Grace Sherwood of Colonial Virginia: Was She or Wasn't She a Witch?
Colonial Williamsburg's Cry Witch is an immersive performance about Grace Sherwood's trial.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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!
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.
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!
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!
