31 Results for "Spies and Scouts, Secret Writing, and Sympathetic Citizens"

• Who Was Agent 355?

  The mystery behind the identity of a Revolutionary War spy

• The Botanist and Citizen Genêt

  Frenchman André Michaux just wanted to discover American plants but was caught in international intrigue

• Music: When Nancy Geddy on the Spinet Plays

  The Governor's Musick delves into the life of a young woman in Williamsburg who studied music to elevate her societal position.

• Honest Friend

  Explore the life of James Lafayette, an enslaved person who risked his life for independence to gain freedom. Read on to learn more about James Lafayette.

• Tour: Poetry & Art

  Join us on a family-friendly tour. We will explore the galleries, connecting objects on exhibit to favorite poems, and then enjoy a poetry-writing activity.

• Performance: Visit with James Armistead Lafayette

  Step into the past with James Armistead Lafayette, Enslaved Revolutionary Spy.

• Music: Domestic Diversions

  Celebrate the holidays with seasonal tunes enjoyed by Nancy Geddy and other 18th-century citizens of Williamsburg at home.

• Garden Secrets

  Archaeological evidence uncovers clues to long-hidden landscape created by John Custis IV

• Trades Secrets

  Preserving the methods and artistry of 18th-century occupations

• Music: A Charles Dickens Christmas

  Gabe Stone, Mark Nixon, and David Gardner present a holiday show featuring readings from various Charles Dickens writings paired with Victorian Christmas carols.

• Special Event: Secrets of the Chocolate Maker

  Enjoy a demonstration of 18th-century methods of making chocolate.

• Getting to know James

  James Armistead Lafayette was enslaved spy during the American Revolution. Read on to learn more about his life in slavery and as a free man.

• News Correspondents

  Clementina Rind published letters opining about the events of the day in her Virginia Gazette

• Evening Program: Dancing at the Governor's Palace

  "Virginians will dance or die" wrote an 18th-century diarist. What better time than the 21st century to learn a few "new" dance steps? Audience participation encouraged.

• Virtual Williamsburg

  Colonial Williamsburg is poised to break through with transformational outreach and educational programming during a time when students, teachers and citizens need accurate and engaging information about American history and citizenship the most.

• Much More Than A Secretary

  If you’re inclined to buy the old adage that “behind every great man is a great woman,” then you should know the name Elizabeth Hayes. For 18 years she was the personal secretary to Dr. W.A.R. Goodwin, the “father of Colonial Williamsburg”—and like so many other women who toiled out …

• Quotable Revolutionaries

  The enduring success of the American Revolution is rooted in the powerful words spoken and written by the leaders of the time.

• An Educational Experiment

  The Brafferton Indian School’s goals of introducing English culture and religion met resistance

• Commentary: Social Networking — How the Founding Generation Popularized Protest

  Early in the morning on Feb. 20, 1766, handbills appeared around Boston inviting people to gather that cold winter day at the “Tree of Liberty” at Orange and Essex streets. There the Sons of Liberty would “make a public Exhibition” of “a Piece of Paper mark’d with America’s Oppression.” Everyone …

• Teacher Resources

  Colonial Williamsburg brings American history to life in the classroom. Resources for teachers, multimedia tools, and immersive on-site learning.

• Historic Site: Charlton's Coffeehouse

  Step back into the time of the Stamp Act and learn about the fashionable world of the coffeehouse, where Williamsburg's citizens and visitors met to share news, transact business, and debate politics.

• An Exercise in Revisionism: How Would You Change the Constitution?

  In this column of last fall’s Trend & Tradition, you may recall that I explored America’s colorful history of Constitutional revision — the successful attempts as well the unsuccessful ones — and invited you to share how you might amend our seminal founding document, given the chance.The roughly 80 proposals …

• Williamsburg's Twilight at the Square Piano

  Journey through the final years of Williamsburg as Virginia’s capital, when piano music was discovered in the evanescent city.

• Sales & Special Offers

  Take advantage of our sales and special offers, updated throughout the year, to create lasting memories at the world’s largest living history museum.

• Youth Organization Tours

  Find out how you can customize an adventure that invites boys and girls to march with the militia, follow the Fifes and Drums, take part in a criminal trial, and talk with carpenters, brickmakers, blacksmiths, milliners, cooks, and others who built a nation.

• Privilege and Responsibility

  James Madison’s vision of civic participation

• Prentis Store

  18th-Century Gifts and Goods by Tradesmen - The Prentis Store showcases wares constructed using techniques of the 18th century. Available items include handcrafted leather goods, iron hardware, tools, reproduction furniture, pottery, writing instruments, and Native American crafts. Papers, ink, and seals are also available at Prentis Store.

• Friends Divided

  Two founders — one more celebrated than the other — forged an unlikely and ultimately unbreakable bond

• Special Event: Salute to the Presidents

  The pageantry of fifes, drums, cannon, and remarks from Colonial Williamsburg Nation Builders salute our nation’s Presidents on Market Square.

• Learning About the School

  Research is challenging the assumptions about the building that housed the Bray School

• Questions I Get About Gowan Pamphlet

  Gowan Pamphlet was the first known ordained black Baptist preacher in America. Our Interpreter, Joseph Feaster, shares more about this influential man.