Podcasts
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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.
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April 22, 2013
New Podcast: Native Peoples in the Colonial City
What were the types and tones of interactions among European settlers, native peoples, and Africans in colonial Virginia?
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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.
March 11, 2013
What makes a Chesapeake house a 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.February 25, 2013
New Podcast: Changing Keys
A 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.
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.
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