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Games, puzzles, & interactive features: Interactive

Tour the Town

Tour the Town

Explore the Historic Area online.

New in the Collection

New in the Collection

Zoom in close on the latest arrivals at the Colonial Williamsburg Art Museums.

The Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence

Explore John Trumball's historic painting

Citizenship Quiz

Citizenship Quiz

Test your citizenship knowledge

eWilliamsburg

eWilliamsburg

Explore the map

Principles of Freedom

Principles of Freedom

The Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution

Politics, Elections, & the Presidency

Politics, Elections, & the Presidency

A Video Conversation with Thomas Jefferson

Costume Design Center 75th Anniversary Timeline

Costume Design Center 75th Anniversary Timeline

Explore 75 years of costumed interpretation.

Today in the 1770s

Today in the 1770s

Daily excerpts from the 18th-century Virginia Gazette.

Word of the Day

Word of the Day

Impress your friends with your command of the queen's English with this daily feature.

Thomas Jefferson: Man of the Millennium

Thomas Jefferson: Man of the Millennium

Interactive information on the legacy of Thomas Jefferson

Portrait of George Washington

Portrait of George Washington

Explore Charles Willson Peale's famous portrait

Make your own acrostic

Make your own acrostic

Use your own name as the start of this colonial-style poem.

"The Story of a Patriot" Film Restoration Process

"The Story of a Patriot" Film Restoration Process

From the Summer 04 Journal article "Remastering a Masterwork".

Quill Pen

Quill Pen

Practice your flourish with our virtual quill pen.






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