George Mason seems to want to be left alone, but that’s not an option for me. As Colonial Williamsburg’s newest Nation Builder, it is my task is to learn all I can about this “forgotten founder.”…
Achievement in Historic Trades: Meet Our New Masters & Journeymen
This evening is a special one for Historic Trades & Skills of Colonial Williamsburg. Tonight, tradespeople who are usually seen by their colleagues in 18th-century attire (attire often marked with charcoal, dirt, or other evidence of the day’s work) will don 21st-century duds and gather for this year’s Annual Trades Dinner. The purpose? To recognize those who have completed their formal apprenticeship and are advancing to the status of journeymen, as well as a group of journeymen supervisors who have advanced to the prestigious title of master.
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Recapping “Beyond the Ohio,” with a Reminder That Native History Is American History
Last week Native peoples integral to early American history returned to Williamsburg in a symbolic reenactment of the visits of 18th-century diplomatic delegations. Relive this amazing event in pictures and video.
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Through the Eyes of Charles Murphy, the Go-Between
Human beings are accustomed, maybe even hard-wired, to make inferences based on names and appearances. So what assumptions might you make about an 18th-century man in Williamsburg named Charles Murphy?…
“Beyond the Ohio” Commemorates 18th-Century Native Missions to Williamsburg
When tribal delegations made their way to Williamsburg in the 18th century, they traveled ancient highways, overland routes that connected Indian nations across hundreds of miles, in territory that was far from uninhabited. This weekend members of the Shawnee, Eastern Shawnee, Seneca-Cayuga, Wyandot, and Delaware nations return to the colonial capital for a weekend that commemorates those visits….
The General’s Gambit: George Washington Challenges Patrick Henry on Duty and Patriotism
Most Americans (I suppose, perhaps too optimistically) can identify, “Give me liberty or give me death!” as the words of Patrick Henry. Leaving aside the question of whether those were his precise words delivered during the Second Virginia Convention in 1775, how many Americans know what Mr. Henry did after the Revolution?…
In Good Faith: James Madison and Patrick Henry Debate Caring for Our Most Vulnerable People
Not long before the separation of church and state was enshrined in the Constitution, Virginia nearly passed a bill that would have drawn the institutions more closely together. At the time, this great philosophical question was intertwined with an utterly practical one: how should we take care of each other?…
The Pleasure of a Hard Day’s Work: A Great Hopes Internship
“They’re kind of spoiled,” admits Brandon Hewitt. He’s beginning his day at Great Hopes Plantation in the usual way, feeding the chickens. Since June, he’s been afforded the rare opportunity to take a break from his position as an Orientation Interpreter to immerse himself in farm labor….
It Starts Here: The Power-and Responsibility-of the Media
There goes Alexander Purdie, striding confidently down Duke of Gloucester Street, exchanging greetings, copies of the latest edition of his Virginia Gazette tucked under his arm. Arriving at King’s Arms Tavern to take his ease after a busy morning, what he doesn’t know is that he is about to be challenged by Mrs. Braxton….
What Would George Say about Our Dis-United States? Perhaps “We’ve Been Here Before…”
Political turmoil. Scathing media attacks. Mounting distrust—of our federal government, and of each other. Sound familiar? The challenges faced by the new American government in its first decade bore some similarities to what we face today. And they were no less alarming….
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