August 3rd in American History: From Governor Amherst to the Macarena

Every day is loaded with history! So what happened in American history on August 3rd? I've got a list for you.

Aug 03, 2024

Thomas Jefferson Pursuing Happiness: A Review and A Request

What was Thomas Jefferson thinking as he penned the Declaration of Independence? Colonial Williamsburg may have a performance that offers insight.

Jul 31, 2024

Juneteenth: Honoring the Enslaved and Celebrating the Freedom of All Who Lived in Early America

Juneteenth is a day of celebration. I'm choosing to honor it with a poem from Phyllis Wheatley.

Jun 19, 2024

History Isn't Always Visible: I Saw Kinheche and Never Will Again.

Have you seen a piece of history before it went into storage for the rest of your life? For me, that's Kinheche.

Apr 07, 2024

Happy New Year! January or March and from Wassail to Rockin Eve: It's About American History.

From Wassailing to Dick Clark, New Year's Eve in American history. Small bits as I wish you a Happy 2024!

Jan 01, 2024

Agecroft Hall: The Tudor House that Traveled to Virginia in the 1920s

Reasons to visit the Tudor house that travelled to America during the Gilded Age because of TC and Bessie Williams.

Aug 30, 2023

I Heard Music No One's Seen Performed for Hundreds of Years

We heard music from Jefferson's library that was unlikely performed for hundreds of years!

Jul 21, 2023

Things to Love About the Raleigh Tavern, Past and Present

Past meets present when you visit the Raleigh Tavern, an 18th century reconstruction showing off the Daphne and Apollo rooms, where liberty happened.

Jul 16, 2023

Music in History: All-American From the Start of our United States

How did music start out in early America? It was all-American from the beginning!

Jul 13, 2023

How Do You Get the Right Frame on a Huge 1690’s Painting? Create It!

When you acquire a 1690's painting and the frame is not original, creating a period-style frame happens, at least in Williamsburg!

Jun 23, 2023