It’s beginning to look a lot like Halloween in the Revolutionary City. Employees and volunteers are busy transforming the Historic Area to welcome more than 3,600 guests for trick-or-treating fun on both Friday, Oct. 30 and Saturday, Oct. 31,…
Insiders Guide to Our Family-Friendly Haunting on DoG Street: Blackbeard’s Revenge
The countdown is on to our first-ever Haunting on DoG Street. Blackbeard and his crew are ready to join the thousands of men, women, and children registered for our free trick-or-treating and ticketed family events. To make sure everyone has a good time and you feel prepared, we’ve put together a list of answers to some frequently asked questions.
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Guest Blog: “Lady Skipwith, Lady Skipwith, I’ve Found Your Red Shoe…”
I visited Colonial Williamsburg for the first time when I was in high school and attended a summer history program at the College of William & Mary. In between field trips and writing journal entries, our advisors took us on Colonial Williamsburg’s Ghosts Amongst Us. We crowded nervously through the front door of the Wythe House, and just when we had settled in, a beautiful lady in a silk gown descended the stairs. She was gorgeous (and terrifying). And she wove a tale of love, lust, and loss….
Blackbeard’s Head and the Hangman’s Noose: What We Really Know about Pirates in Williamsburg
Blackbeard will be seeking his revenge when he and his crew haunt DoG Street Halloween weekend, but what did the legendary pirate really have to do with the colonial capital? And what could he possibly have against us?
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“Creepy, Crawly, Create!” Discover Mysteries at the Art Museums With Your Colonial Williamsburg Admission
As part of the Halloween fun, you and your family can create your own creatures to take home at our Art Museums on Oct. 30 - 31. All you need is your Colonial Williamsburg admission ticket or pass!
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Did Col. John Chiswell’s Own Conscience Kill Him?
One of our Colonial Houses, the Chiswell-Bucktrout House, is believed to be haunted. Guests have reported feeling cold spots, hearing voices, and smelling sweet tobacco. The strange phenomena could be tied to the mysterious death of Col. John Chiswell, but they may go much deeper. They may include… murder.
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Guest Blog: What Does the Ghost of John Greenhow Have Against Taylor Swift?
I work in an extraordinary place. I feel incredibly fortunate to get to spend the majority of my time in the world’s largest living history museum (and get paid for it!), portraying a young member of the Revolutionary American Society….
The DoG Street Patriot Reviews the Official Colonial Williamsburg Ghost Walk on a Rainy, Creepy Night!
Autumn is upon us and October is here, which means it’s time to start thinking about Halloween and all of the scary things that go along with it. And what could be more in the spirit of the season than a ghost walk?!
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Who Roams the Halls of the Peyton Randolph House?
Footsteps. Toys. Voices. All have been heard at the Peyton Randolph House in the dead of night when no one is supposed to be there. Who are the ghostly figures living in the historic house?
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Ghosts and Ghouls Haunt Williamsburg’s Colonial Houses
You’ve heard the story of the ghostly figure who resides in the Bracken Tenement Kitchen. But it’s not the only Colonial House in the Revolutionary City with spooky specters. Here are three other stories of possible hauntings, including one about a founding father.
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