The Blog of Colonial Williamsburg
Hundreds of handmade ornaments adorn the majestic 16-foot Christmas tree near the central stairway of the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum. The folk art tree is a Williamsburg tradition dating back decades. And if you’d like to make your own, we can help….
To commemorate Washington’s famous crossing of the Delaware on Christmas night 1776, we present this excerpt from Why the Turkey Didn’t Fly: The Surprising Stories Behind the Eagle, the Flag, Uncle Sam, and Other Images of America, by Paul Aron.…
“It starts right after Thanksgiving,” says sales interpreter Karen Barclay from her perch behind the counter. Visitors come through the door, some with one or two, others with a handful, a few with an entire box.
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Stop by the lobby of the Williamsburg Lodge in December to see this year’s version of the gingerbread village.
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German political refugee Charles Minnigerode was a guest in Williamsburg at Christmastime in 1842. The tradition he shared with his host has a legacy that might be standing in your living room today.
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