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Historic Buildings
- Bassett Hall
- Brafferton, The (not an exhibition site)
- Bruton Parish Church
- Capitol
- Charlton's Coffeehouse
- Courthouse
- Everard, Thomas, House
- Geddy, James, House
- Geddy, James, Foundry
- Governor's Palace
- Guardhouse
- Ludwell-Paradise House (not an exhibition site)
- Magazine
- Pasteur & Galt Apothecary Shop
- Powell, Benjamin, House
- President's House (not an exhibition site)
- Public Gaol
- Public Hospital
- Secretary's Office (not an exhibition site)
- Raleigh Tavern
- Randolph, Peyton, House
- Stith, Mary, House
- Tucker, St. George, House (not an exhibition site)
- Wetherburn's Tavern
- Wren Building
- Wythe, George, House
Colonial Sites
- Bruton Parish Churchyard
- Carpenter's Yard
- Duke of Gloucester Street
- Great Hopes Plantation
- Market Square
- Palace Green
- Play Booth Theater
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Slideshows
Record Snowfall
Colonial Williamsburg Offices
Kaleidoscope of Construction
The Dairy
The Doors of Williamsburg
Restoration of Montpelier
The Smokehouse
Henricus
The Miller and the Windmill
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Zooarchaeology
Zooarchaeologist Joanne Bowen decodes 400-year-old leftovers. June 8, 2009
Tom Hanks on Colonial Williamsburg
Colonial Williamsburg - the Idea of America
The Historic Area
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Podcasts
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The John Smith Well
Discovery continues at Virginia's James Fort, site of America's first permanent English settlement. Archaeologist Bill Kelso gets to the bottom of a 1609 well. December 7, 2009
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Bruton Parish Churchyard
Individuals of all classes rest in the peace of the Bruton Parish graveyard. Church guide Anne Conkling describes one of America's oldest cemeteries. October 19, 2009
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Image enhanced: View (m4a) | TranscriptThe Lost Colony
One hundred and seventeen colonists vanish in America's oldest mystery. Ivor Noel Hume tells the story of the Lost Colony. September 21, 2009
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Image enhanced: View (m4a) | TranscriptReading Ravenscroft
Archaeologists turn their trowels on Ravenscroft for its third summer of excavation. Meredith Poole shares an update. August 3, 2009
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Image enhanced: View (m4a) | TranscriptPurpose-Built: Backyard Architecture
Backyard structures bespeak a separate history. Author Mike Olmert shares his study of outbuildings. July 27, 2009
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Image enhanced: View (m4a) | TranscriptZooarchaeology
Zooarchaeologist Joanne Bowen decodes 400-year-old leftovers. June 8, 2009
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Reconstructing the Capitol
Bricks and mortar bear witness to a contest of aesthetics and evidence. Senior Architectural Historian Carl Lounsbury tells the story of the Capitol's reconstruction. April 13, 2009
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Image enhanced: View (m4a) | TranscriptThe Governor's Palace at 75
Fresh eyes refocus an architectural icon. Chief Curator Emeritus Graham Hood on recomposing an 18th-century landmark. March 30, 2009
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Image enhanced: View (m4a) | TranscriptA Record in the River
Oyster shells are the black box recorders of the James River. Marine scientist Juli Harding collects the data. March 16, 2009
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Image enhanced: View (m4a) | TranscriptIronworks at Jamestown
Virginia's soil yielded unexpected resources. Journeyman Blacksmith Shel Browder talks about an early iron foundry at Jamestown. February 23, 2009
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Image enhanced: View (m4a) | TranscriptThe Wren Building
Williamsburg's restoration got underway in earnest with the College of William and Mary's Wren Building, explains Louise Kale, director of the Historic Campus. October 20, 2008
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Image enhanced: View (m4a) | TranscriptRestoration and Reconstruction
Putting an 18th-century face on a 21st-century building is a feat of research and resourcefulness, explains Colonial Williamsburg architect Scott Spence. September 1, 2008
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Charlton's Coffeehouse
A long-absent address returns to Duke of Gloucester Street. Architectural Historian Ed Chappell explains the Charlton Coffeehouse reconstruction. August 18, 2008
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Image enhanced: View (m4a) | TranscriptThe Bodleian Plate
Sheer chance delivered a guiding light of Williamsburg's restoration. Hear the story of the Bodleian plate with Architectural Historian Carl Lounsbury. August 4, 2008
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Image enhanced: View (m4a) | TranscriptThe Frenchman's Map
New questions are raised as old ones are answered in the study of the Frenchman's Map. Architectural researcher Ed Chappell talks about the document. April 21, 2008
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Image enhanced: View (m4a) | TranscriptGreat Escapes
Stories of famous captures are rivaled only by stories of famous escapes at Williamsburg's Public Gaol. Tom Hay shares his favorites. March 31, 2008
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Image enhanced: View (m4a) | TranscriptThe Restoration, Part Two
Single-minded determination is the Historic Area's salvation. Author Will Molineux continues his discussion of the restoration. January 21, 2008
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Image enhanced: View (m4a) | TranscriptThe Restoration, Part One
A determined rector reclaims history from the ravages of progress and poverty. January 14, 2008
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Image enhanced: View (m4a) | TranscriptThe Town Before the Town
An early plantation slumbers beneath Williamsburg's streets and foundations. January 7, 2008
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Image enhanced: View (m4a) | TranscriptOutfitting an Army
The Powder Magazine stood ready to arm soldiers against the oppressors of the age. Historic interpreter Chris Geist details the building's purpose. November 12, 2007
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Image enhanced: View (m4a) | TranscriptWren's Formal Garden
After three summers of digging, archaeologist Steve Archer hits pay dirt. October 15, 2007
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Image enhanced: View (m4a) | TranscriptJamestown Unearthed, Part Two
With 60 percent of James Fort unexplored, the island outpost guards a wealth of stories. Bill Kelso continues the hunt for discovery. October 8, 2007
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Image enhanced: View (m4a) | TranscriptJamestown Unearthed, Part One
The most impartial chronicle of Jamestown Settlement is in its trash. Curator Bly Straube explains. October 1, 2007
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Image enhanced: View (m4a) | TranscriptSouthern Hospitality
A gracious host, the Governor's Palace met the needs of nine governors and the Continental Army. Tom Spear details the venerable building's past. August 13, 2007
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Image enhanced: View (m4a) | TranscriptCaring for the Mentally Ill
Williamsburg's Public Hospital was the first facility for the treatment of the mentally ill in British North America. June 11, 2007
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Image enhanced: View (m4a) | TranscriptHistorical Rivalry
Despite its 14-year lead, many don't know that Jamestown was settled before Plymouth. James Axtell's article, "Historical Rivalry," explores the reasons why. May 7, 2007
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Portraying lesser-known historical figures gives Willie Balderson an opportunity to relate the experiences of the everyday man. April 23, 2007
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Image enhanced: View (m4a) | TranscriptChapters in the Soil
Staff Archaeologist Meredith Poole explains how each layer of soil yields subtle clues. April 16, 2007
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Image enhanced: View (m4a) | TranscriptPassion, Romance, and Intrigue in "Othello"
Themes of jealousy, passion, and betrayal in Shakespeare's "Othello" are as gripping today as they were in the 18th century, says Performing Arts Manager Todd Norris. March 12, 2007
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Image enhanced: View (m4a) | TranscriptWilliamsburg's Public Gaol
Gaynelle McNichols talks about her fascination with the misfits who spent time in Williamsburg's gaol in Revolutionary times. July 31, 2006
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A new look at the Governor's Palace
Curator Erik Goldstein researched for three years for the reinstallation and reinterpretation of the arms display at the Governor's Palace. April 3, 2006
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Firing the brick kiln
Christine Trowbridge explains the laborious process of making bricks and the intangible rewards of the job. October 10, 2005
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Daily jigsaw
Piece together scenes from the Historic Area.
Costume Design Center 75th Anniversary Timeline
Explore 75 years of costumed interpretation.
Word of the Day
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Downloads
Wallpaper: A grand approach
Wallpaper: Cool green
Wallpaper: Dappled afternoon
Wallpaper: Snow at home
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Wallpaper: Apothecary
Wallpaper: Great Hopes
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Wallpaper: Seasons turn
Wallpaper: The shoemaker's shop
Wallpaper: Courthouse in winter
Wallpaper: Governor's Palace in winter
Wallpaper: Capitol in spring
Wallpaper: To the Apothecary
Wallpaper: Illuminated Palace
Wallpaper: Bruton Parish Church
Wallpaper: Bird's-eye view
Wallpaper: Cupola of the Capitol
Wallpaper: Aerial of the Governor's Palace
Wallpaper: The Magazine
Wallpaper: Vegetable garden
Wallpaper: Street scene
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Journal articles
Williamsburg Again Has an R. Charlton's Coffeehouse
A place to consider the roles of refreshment, debate, and ideas on the cusp of revolution
Laundries
Largest Buildings in the Eighteenth Century Backyard
Offices
A late eighteenth-century development, the office outbuilding drew a line between family and commerce
The Works at Falling Creek
"No fitter places of Mines, Wood and Water for Iron"
Kitchens
Places Apart
Cool, Calm, Clean
Dairies were the most elaborate of outbuildings, and the cleanest
Framing Williamsburg's Doors
The Restoration of James Madison's Montpelier
Smokehouses
Foursquare and Stolid, These Buildings Were a Hardworking Adornment to the Colonial Backyard
The Architect of Colonial Williamsburg
William Graves Perry
The New Look of Old Wetherburn's
"Our little colonial house"
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller and Bassett Hall
Necessary and Sufficient
Hexagons in Williamsburg
Palace Days
Recollections of Dismantling the Most Beautiful Rooms in America
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