Two Days in Williamsburg (with a Night in Jamestown)
Patrick Henry stood in front of Virginia‘s Capitol building and read aloud the Declaration of Independence, reminding the gathered crowd of the…
King’s Arms Tavern at Colonial Williamsburg
Seated at a wooden table, I pick up the pewter salt cellar. It feels cool and slightly gritty to the touch, and…
Cry Witch at Colonial Williamsburg
The polished wood gleams in the glow of flickering candles. It’s nighttime, and little moonlight breaks through the circular window panes in…
War in the West reaches Colonial Williamsburg
America is a nation built on the foundation of great ideas. But great ideas can be difficult to live out. This is…
Martha Washington Visits Colonial Williamsburg
As General George Washington fought through the darkest hours of the War for American Independence, his wife was often by his side. …
“That Freedom Ain’t for Me” at Colonial Williamsburg
After the reading of the Declaration of Independence, residents of colonial Williamsburg in Virginia wonder what it means for them, in the…
Crime and Punishment at Colonial Williamsburg
Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia does a wonderful job of teaching the ideals on which America was founded. And it does an equally…
The Governor’s Palace at Colonial Williamsburg
The muskets gleam in a circle overhead, like newly polished spokes of an enormous carriage wheel. Their extended bayonets sparkle uniformly silver…
Resolved at Colonial Williamsburg, Free and Independent States!
On May 15, 1776, the Virginia Convention in colonial Williamsburg unanimously adopted a resolution instructing the colony’s delegates to the Continental Congress…
The Citizen Soldier at Colonial Williamsburg
So often the momentary intrudes upon the momentous. Against the backdrop of dramatic political change, every-day concerns pressured the families of colonial…
Dunmore’s Proclamation to Virginia
On November 15, 1775, John Murray, the Earl of Dunmore and the royal governor of Virginia, issued a proclamation setting “all indentured…
A Court of Tar and Feathers at Colonial Williamsburg
Margaret Thatcher notes in her excellent book Statecraft: Strategies for a Changing World: America is more than a nation or a state…