Inspiration for the Modern Revolutionary
At the National Sporting Library & Museum (NSLM) we discuss topics relating to equestrian sports as well as turf and field sports—which covers everything from coaching and polo to fly fishing and wing shooting! We represent it all in art and in books. Let’s just say if the Brontes wrote about it, we have it here. And last weekend, more than a dozen carriages and hundreds of people (including staff from Colonial Williamsburg) came to celebrate our first ever “Carriage Day.”…
Okay, okay. I know it’s still summer and an unbearably hot one at that. But if you stop to think about it, we’re really just two months away from my most favorite season—fall! For Colonial Williamsburg, that means beautiful and vibrantly colored leaves, hot apple cider, burning cressets, and yes—Halloween.
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Last night was our first ever social meet-up and we are happy to report it was a rousing success! An estimated 250-300 people of all different ages from as far away as Fredericksburg and Carrollton made the trip into the Historic Area to join the Pokémon GO Revolution. Local Bruce Hornsby even checked in on the fun.
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“They don’t make ‘em like they used to” is how the saying goes. In the case of some 19th-century German-made toys, that might be a good thing.
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What better place to celebrate the anniversary of our nation’s birth than right here in the Revolutionary City? If you’re planning to spend July 4 with us, allow us to help you get prepared. We’re about to outline everything from the weekend’s events to the best places to park—even how you can take home a unique piece of history!
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My first archaeological experience with Colonial Williamsburg put me at the bottom of the James Shields’ tavern well. Armpit deep in muddy water, groping for artifacts 43 feet below the ground surface, it dawned on me that archaeology was going to present some unusual opportunities. And indeed, it has. …
“There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.” ― Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady…
In May 2015, after ten years with Colonial Williamsburg, I was finally enjoying a long overdue vacation. Little did I know what was brewing back in the office. Upon my return, I had a new project assignment—and a high-priority one at that. The order from my supervisor? “Make it happen.”…
It is one of the greatest selling points of The Revolutionary City. Along a single-mile stretch of road, guests can lose themselves amidst the sights, smells, wisdom, and action of an historic 18th-century capital, come to life.
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When the word “fire!” rang out in colonial America, devastation was always a possibility. Every able-bodied hand within hailing distance was needed to contain the flames. Beginning April 17, guests will be able to get a taste of what it meant to be part of a colonial community in an emergency by lining up as part of the bucket brigade, or perhaps even taking a turn at pumping water from the fire engine….