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in History, Multimedia, Podcasts, What's New

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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in Podcasts, What's New

April 22, 2013

New Podcast: Native Peoples in the Colonial City

391672-1What were the types and tones of interactions among European settlers, native peoples, and Africans in colonial Virginia?

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in History, Podcasts, What's New

March 25, 2013

This Week on the Podcast: The Bray School

The Bray SchoolWilliamsburg’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.

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in Books, Podcasts

March 11, 2013

What makes a Chesapeake house a Chesapeake house?

Chesapeake House

Chesapeake House

This week on the podcast, Architectural Historian Carl Lounsbury talks about the architectural hallmarks of the Chesapeake region described in the new book, The Chesapeake House.

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Get the book.

Learn about the upcoming Chesapeake House conference.

in Museums, Podcasts

February 25, 2013

New Podcast: Changing Keys

piano1A 130-year span of keyboard instruments documents a revolution in colonists’ musical tastes. See the progression in “Changing Keys,” a new exhibit at the Museums of Colonial Williamsburg. Curator John Watson describes the outlay.

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Learn more about the exhibit.

in History, Podcasts

February 12, 2013

For the Love of Books

bookbinderThe 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.

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