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May 13, 2013

New Podcast – Fifes and Drums: The Instruments

221296-1Learn the history of the instruments behind the distinctive sound of the Colonial Williamsburg Fife and Drum Corps.

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April 25, 2013

New and Improved: Send an ePostcard from Colonial Williamsburg

D2013-TEG-0109-0039Our newly-redesigned postcard application features an extended selection of Colonial Williamsburg images.

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January 15, 2013

New Video: Painters and Paintings of the American South

paintersJanuary’s vodcast takes you to the conservation labs, where modern conservators painstakingly restore artists’ original work. Watch how paintings are walked back through damage and heavy-handed repair attempts and returned to their original vibrancy.

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January 7, 2013

New Video from the Armoury Reconstruction

wall raiseOn December 21, 2012, the Armoury Tin Shop took a great leap forward as Historic Trades raised the walls of this new structure. Watch the wall raising and learn more about how the tinsmith will join the hive of activity at Anderson’s Armoury.

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December 31, 2012

New podcast: Engraving Images

engraverThe silversmith cultivates an unexpected expertise: engraving images in reverse on copper plates. These intricate scenes become decorations for homes and illustrations for books when printed on paper. Lynne Zelesnikar describes how she makes lasting impressions.

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December 25, 2012

Merry Christmas!

craft house treeAfter you gather around your tree this morning, take a moment to visit the many Christmas trees of Colonial Williamsburg.

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