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in History, Multimedia, Podcasts, What's New
May 13, 2013
New Podcast – Fifes and Drums: The Instruments
Learn the history of the instruments behind the distinctive sound of the Colonial Williamsburg Fife and Drum Corps.
in Books, History, What's New
March 26, 2013
The Idea of America
How Values Shaped Our Republic and Hold the Key to Our Future
by H. Michael Hartoonian, Richard D. Van Scotter and William E. White
At the heart of America is a great debate. And at the heart of that debate are our shared values: law and ethics, freedom and equality, diversity and unity, common wealth and private wealth. The Idea of America: How Values Shaped Our Republic and Hold the Key to Our Future describes these values and shows how the tensions between them have shaped and continue to shape our history.
in History, Podcasts, What's New
March 25, 2013
This Week on the Podcast: The Bray School
Williamsburg’s first school for African-American children is led by a tireless schoolmistress. Interpreter Antoinette Brennan tells the life story of Anne Wager, a woman to be remembered.
in History
March 5, 2013
New Vodcast: Dress in a Day
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February 12, 2013
For the Love of Books
The ancient trade of bookbinding in all its 28 steps is preserved by Master Bookbinder Bruce Plumley. Learn about the engineering and artistry bound up in each tome in this week’s podcast.
Listen now.
in History
November 21, 2012
Thanksgiving Recipes
With Thanksgiving just a day away, take some last-minute inspiration from the 18th century and our History is Served recipe blog.
Surprise everyone at your table with one of these colonial recipes adapted for the modern kitchen.
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