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Spring 2017
A Dose of Expertise
Apothecary shop's longtime employees bring depth to medical interpretation
by Nicole TrifoneThe Eye of a Folk Art Pioneer
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller saw American treasures where some collectors saw untrained creativity
by Ben SwensonMore Power to You
Abigail Adams advocated dismantling the 'masculine system' that denied property and legal rights to married women
by Lindsay KeiterFighting as a Common Soldier
Anna Maria Lane distinguished herself in battle and won a military pension
by Paul AronWinter 2017
Showing Off
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum Celebrates a Birthday at New York's Winter Antiques Show
by Jody TaylorCrossing the Invisible Line
Commitment to portraying the African American experience goes beyond Black History Month
by Nicole TrifoneThe Sound of Freedom
Williamsburg church bell rings in African American history museum
by Nicole TrifoneA Quest for Freedom
Harry Washington had his owner's surname and fought for his own independence
by Paul AronAutumn 2016
A Battalion of Skills
Laborers whose trades helped the military, called artificers, navigated a "messy" supply system
by Nicole Trifone'My Heart Was Enlisted'
Lafayette's head for tactics and his passion for liberty marshaled a military collaboration
by Joseph A. BeattySummer 2016
Fighting Words
An Englishman's passionate stances on liberty won American Colonists' hearts
by William E. WhiteSpring 2016
Build a Menu from the Ground Up
Martha Stewart and Inn Chef Travis Brust talk about food from the garden
Tiny Enormities
Pollen and seeds reveal clues to life in an 18th-century town
by Gil Klein | Photos by Tom GreenWinter 2016
Building on a Foundation
A Resonating Message: A bell reminds us of the unfinished work in America's race relations
by Mitchell B. ReissAutumn 2015
History on the Half Shell
Three years, 14,000 oysters and the story of America's beginnings
by Gill KleinThunderbirds
A question becomes a quest for knowledge about a jewelry-making method and those who practice it
by Sally and Roddy MooreSummer 2015
Living History
Colonial Williamsburg marks the 30th anniversary of its Rare Breeds program, which seeks to preserve the lineage of animals facing the prospect of extinction.
by Ben SwensonSpring 2015
Pamunkey Recognition
by Ben Swenson | Sidebar: Modern and Indian | Pamunkey Colonial CommercePamunkeys Today
Winter 2015
Download PDFHemp and Flax in Colonial America
by Ben Swenson | Sidebar: Hemp in Colonial Williamsburg | Sidebar: Hemp TentsHemp & Flax Slideshow
Autumn 2014
Download PDFSummer 2014
Download PDFAfrican Americans and the Restoration of Williamsburg
by Mary Miley Theobald | Colonial Williamsburg Restoration Slideshow | Zoom in on Blueprints of the Wren BuildingArchitecture, Archaeology, and the Revolution in Williamsburg
by Edward A. Chappell | Colonial Williamsburg Architectural Drawings SlideshowSpring 2014
Download PDFIngenious and Inimitable, Artist William Hogarth Chided Authority, Ridiculed Pomposity, Mocked Religion, Pointed Out Misbehavior, and Invented the Satirical Comic Strip
by James Breig | Zoom in on Political Cartoons by William HogarthAutumn 2013
View Tablet versionCommonsense Arguments for American Independence
Thomas Paine Promoted Revolution, Rights, and Reason
by Susan Berg | Extra ImagesQuilts
Photo Essay
by Linda Baumgarten and Kimberly Ivey. Photos by Craig McDougal | Luxury Quilts SlideshowCivil War Jamestown
Defending the Confederacy at Fort Pochahontas
by W. Barksdale Maynard | Civil War Jamestown SlideshowSummer 2013
View Tablet versionSpring 2013
View Tablet versionUncommon And Expensive
by Mary Miley Theobald | Photos by Barbara Lombardi | The British Herbal SlideshowWe Are Not Going To Go Away
Virginia's Pamunkey Indians Greeted the Jamestown Settlers, but They Are Still Waiting for National Recognition
by Andrew G. GardnerWinter 2013
View Tablet versionPhysical, Intellectual, Biographical:
Our Ideas of Privacy and Their Evolution
by Cathy Hellier | Zoom in on Benjamin Waller's Letter | Extra ImagesMurder by Namesake:
The Poisoning of the Eminent George Wythe
by Mary Miley Theobald | Zoom in on Wythe Court Records | Extra ImagesAutumn 2012
View Tablet versionA Great Deal of Noise, Whipping and Spurring
America's First Disputed Presidential Election
by Jack Lynch | Zoom in on The Twelfth AmendmentEighteenth-Century Millennialism
To “start the world over again,” politics and religion intertwined
by James Breig | End of the World SlideshowBeginnings and Endings
Of the Maya and the Milky Way, Powhatans and the Giant Hare, Prophecies and Time
by Anthony F. Aveni | Zoom in on Mayan CalendarsSummer 2012
View Tablet versionGeorge Washington and the Evolution of the American Commander in Chief
by Christopher Geist | Zoom in on Prints from the Library of CongressComplex Reconstruction: Armoury
by Edward A. Chappell | Anderson Armoury Reconstruction Blog | Anderson Armoury WebcamWinter 2012
View Tablet versionA Cup of Hot Chocolate, S'good for What Ails Ya
by Mary Miley Theobald | Sidebar: Top Chocolate Destination | Extra ImagesCoffee and Chocolate Pots Slideshow
Designers of Beauty
Academic Training and Williamsburg's Architectural Restoration
by George Humphrey Yetter | Architectural Drawings from the RestorationThe Duke of Gloucester Street Special
by Will Molineux | Illustrations for Yorktown's centennial celebration | Extra ImagesDepartment of Deportment
Stances and dances made the eighteenth-century man—and woman
by James Breig | Extra ImagesAutumn 2011
View Tablet versionA "Remarkable Meteor" Dims
How Williamsburg Fared as the Eighteenth Century Faded
by James Breig | A Letter from Thomas JeffersonStaying Connected before the Age of the Silicon Chip
The Printing Office
by Susan Berg | Zoom in on printed documentsSummer 2011
View Tablet versionJames Fort, Lost and Found
by William Kelso | Zoom in on Preservation Virginia's slate image | Extra ImagesUpon Paine of Death
The Lawes Divine, Morall and Martiall
by Ivor Noël Hume | Sidebar: Lawes Divine, Morall and Martiall | Extra ImagesThe War
The Battle of Williamsburg in 1862
by Alexander Chesterfield | Sidebar: The Betrayal of Captain Bolling | Zoom in on the Battle of WilliamsburgExtra Images
Winter 2011
View Tablet versionDear Eighteenth Century
Letter from the past, delivered in the present
by James Breig | Sidebar: In Love With Letters | Zoom in on a Letter from Thomas JeffersonEvery Man Able to Read
Literacy in Early America
by Jack Lynch | Sidebar: Most Virginians Were Literate | Colonial LiteracyWhat's Wrong With This Picture?
"Congress at the Independence Hall, Philadelphia, July 4 1776."
by Gil Klein | Explore the Painting | Zoom in on the Signers of the Declaration of IndependenceAutumn 2010
Lies My Docent Told Me
Myths persist in history's retelling
by Mary Miley Theobald | Merchant Match-Up Game"Sold on Reasonable Terms"
Early American Newspaper Advertisements
by Jack Lynch | Newspaper Advertisements SlideshowMumbo Jumbo Meets its Match
Superstition and spritualism examined
by Andrew G. Gardner | Zodiac SlideshowSpring 2010
Why Do We Cast Cannons, Make Wooden Wheels, and Build Coffeehouses?
by Jay Gaynor | Historic Trades Slideshow"His Integrity Inflexible, and His Justice Exact"
George Wythe Teaches America the Law
by Jack Lynch | Extra Images | Zoomable WillSome Cold, Hard Historical Facts about Good Old Ice Cream
by Mary Miley Theobald | Ice Cream Slideshow | Ice Cream PodcastIce Cream Video
Winter 2010
Monticello Was among the Prizes in a Lottery for a Ruined Jefferson's Relief
by Gaye Wilson | Extra ImagesIn Praise or Damning Caricature
An Early Seventeenth-Century Identification Badge
by Bly Straube | Extra ImagesWilliamsburg Again Has an R. Charlton's Coffeehouse
A place to consider the roles of refreshment, debate, and ideas on the cusp of revolution
by Michael Olmert | Sidebar: Exploring the Coffeehouse | Coffeehouse ScreensaverThe Many Faces of Willie Balderson
A Photo Essay
| Willie Balderson Slideshow | Willie Balderson AnimationAutumn 2009
Laundries
Largest Buildings in the Eighteenth Century Backyard
by Michael Olmert | Laundries Slideshow"The Greatest Practical Approach to Exactness."
The Problem of Apportionment and Washington's First Veto
by Jack Lynch | Extra ImagesSome Pumpkins!
Halloween and Pumpkins in Colonial America
by Mary Miley Theobald | Pumpkin Carving Patterns | Pumpkin Gnocci Recipe CardCaptain Smith Departs
The Question Still Remains: Hero or Betrayer?
by Andrew G. Gardner | Photos by Dave Doody | Trace Captain Smith's route | Extra ImagesSpring 2009
Offices
A late eighteenth-century development, the office outbuilding drew a line between family and commerce
by Michael Olmert | Offices SlideshowWinter 2009
Debating the Bill of Rights
"What No Government Should Refuse, or Rest on Inference"
by Jack Lynch | View Magnified ImageTo Boldly Go
Captain James Cook and the Search for the Northwest Passage
by Andrew G. Gardner | Sidebar: Finding One's WayCaptured in Watercolors
Elizabethan England's First Glimpses of New World Fauna
| View Magnified imagesHere are Chick, There a Chick, Everywhere a Chick, Chick
Colonial Williamsburg's Chickens
by Ed Crews | Chickens in Williamsburg SlideshowAutumn 2008
Celebrating the Colonial Williamsburg journal's 30th Anniversary
Autumn 1978 - Autumn 2008
by Mark JacobsCompany for Christmas
by Christopher Geist | Photos by Craig McDougal & Tom Green | View Magnified ImagesSummer 2008
When Whiskey Was the King of Drink
by Mark Miley Theobald | Photos by Dave Doody & Tom Green | Extra imagesPowering the Eighteenth Century
by Abigail Schumann | Photos by Dave Doody | Powering the Eighteenth Century SlideshowSpring 2008
Play Ball!
Colonial Games and America's National Pastime
by Ed Crews | Photos by Dave Doody | Play Ball! Slideshow | British Bashers SlideshowSmart as an Ox
Beasts of Burden: Bright, Gentle, and Strong
by Ed Crews | Photos by Dave Doody | Slideshow | Audio SlideshowThe Emergence of Popular Culture in Colonial America
by Christopher Geist | Photos by Dave Doody | SlideshowAll That is Substantial and Beneficial in a Trial By Jury
by James Breig | Photos by Dave Doody | SlideshowWinter 2008
Little Iron Horses
Hard Working Canadians Have Rich Heritage
by Ed Crews | Photos by Dave Doody | SlideshowTools of the Trades
A Photo Essay
by J. Hunter Barbour | Photos by Dave Doody | Slideshow | Historic Trades ScreensaverStuff and Nonsense
Myths That Should by Now Be History
by Mary Miley Theobald | Photos by Dave Doody | Crossword PuzzleHoliday 2007
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 | SlideshowMilking Devons
Picture Perfect Cattle for Colonial Williamsburg
by Ed Crews | Photos by Dave Doody | SlideshowIn "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 | Extra imagesAutumn 2007
Fighting... Maybe for Freedom, but probably not
Slaves and free blacks in the Revolutionary War
by Lloyd Dobyns | Video clips | Extra imagesNative Numerals
Among American Indians, Numbers Counted for More than Math
by Anthony F. Aveni | Extra imagesThe Bugs that Bugged the Colonists
The weevil wrought evil, but the bee brought sweetness and light
by David Robinson | Photos by Dave Doody | Crossword Puzzle | Extra imagesThe Works at Falling Creek
"No fitter places of Mines, Wood and Water for Iron"
by Christopher Geist | Photos by Dave Doody | Extra imagesSummer 2007
The Golden Age of Counterfeiting
Cashing in on Colonial Currency
by Jack Lynch | Sidebar: A Counterfeiting Silversmith | Counterfeiting slideshowWills Simple and Elaborate
Bequests, Gifts, and Legacies
by James Breig | Photos by Dave Doody | View the wills close-upRare Sheep
From Hog Island and Leicester
by Ed Crews | Photos by Dave Doody | Colonial Williamsburg's Rare SheepSpring 2007
"One of the most intriguing might-have-beens in American History"
Jefferson's Tardy Constitution
by Jack Lynch | Zoom in on Jefferson's written ConstitutionAnniversaries and the Origin of History
A Jamestown 400th Anniversary Story
by Michael Olmert | The Queen's 1957 visit to Jamestown slideshow | The Queen's 1957 visit to Jamestown slideshow with zoom featureThe Queen's 1957 visit to Jamestown movie
Equine Equanimity
It Takes a Special Sort of Horse
by Ed Crews | Photos by Dave Doody | Colonial Williamsburg's American Cream Draft HorsesPresidential Portraits
"Stuart is all the rage, he is almost worked to death...."
by Ellen G. Miles | Zoom in on the presidential portraitsWinter 2007
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 | Extra images"Things which seame incredible"
Cannibalism in Early Jamestown
by Mark Nicholls | Sidebar: "Such a dish as powdered wife I never heard of" | Download Percy's A Trewe RelacyonExtra images
Acrostical Valentines
A Young Man's Fancy Turns to Fad: The Lovers' Literary Campaign of 1768
by Jon Kukla | Printer's Trade | Flash interactive: Make your own acrosticGossip, Flattery, and Flirtation
The Art of Eighteenth-Century Letter Writing
by Andrew Gardner | The Quill Pen | Flash interactive: Write with a quill penExtra images