor Botetourt Slideshow
The Restoration of James Madison's Montpelier
by Edward A. Chappell
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Montpelier Slideshow
Timberheads and Talking Stools
Puppets Pulled the Strings of Eighteenth-Century Audiences
by James Breig
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Puppetry Slideshow
Lusty Beggars, Dissolute Women, Sorners, Gypsies, and Vagabonds for Virginia
by Bruce P. Lenman
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Scottish Slaves Slideshow
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Message from the President
Education for Citizenship
Smokehouses
Foursquare and Stolid, These Buildings Were a Hardworking Adornment to the Colonial Backyard
by Michael Olmert
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Slideshow: The Smokehouse
The History of Historic Trades
by James M. Gaynor
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An overview of current trades items
Historic Trades Slideshow
The Spirit-stirring Drum, the Ear-piercing Fife
A Photo Essay
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Fifes and Drums Slideshow
Wheels and Riding Carts
The Wheelwright Trade
text by Ed Crews
Photos by Dave Doody
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The Wheelwright Trade Slideshow
The Grandest Illumination
by Graham Hood
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Henricus
A New and Improved Jamestown
by Mary Miley Theobald
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Henricus Slideshow
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Message from the President
Opportunities and Responsibilities
Captain John Smith's Christmas
by Dennis Montgomery
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Trace Smith's likely 1607 and 1608 Christmastime routes.
Christmas Music in Colonial Days
by John Turner
Photos by Dave Doody
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Sample some holiday music
Babies, Balls, and Bull Roarers
Christmastime or Anytime, Kids Still Enjoy the Toys and Games Their Forebears Loved
by David Robinson
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The Joys of Toys Slideshow
The Community Christmas Tree in America's Hometown
by Mary Miley Theobald
Photos by Dave Doody
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Williamsburg's Long Christmas
Historically, two threads run through Christmas celebrations: piety and pleasure
by Michael Olmert
Photos by Dave Doody
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Recipe for a Twelfth Night Cake
Grand Illumination
Photos by Dave Doody
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Message from the President
For the Future
The Eighteenth Century Goes to the Dogs
by James Breig
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Canine Quiz
About Faces
photos by Tom Green
by Abigail Schumann
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About Faces Slideshow
Colonial Foodways
Text by Ed Crews
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Colonial Foodways
Slideshow
The Architect of Colonial Williamsburg
William Graves Perry
by Will Molineaux
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"An honest, upright, and industrious man, a kind and obliging neighbor, and a good citizen"
by J. Hunter Barbour
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A Common American Soldier
by Christopher Geist
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Message from the President
Colonial Williamsburg's Many Dimensions
The New Architecture of Merchants Square
Text by Edward Chappell
Photos by Barbara Lombardi
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Remastering a Masterwork
Restoration of The Patriot
by Richard L. McCluney
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Sidebar: Succinct Script Yields Memorable Quotes
Flash interactive: See how the color layers of the film interact with each other in this Flash movie.
Time for the Royals
Tompion's Clock
Text by Graham Hood
Photos by Hans Lorenz
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Zoom in for a closer look at Tompion's Clock
Unwelcome in Williamsburg
The Saga of Merchant Daniel Fisher
by Robert Doares
Spies and Scouts, Secret Writing, and Sympathetic Citizens
by Ed Crews
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Learn to decipher the CUPID code
View excerpts from our Electronic Field Trip: In the General's Secret Service
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Message from the President
Confident in Our Expectation
"With All the Grace of the Sex"
Women in Trades
Text by Donna Dene Woodward
Photos by Dave Doody
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Slideshow: Details of seven women in trades at Colonial Williamsburg
Jamestown Revisited
by Ivor Noël Hume
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View pages from Harper's Weekly
That Quacking Sound in Colonial America
by Jim Cox
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Working in Harness
The Saddler's Shop
Text by Ed Crews
Photos by Dave Doody
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Colonial Germ Warfare
by Harold B. Gill Jr.
The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations' Millennium General Assembly
Photos courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Message from the President
First Principles
Cast in the Colonial Mold
The Geddy Foundry
Text by Ed Crews
Photography by Dave Doody
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The Foundry Trade
Slideshow
The Satirical Eye
Social Cartoons
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More social cartoons
Hunting for a Little Ladle
Tobacco Pipes
by Ivor Noël Hume
Colonial Dress Codes
by Linda Baumgarten
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View details and images of eighteenth-century dress.
Tavern Music
by Ed Crews
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Sound clip of tavern song
Video of tavern revelry
Living the Revolution
Colonial Williamsburg's New Historic Area Adventure
by Bill Weldon
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Message from the President
The Laboratory of Experience
Williamsburg in Winter
Photography by Barbara Lombardi
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Additional photography by Barbara Lombardi
Rediscovering an American Icon
Houdon's Washington
by Tracy L. Kamerer and Scott W. Nolley
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View details and images of Houdon's statue.
Making Circles
The Cooper's Trade at Colonial Williamsburg
text by Ed Crews
photos by Dave Doody
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Slideshow: The cooper trade
Quicktime videos from "The Cooper's Craft: The Art of Colonial Barrel Making."
Merchants Square Meets Quinlan Terry
by Edward Chappell
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View details and images of the transformations of Merchant Square.
A Field Spacious and Untrodden
The Virginian Society for the Promotion of Usefull Knowledge
by Robert Doares
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Additional photos of items used in the study of scientific knowledge.
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Message from the President
Tough Questions, Cogent Answers
Points in Time
Photographs from a Williamsburg Collection
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Sldieshow: "Snapshots from a Williamsburg Collection"
"In Mind and Heart"
with the Enslaved of Yesteryear
An Essay by Will Molineux
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Slideshow: African-American interpretation at Colonial Williamsburg
Plain and Neat
Cabinetmakers Preserve the Arts of Eighteenth-century Furniture
by Ed Crews
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View videos of a cabinetmaker at work
Lord Mayor Wilkes
Liberty & No. 45
by Jack Lynch
Promises to Pay, Promises Unkept
How We Won a War and Lost Our Shirts
Text by Richard G. Doty
Photography by Tom Green
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Message from the President
In Uncertain Times
The Governour's Lady
Mistresses of the Palace
by Mary Miley Theobald
Aesthetic Appeal
Jewelry from our Collection
by Marilyn S. Melchor
Web exclusive: More photos of jewelry.
Early American Newspapering
by James Breig
Web exclusive article: Gentlewomen of the Press
State, Dignity, Authority
Four Williamsburg Chairs Are Distinctive Expressions of Colonial Sophistication and Culture
by Graham Hood
Bilboes, Brands, and Branks
Colonial crime and punishment
by James A. Cox
Web exclusive: Slideshow of colonial punishments.
Colonial Williamsburg Carpenters Construct Buildings of the Past
Reproduction Structures Offer Guests Look at Trade, Hands-on Experience
Text by Ed Crews
Web exclusive: Carpentry tools
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Message from the President: Learning to Be an American
Out,
“Damn’d Proverbs”
by James Breig
Web exclusive: Interactive Game: How
well do you know your 18th-century proverbs?
Juba and Djembe: Music Helps Interpret Slavery
by Ed Crews
Web exclusive: Music and video clips
Enduring
Images of War
by J. Hunter Barbour
Photos by Tom Green
Web exclusive: Slideshow of medals
from the Lasser Collection
The
New Look of Old Wetherburn's
by Mary Miley Theobald
The
Speech: It May Not Be the One That Patrick Henry So Famously Made
by Jim Cox
Tailoring
the Tenant House
Text by Robert Doares Jr.
Photos by Dave Doody
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Message
From The President
The Idea of America, for All People, for All Time
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