Inspiration for the Modern Revolutionary
On Sunday, Dec. 4, we’ll be welcoming the season with Grand Illumination, one of Colonial Williamsburg’s most magical—and popular—evenings. We hope you’ll join us for the lights, music, and fireworks. Here are some tips to help you make the most of it!
…
I realize some of you may think it’s still too early to talk about Christmas. After all, we just celebrated Thanksgiving. But in our house, it’s tradition to shift from turkeys to trees this weekend. We love picking out a live tree and one of my favorite parts is of course unpacking all of the ornaments!…
If you follow our blog and social media channels, you know we don’t take ourselves too seriously. History is F-U-N! Earlier we linked to our awesome dance video featuring our Founding Fathers. Now, we thought our team would give it a whirl. Go ahead and laugh. It’s okay.
…
Happy Holidays from Colonial Williamsburg! Our Founding Fathers were so excited about this holiday season, they couldn’t help but get their dance party on….
It’s Christmas Eve and we know some of you are busy in your kitchens baking those hams and whipping up those potatoes. Now, take all your hard efforts and multiply them by about a hundred. That’s what our Colonial Williamsburg chefs are up to tonight as they prepare to feed our guests at the Williamsburg Inn for the next few days. Thankfully, they weren’t too busy to take a break and have a little fun with us! We hope you enjoy.
…
Williamsburg is a magical place to spend the holiday season. The town is awash in tradition, but not all of it is strictly 18th-century. Here are five ways that a colonial Christmas season was really different from our modern festivities.
How? Glad you asked….
Just a few short weekends ago, 2,000 strangers paid admission to traipse through my house—and I wasn’t even home. They wound through the living and dining rooms, surrounded by our stuffed bookshelves, DVD collection, modern furniture, and beautiful fruit and greenery displays. …
Fatwood is my favorite mood-altering substance. When the days get short and the nights cool in Williamsburg, it burns in cressets all over town, offering heat and light, but also kindling our spirits….
Still scrambling for thoughtful and fun gifts for someone you love? We at the WILLIAMSBURG brand have done the tough work, culling through the ample offerings of our licensees and WilliamsburgMarketplace.com, so now you can kick back and let your clicking finger do the rest of the work. Below are our 10 favorite holiday gifts inspired by your favorite 18th-century living museum….
How many of you have a Colonial Williamburg fan on your shopping list? Or maybe you’re looking for your own ideas to pass along to Santa? Well, you’re in luck! Here are 12 CW-inspired gifts perfect different tastes… and budgets.
…