Thursday’s pour was one of those half-full, half-empty glass days. But, in the end, I am certain that the half-full was way more important than the half-empty….
Watch new video: Dirty Life Out Back
New video: Celebrate Constitution Day
New video: Moving Robertson’s Windmill
Robertson’s Windmill, a treasured Historic Area landmark, moved to a new home last night. A team of house moving experts worked with Colonial Williamsburg architects, archaeologists, historians and tradesmen to settle the windmill on new footings at Great Hopes Plantation. The new location will revive the windmill’s role at the heart of rural life.
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Watch new video
Teachers take a turn as students each summer in the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute. Watch their progress through history in this week’s video podcast.
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New video: CW Fifes and Drums
Fifing and drumming are sounds we never get tired of in Colonial Williamsburg’s Historic Area. Spend some time getting to know this group of musicians and the traditions behind every aspect of their music, instruments, and costumes in this new video.
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New video: Making Ice Cream at the Palace
Watch brand-new video of Historic Foodways Journeyman Rob Brantley making ice cream using Thomas Jefferson’s recipe.
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New video: Mamie Gummer as Lady Dunmore
Watch new video of Artist-in-Residence Mamie Gummer’s portrayal of Lady Dunmore in Lady Dunmore Prepares for the Ball.
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New video: Steve Harley, an Original Life
Watch new video excerpts from “Steve Harley, and Original Life,” a lecture from Curator of Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture Barbara Luck.
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New video: Harpsichord Maker
Harpsichord maker Ed Wright prizes the instruments he builds for their bright, crystalline sound and unique mechanics.
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