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Colonial Williamsburg Journal Index (Database)- An author/title keyword index, 1978 - 2003, to the colorfully illustrated journal which features the culture, arts and political heritage of Virginia's 18th-century colonial capital. Photocopies of articles can be requested through interlibrary loan. Sample articles from the Colonial Williamsburg Journal are available on the Internet. Updated March 2005.
The Colonial Williamsburg Interpreter Index, 1980 - 2004 (PDF) is published by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's Department of Interpretive Education to index their publication,The Colonial Williamsburg Interpreter. Updated January 2005.
The New Acquisitions List from the Rockefeller Library (PDF) includes books, manuscripts, and audio-visual materials catalogued during the previous month.
Research Reports (Database) - Search historical, architectural, archaeological, and cultural reports on 18th-century Williamsburg by author, title, and date. The reports, written by Colonial Williamsburg Foundation staff are available in the Reference Department or on microfiche through interlibrary loan. Updated March 2005. Some of these reports have been digitized .
Individual Titles available fulltext:
Common people and their material world : free men and women in the Chesapeake, 1700-1830 : proceedings of the March 13, 1992 conference sponsored by the Research Division, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation ; edited by David Harvey and Gregory Brown. Williamsburg, VA : The Foundation, 1995.
"Upon
the palisado" and other stories of place from Bruton Heights by John
Metz, Jennifer Jones, Dwayne Pickett and David Muraca. Colonial Williamsburg
Foundation ; Richmond, Va., 1998.
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Telling the story of colonial women.
Kristen Spivey reveals some surprises about 18th-century women and their role in history. March 6, 2006
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Carolyn Wilson on Interpreting an American Lady
Carolyn Wilson talks about her passion for what it means to be an American citizen and her love for interpreting Betty Randolph in Colonial Williamsburg's Historic Area. August 15, 2005
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The Declaration of Independence
Hear the words that were catalyst to the Revolution, read by Bill Barker, Colonial Williamsburg's Thomas Jefferson. July 2, 2007
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No Master Over Me
A man purchases his enslaved family to set them free. James Ingram shares the tale. February 4, 2008
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Founders or Traitors
Not all colonists were ready to follow their leaders into revolution. Interpreters Steve Holloway and John Hamant debate in character as John Adams and Benjamin Franklin. December 3, 2007
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Tempted to Enlist
The prospect of ready money tempted many middling men to enlist. Bryan Simpers and Bereni New interpret the Hoys at Colonial Williamsburg. July 30, 2007
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Journal articles
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A Patriot, a Traitor, and a Bill of Attainder
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To Boldly Go
Captain James Cook and the Search for the Northwest Passage
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About Faces
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"An honest, upright, and industrious man, a kind and obliging neighbor, and a good citizen"
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