Inspiration for the Modern Revolutionary
In honor of Father’s Day, we put together a short list of questions ranging from your favorite food to how you’d most like to be remembered. Answer all seven to see which founding father (or two) you have the most in common with. The answer may surprise you!
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Exactly 209 years ago today, on June 8, 1806, scandal rocked Virginia. Beloved signer of the Declaration of Independence and America’s first law professor, George Wythe, was dead. The cause? Poison. Let’s take a look at the facts surrounding this case.
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When you hear the name Hermione, what immediately comes to mind? If you’re like many of us, you think of the bushy-haired, brilliant friend of Harry Potter. But centuries before Miss Hermione Granger was introduced to us, L’Hermione brought the Marquis de Lafayette to America just before the Battle of Yorktown.
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Anthony Hay’s Cabinetmaker’s Shop
By Karen Gonzalez
Wander down the Duke of Gloucester Street in Williamsburg and you’ll see a variety of attractive and iconic shop signs. Replicated from English-style signs found in 18th-century London, they were an important part of advertising a business location.
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Did you know Colonial Williamsburg has the second most popular museum in the Commonwealth when it comes to annual visitors? Or that our collection boasts 70,000 antiques and works of art, 15,000 architectural artifacts, and 16 million archaeological artifacts? Still not impressed? Just you wait……
For political junkies like myself, I see how heated the debate on the relationship between church and state can get. Did you know the topic was just as controversial nearly 250 years ago as our founders were building our great nation?…
W.A.R. Goodwin and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. stand in back of the George Wythe House prior to the Williamsburg’s restoration.
In Colonial Williamsburg’s Goodwin Building, there’s a little booth lined with soundproof tiles next to a Foundation board room.
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During the American Revolution, could women have opinions? Could they serve their country? In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re looking at their role in the late 18th century.
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Over the years, we’ve learned a lot about our nation’s leaders but there are some lesser-known facts about their careers and private lives you may not have seen on your history tests. Next Monday is a federal holiday set aside to honor all U.S. Presidents. To celebrate, we thought we’d focus on the four presidents who hailed from Virginia with specific ties to Williamsburg in the 18th century.
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