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A resource exploring the causes, character, and consequences of the American Revolution.
Students and teachers research current issues and discuss on the Virtual Republic.
January 3, 2012
in Multimedia
Our latest vodcast gives you a glimpse of the women in Historic Trades in Colonial Williamsburg’s Historic Area. Whether printing, wigmaking, coopering, or smithing, women ply their trades just as they would have in the 18th century.
December 26, 2011
in Multimedia, Podcasts
What’s the trick to a perfect head of hair in the 18th century? The answers might surprise you. Listen to the secrets of great hair in this week’s podcast.
July 15, 2011
in What's New
June 21, 2011
in Multimedia
When the American Revolution began and Britain no longer shipped supplies to her rebellious colonies, tradesmen and women had to answer the need for domestic goods. Supplier of everything from sails to bedsheets, the weaver’s business boomed at the onset of war.
In this week’s podcast, listen as weaver Max Hamrick spins the tale of weaving and dyeing.
June 15, 2011
in What's New
Did you know that a couple dozen historic trades are carried out by master tradesmen and apprentices throughout the Historic Area? These craftsmen devote their days to researching and recreating the professions and products of the 18th century with painstaking accuracy.
The brickmaker is one of these experts; and in his yard you can stomp clay and see how bricks are shaped, dried, and burned in a kiln to build the structures of Williamsburg.
May 17, 2011
in Multimedia
Historic Farmers grow corn, tobacco and cotton using 18th-century techniques at Great Hopes Plantation.
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