Colonial Williamsburg journal
in Colonial Williamsburg journal
February 1, 2013
Dead Men Do Tell Tales
Dry bones provide a surprising wealth of information about the human lives they once supported. Learn how experts suss out stories of origin, mortality, and survival from skeletal remains.
Read the story in the winter journal Colonial Williamsburg.
in Colonial Williamsburg journal
January 25, 2013
Privacy, please!
“The word “private” derives from the Latin privatus, meaning “deprived” or “separated,” particularly from public office or participation in government. In that sense, the private man was the opposite of the public man. Yet privacy, as understood in the eighteenth century and today, is more than the separation of public from private.”
Read more in this article from the Winter 2013 journal Colonial Williamsburg.
in Colonial Williamsburg journal
January 1, 2013
Rattle-Skull, Stonewall, Bogus, Blackstrap, Bombo, Mimbo, Whistle Belly, Syllabub, Sling, Toddy, and Flip
If you toasted the New Year last night, you took part in a tradition as old as America. Have a look at Drinking in Colonial America, an article from the journal Colonial Williamsburg, to learn how our forebears celebrated.
in Colonial Williamsburg journal
December 28, 2012
The Joys of Toys
If you’ve grown tired of your new toys, have a look at some of ours from the collections of the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg.
View the slideshow.
Learn more about colonial toys.
in Colonial Williamsburg journal
December 21, 2012
Williamsburg in Winter
If you’re missing out on a white Christmas this year, take a moment to linger over this Williamsburg in Winter slideshow.
in Colonial Williamsburg journal
December 6, 2012
Christmas in Prints
What would Christmas have looked like in the 18th century? Print sources are one insight into colonial culture. Learn more about how prints reveal the traditions of celebration in the colonies.
Read Christmas in Prints from the journal Colonial Williamsburg.
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