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Colonial Williamsburg: Past & Present: Podcasts
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Behind the Scenes
Curator Emily Roberts enjoys setting a proper Christmas supper for 10 in the Palace.
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Journeyman foodways tradesman Barbara Scherer discusses the elaborate serving and savoring of meals in 18th-century Williamsburg.
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Bob Doares talks about playing the part of the German professor who brought the tradition of the Christmas tree to Williamsburg in the mid-19th century.
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Tim Sutphin has the daunting task of overseeing details for Colonial Williamsburg’s Grand Illumination held the first Sunday in December.
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Laura Viancour talks about the labor-intensive job of decorating the Historic Area for the Christmas season year after year.
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Ed Chappell discusses the value of preserving and restoring buildings in understanding how people lived their lives in the past.
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Dennis Watson talks about the royal governor's promise to free slaves and indentured servants who joined the British army in the American Revolution.
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Don't tell journeyman printer Pete Stinely his work is tedious; he's been at it for 24 years!
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Christina Westenberger discusses creative museum programs for children, school groups, and families.
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Chuck Wood loves working with horses and people every day driving carriages in the Historic Area.
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Christine Trowbridge explains the laborious process of making bricks and the intangible rewards of the job.
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Lori Loughrey enjoys "dressing up" to lead tours and explain domestic life in the 18th century.
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Richard Schumann discusses the intensity and passionate character of Patrick Henry.
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Journeyman silversmith Preston Jones reflects on his 26 years of creating silver pieces.
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Carolyn Wilson talks about her passion for what it means to be an American citizen and her love for interpreting Betty Randolph in Colonial Williamsburgs Historic Area.
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Noise, smoke, dirt - blacksmiths endure it all to turn raw materials into useful objects.
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Colin Campbell discusses the joys and challenges of leading the foundation whose mission is to teach history, "that the future may learn from the past."
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Dawn Lunn has learned to expect the unexpected as she guides school groups through Colonial Williamsburg's Historic Area.
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Apprentice cooper Marshall Scheetz discusses the art and science of making barrels.
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A passion for the music and a love of history motivate Lance Pedigo to work with young people entering the Fifes and Drums of Colonial Williamsburg.
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Rose McAphee trains Colonial Williamsburg interpreters to deal with the unexpected.
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Interpreting Thomas Jefferson is almost an around-the-clock commitment.
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Brenda Rosseau, supervisor of Research and Design at Colonial Williamsburg's costume center, dresses interpreters in the right clothing "from the skin out."
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From lambs to chickens, Elaine Shirley, manager of rare breeds, spends her day in animal husbandry.
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Inauguration Williamsburg
Tim Kaine is the first governor to be inaugurated on the site of the colonial Capitol in Williamsburg since Thomas Jefferson.
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Brothers in Arms
Hope Smith talks about the women and children who followed their men to war.
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Interpreter Richard Josey talks about an enslaved man who became a valuable spy during the Revolution.
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Interpreter Greg James discusses the determination of the members of an all-black regiment of soldiers.
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Harvey Bakari shares his passion for presenting the often forgotten stories of black Americans who contributed to the American Revolution.
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Independence Day
Bill Barker, interpreting Thomas Jefferson, reads the Declaration of Independence.
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Bill Barker discusses the vast amount of historical study of Jefferson currently available and ponders why we are so interested in the man today.
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Independence was not guaranteed for everyone in the nation's early days.
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In the pursuit of American independence, Betty Randolph played the role of lady and wife, enabling husband Peyton to fight for freedom.
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Whenever there was trouble in Williamsburg, it's a sure bet Patrick Henry was in the middle of it.
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The interviews are conducted by Lloyd Dobyns, a former TV correspondent.
What are podcasts?
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How do I hear podcasts?
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