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• What was life like at James Fort?
  Jamestown Island’s interpretive program, “Life at James Fort” offers insight on survival inside James Fort in 17th-century Virginia. In this program, guests meet 17th-century resident, Anas Todkill, and learn about his experiences as one of the first English settlers at Jamestown during the program, “‘all our provision was brought ashore […]
• New at the Museums: See an 18th-century Fire Engine
  Initially granted a patent on December 26, 1721, Richard Newsham’s “new water engine for quenching and extinguishing fires” became the clear choice for anyone in England or America who was serious about combating the flames. So effective were Newsham’s engines that some were used for more than a century. The original engine is on view for the first time. See […]
• Celebrate Presidents Day with us
  Presidents Washington, Jefferson and Madison all walked the streets of Williamsburg in America’s formative years. What better place to celebrate their leadership than in their footsteps? Visit Colonial Williamsburg this weekend and join in two days of special events built around understanding and honoring our earliest presidents. See the event schedule […]
• Newly Published: Vegetable Gardening the Colonial Williamsburg Way
  In 18th-century gardens, the broccoli was purple and cucumbers grew to 3 feet long. Lime water controlled aphids, a simple tile trapped slugs in the lettuce beds, and melon seeds were improved by walking about with them in your pockets. In Vegetable Gardening the Colonial Williamsburg Way, historic gardener Wesley Greene shares history and folklore along wit […]
• Tune in this Thursday for “When Freedom Came”
  Everyone knows Abraham Lincoln freed all the slaves . . . or did he? Freedom came to enslaved people over the course of many months and years — and it arrived in different ways in different places. Discover how enslaved Americans made everyday choices during the Civil War that helped bring about their freedom. Learn more about this Electronic Field Trip.