This week’s Black History Month events include special programs in the Historic Area and the DeWitt Wallace Museum, Feb. 16-22. And in honor of President’s Day weekend, today’s programs will celebrate the United State’s founding fathers and their legacies. Check our calendar for new and updated information.
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Hanging out with the presidents: What you need to know first
Visitors to Colonial Williamsburg can come face-to-face with presidential history this President’s Weekend. To help your conversation, here’s some information on General George Washington circa 1775, Thomas Jefferson circa 1780, and James Madison circa 1790….
Today: "Harsh World This World" explores the reality of slavery
What was slavery really like for enslaved people and their masters? Students will have the opportunity to watch “Harsh World, This World” on Feb. 13 and be guided through true personal stories that demonstrate kindness, betrayal, trust, cruelty — all the emotions that govern complex human relationships….
This week’s Black History Month events in the Revolutionary City
This week’s Black History Month events include special programs in the Historic Area and the DeWitt Wallace Museum. In addition, President’s Day weekend programs will highlight early presidents’ views on slavery. Here are some of this week’s events. Check our calendar for new and updated information.…
Labor for Love: Volunteers recreate a special wedding garment
Volunteers are hard at work recreating a wedding garment for the spring wedding re-enactment between Pocahontas and John Rolfe at Historic Jamestowne. They are embroidering the recreation of a special jacket that she is believed to have worn.
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Watch "The Idea of America" on C-SPAN
William White
William White, Colonial Williamsburg’s Royce R. and Kathryn M. Baker vice president of productions, publications and learning ventures, spoke to the group in September about the ideals and principles that shaped the leaders of the American Revolution.
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New Podcast: The premiere of the ‘Balance of Power’ field trip
Balance of Power
Most Americans are stumped when it comes to listing the three branches of government that keep our nation’s powers in balance. Can you name them?…
Get Free Educator Resources in the Teacher Community
This new community website is the place for teachers to find free resources, share ideas and experiences with peers, and keep up with all things civics, history and Colonial Williamsburg. Members enjoy free lesson plans, discussion forums, Teacher Gazette Archives, and Teacher News….
Find History for Kids in the Kids Zone
A wealth of games and activities awaits young history fans in the Kids Zone. Play along with a colonial scavenger hunt, navigate a maze, or dress 18th-century paper dolls….
Watch "The Slave Trade," our February Electronic Field Trip
This program explores the U.S. law of 1807 that abolished the transatlantic slave trade. Meet the people involved in or influenced by this pivotal legislation: slaves, plantation owners, slave-ship captains and crew, government officials, navy officers, and antislavery activists….