Book Review: The Official Guide of Colonial Williamsburg
Even if you visit every day, there is always something new to learn when it comes to Colonial Williamsburg. Our mission is “that the future may learn from the past,” and we strive each day to succeed....
View ArticleBook Review: Washington’s Spies
Who doesn’t love a good spy story? How about one that really happened and helped secure our freedom from Great Britain? Let’s find out how much I enjoyed Alexander Rose’s Washington’s Spies. I’d like...
View ArticleBook Review: I Am Murdered
With this month’s Fun Fact digging into the case of George Wythe’s likely murder, I read Bruce Chadwick’s “I Am Murdered: George Wythe, Thomas Jefferson, and the Killing That Shocked a New Nation.”...
View ArticleThe Declaration of Rights and Today’s Religious Freedom
June 12 marks the 239th anniversary of the 5th Virginia Convention’s passage of the Declaration of Rights. The document, written by George Mason, was a major influence on the Declaration of...
View ArticleIt’s National Book Lovers Day! What Do Our Interpreters Suggest You Add to...
It’s National Book Lovers day! That means it’s time to pour some sweet tea, put your feet up, and delve into a good read. We thought it would be fun to get some of Colonial Williamsburg’s talented...
View ArticleGuest Blog: Why You Should Watch Poldark–the 18th-century British Drama With...
Between Outlander and TURN, this has been a great year for the 18th century on television! But neither of those shows spoke to me quite as much as PBS Masterpiece’s Poldark. Here’s a breakdown of the...
View ArticleThe Idea of America
How Values Shaped Our Republic and Hold the Key to Our Future by H. Michael Hartoonian, Richard D. Van Scotter and William E. White At the heart of America is a great debate. And at the heart of that...
View Article"The Idea of America" book design wins award
“The Idea of America,” published in March by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, has won The Crystal Book 2013 Award of Excellence from the Midwest Publishing Association. The book shows how American...
View ArticleThe Art and Soul of African American Interpretation
Back when he worked as an interpreter at Carter’s Grove, Art Johnson would intercept visitors as they crossed a bridge on the way to the mansion house. “Is anyone here related to the Burwells?” he...
View ArticleBook Review: Founding Feuds: The Rivalries, Clashes, and Conflicts that...
One presidential candidate makes scathing remarks about an opponent. Then his (or her) opponent returns with something even more inflammatory. Are we talking 2016 or 1776? The answer may surprise you....
View ArticleBook Review: The Pox and the Covenant
“The Pox and the Covenant” discusses the history of the 1721 smallpox epidemic and the (sometimes violent) battle over inoculations in Boston. What did I think of the book? Let’s find out. The back...
View ArticleDeath by Petticoat!
Each day, at museums and historic sites across America, stories are told that stick in our memory. Some are true; the phrase “mad as a hatter,” for example, came about because hatmakers were driven mad...
View ArticleThe Idea of America
How Values Shaped Our Republic and Hold the Key to Our Future by H. Michael Hartoonian, Richard D. Van Scotter and William E. White At the heart of America is a great debate. And at the heart of that...
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