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February 9, 2012

in History

How do you improve on a poached egg? Bread it and fry it, of course.

eggsThe chefs of Historic Foodways share another of their favorite 18th-century recipes with us this week on their blog, History is Served.

Golden orbs of gently poached eggs gain a new layer of delectability when they are dredged in bread crumbs and parmesan cheese and bathed in bubbling hot oil.

Get the recipe.

February 8, 2012

in History

gowan pamphlet

Meet Gowan Pamphlet

Gowan Pamphlet answered a call that set him on a path few would have imagined possible for an enslaved person in the colonial Chesapeake region.

Read the story of this singular leader.

February 7, 2012

in Multimedia

interpretation

Watch new video: Interpreting African-American History, Then and Now

Colonial Williamsburg has a long legacy of exploring African-American history through story and scholarship. Our latest vodcast outlines the stories brought to life over decades of interpretation.

Watch the video.

February 6, 2012

in Museums

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Museum Tour: Discover Gee’s Bend Quilts

Explore the unique African American quilting traditions and history of Gee’s Bend, Alabama, while exploring two examples in the museum’s collection. Families then can discover their creativity with a hands-on activity. Admission is included in any Historic Area or museum admission pass. Tour offered 1:30 p.m., Fridays, Feb. 3, 10, 17 and 24.

Learn more.

February 3, 2012

in Armoury

Looking south through the Armoury.

A Scan of Progress at the Armoury.

While the roving webcam has been deployed to the tin shop, the Historic Trades Carpenters have made great strides inside the Armoury. This week’s photo gallery provides a glimpse of recent activity.

See the gallery »

February 3, 2012

in Colonial Williamsburg journal

then and now

Then and Now: The Rolfe-Warren House

Philanthropist John D. Rockefeller Jr.’s interest in colonial Virginia buildings extended beyond the collection he and the Reverend Dr. W. A. R. Goodwin acquired, restored, and reconstructed in Williamsburg.

The opportunity of buying for himself Lower Brandon, an eighteenth-century mansion on the south shore of the James River, brought Rockefeller to Virginia in 1926. Two years later, he obtained the derelict home, a circa-1763, southside, story-and-a-half, four-room with central hall, and two-chamber-basement house.

See side-by-side photos of the house before and after its restoration.


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