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Year 2009

 

Rate Video: Colonial Williamsburg Fife & Drum Competition 6Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Tue, May 19

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By rss@youtube.com (Thompsontech1) Author: Thompsontech1 Keywords: CW Colonial Williamsburg Williamsburg Virginia VA Fife and Drums CW Fife and Drums Fife and Drum Corp Fife and Drum Corps Added: May 19, 2009

Rate Video: Courthouse - Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, United StatesVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Fri, Jan 30

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By rss@youtube.com (romwellcom) Author: romwellcom Keywords: Colonial Williamsburg Courthouse Williamsburg Courthouse Virginia trip travel trip to the past United States Williamsburg history American Revolution costumed townspeople plaintiffs defendants jurors Added: January 30, 2009

Rate Video: Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia - A Beautifuly Restored Living MuseumVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Thu, Jan 29

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By rss@youtube.com (romwellcom) A 173-acre living museum, Colonial Williamsburg embraces you with history. Explore the restored and reconstructed buildings, mingle with costumed townspeople, ride a horse-drawn carriage and enjoy interesting craftsmen demonstrations. Visit http://www.romwell.com/travel/adv...

Rate Video: Visit Williamsburg Virginia - The Colonial Capital Of VirginiaVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Thu, Jan 29

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By rss@youtube.com (romwellcom) Have a great trip to the past in beautifully restored area of Colonial Williamsburg, the commercial and cultural hub of the Virginia colony. You can spend several months here without exhausting all that this wonderful town has to offer.

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Original at YouTube external link    Sun, Jan 25

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By rss@youtube.com (ApartmentHomeTours) Newport News apartments - Woodscape apartments for rent in Newport News, Virginia. Get into the swing of things! Woodscape is proud to welcome you to our beautiful Tidewater area community! We are close to Jefferson Ave., Warwick Blvd. and I-64. Our property is less than 1/4 mile from great s...

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Original at YouTube external link    Thu, Dec 11

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By rss@youtube.com (cefli) People practice trades in Colonial Williamsburg as they would have been practiced in the 18th century. Author: cefli Keywords: "Colonial Williamsburg" Williamsburg Virginia colonial trades basketmaker silversmith gunsmith blacksmith cooper wigmaker printer 2008

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Original at Revver external link    Mon, Nov 17

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Jennifer and Chef Mark discover the many treasures of Virginia, from Colonial Williamsburg to Jamestown Settlement, farmer's markets, and the many ... revver.com

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Original at YouTube external link    Sun, Nov 16

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By rss@youtube.com (crislyntankari) CA Prop 8 Protest in Williamsburg, Virginia, November 15, 2008. Edited video of demonstration. I was there to stand for equality for ALL Americans. Gay Rights are Civil Rights. We are supposed to be a government of the people, for the people and by the people. We're supposed to be free to worship...

Rate Video: Indecision 2008: Swing State Seminar - VirginiaVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Dailymotion external link    Fri, Oct 31

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Visit the official site www.indecision2008.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=189977 In Virginia, Colonial Williamsburg was voted "Best Place to ... www.dailymotion.com

Stories

May of 2009

 

Rate Free nights and savings on Virginia hotels

Original at MSNBC external link    Tue, May 26

31, 2010, the promotion covers unlimited admission to Jamestown Settlement, Colonial Williamsburg, and various historic civil war sites. Plus, a free shuttle operates from April through October, and children age 6 and younger stay for free. ...

Rate “Vacancy” signs stay on this year

Original at RichmondBizSense external link    Mon, May 18

 Virginia Garrison said most of the hotels have cut their rates or are offering deals with other amenities, such as tickets to Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown-Yorktown and Busch Gardens. However, Wedmore Place, with 28 rooms on the site of the Williamsburg ...

Rate Around Livingston for May 18, 2009

Original at 2TheAdvocate external link    Sun, May 17

 LA Fifteen students from Doyle Elementary and 18 from Holden School visited Colonial Williamsburg, Mount Vernon, Jamestown, Arlington National Cemetery, all in Virginia, the Smithsonian Institution, museums and various memorials. The students also toured ...

Rate Put a little past in your future with Midwestern living history

Original at Chicago Tribune external link    Sun, May 17

 United States For those in search of the past, living-history museums come in various scopes and sizes -- one of the largest and best known in this country is Colonial Williamsburg, the restored 18th Century Virginia capital where decisions ultimately defined our ...

Rate FEATURE STORY: Brian Callan: "Photographer Reflecting"

Original at Norfolk.VA.MyCityTalk.com external link    Sun, May 3

 Virginia This photo walk took place in the latter part of October in Colonial Williamsburg. Late October is a great time to go to CW, the weather is mild and the fall colors are abundant. The down side is that with the ideal weather and fall foliage, ...

Rate Virginia writers honored by Arts & Education Council

Original at Richmond Times Dispatch external link    Sat, May 2    1 related articles

 VA The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and Google have agreed to a partnership that will allow Google to scan the text of selected books and show pages from those books when they match a user's search terms on the popular search engine. ...

Rate Colonial Williamsburg offering African-American themes

Original at Star-Telegram.com external link    Thu, Apr 30    2 related articles

 TX Given the historic election of Barack Obama as the first African-American president, Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia is offering new programming with African-American themes, with a specialty weekend July 18-19. There will be an interactive walking ...

April of 2009

 

Rate Anti-government groups at College labeled as threat

Original at The Flat Hat external link    Tue, Apr 28

 VA Potential terrorist targets listed in the assessment include the grand opening of the Monticello Visitor's Center and the annual Grand Illumination in Colonial Williamsburg. The report mentions the College, Virginia Military Institute and James Madison ...

Rate Capital adventure for Summit students

Original at Contra Costa Times external link    Wed, Apr 22

 CA The students also went to Colonial Williamsburg Va., toured the Jamestown Settlement as well as Monticello and the University of Virginia. The trip was organized by USA Organizational Adventures.

Rate Colonial Williamsburg wraps up Electronic Field Trip season

Original at The Virginia Gazette external link    Wed, Apr 8    1 related articles

 VA By Steve Vaughan WILLIAMSBURG -- Colonial Williamsburg concludes it's 2008-09 seres of Electronic Field Trips when it represents "Soldier of Liberty" April 23. "Soldier of Liberty" tells the tale of a young recruit in the 2nd Virginia Regiment during ...

Rate CW celebrates African-American life

Original at WAVY-TV external link    Sun, Apr 5    3 related articles

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 VA AP) - The role of African-Americans in early America is being celebrated this weekend at Colonial Williamsburg. The weekend is intended to mark 30 years of interpreting the African-American experience at the Virginia attraction. ...

Rate Rare 1780 Virginia Indian peace medal goes on view at Colonial ...

Original at Daily Press external link    Sun, Apr 5

 VA No wonder then that Colonial Williamsburg and its numismatics curator, Erik Goldstein, lept at the chance when one of the pair went up for sale at a New York auction this past winter. Though the $92000 price tag represented a significant investment in ...

Rate Williamsburg celebrates African-American life

Original at Daily Press external link    Sat, Apr 4    3 related articles

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 VA The role of African-Americans in early America is being celebrated this weekend at Colonial Williamsburg. The weekend is intended to mark 30 years of interpreting the African-American experience at the Virginia attraction. Scheduled events Saturday and ...

Rate Community events

Original at Daily Press external link    Fri, Apr 3

 VA Meeting of the Colonial Virginia Chapter of the Holly Society of America. Larry Griffith, curator of plants for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, and horticulturist Pam Harper will speak. A plant auction and book sale will follow. Cost: $20. ...

Rate Many events at Colonial Williamsburg this weekend

Original at Richmond Times Dispatch external link    Wed, Apr 1

 VA By Bill Geroux Colonial Williamsburg this weekend will offer expanded programs about the experiences of slaves and free blacks in 18th-century Virginia, ranging from re-enacted sermons by black and white preachers to military drills and hands-on farm ...

Rate Floral Meets Fashion as Macy’s Welcomes Spring with Annual Flower ... - PR-Inside.com

Original at PR Inside (Pressemitteilung) external link    Wed, Apr 1

The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, in Williamsburg, Virginia, operates the world's largest living history museum. A sponsor of the Macy's Flower Show at Herald Square for its third consecutive year, a Pleasure Garden will be on display in The Cellar ...

March of 2009

 

Rate Colonial Williamsburg Acquires Extremely Rare Indian Peace Medal

Original at Art Daily external link    Fri, Mar 27

 Maine The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation has purchased an extremely rare Virginia Indian peace medal produced by order of Gov. Thomas Jefferson in 1780. The medal will be exhibited in the introductory gallery of the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum ...

Rate High-tec Meets Archaeology at Williamsburg Lodge & Conference Center

Original at Art Daily external link    Sun, Mar 22

The CAA 2009 conference is being co-hosted The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and the University of Virginia. Registration is required for all attendees. The conference will build on a strong tradition of international cooperation and exchange that ...

Rate Not your ordinary quilts in Northfield

Original at citizen.com external link    Sat, Mar 21

 NH As a result, they have made a number of trips to enjoy the flora in Marblehead, Mass., at Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia and in Rhode Island. Connor said she was fortunate to be able to visit the botanical garden when it had been open a scant six ...

Rate News Near You for March 21

Original at Richmond Times Dispatch external link    Fri, Mar 20

 VA Williamsburg Virginia drivers may buy special Colonial Williamsburg license plates, depicting the colonial Capitol, from the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles. After the sale of the first 1000 license plates, Colonial Williamsburg will receive $15 ...

Rate Sale of license plates will benefit Colonial Williamsburg

Original at hamptonroads.com external link    Fri, Mar 20

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By Cindy Clayton New Colonial Williamsburg license plates are available for purchase from the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles and will benefit the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. The plates cost $25 annually, according to the foundation. ...

Rate Westgate Historic Williamsburg - A Family Friendly Virginia ...Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at fr.truveo.com external link    Tue, Mar 17    2 related articles

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Discover Westgate Historic Williamsburg http://www.wgwilliamsburg.com a family Virginia resort near historical Colonial Williamsburg and local ... fr.truveo.com

Rate Colonial Williamsburg Acquires Rare Indian Peace Medal

Original at Antiques and Arts Weekly external link    Tue, Mar 10

 CT The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation has purchased an extremely rare Virginia Indian peace medal produced by order of Governor Thomas Jefferson in 1780. The medal will be exhibited in the introductory gallery of the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts ...

Rate CMN Video: Discovering Colonial Virginia

Original at uk.video.yahoo.com external link    Wed, Mar 4    2 related articles

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Jennifer and Chef Mark discover the many treasures of Virginia, from Colonial Williamsburg to Jamestown Settlement, farmer's markets, and the many ... uk.video.yahoo.com

Rate Westgate Historic Williamsburg - A Family Friendly Virginia ...

Original at uk.video.yahoo.com external link    Wed, Mar 4    2 related articles

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Discover Westgate Historic Williamsburg http://www.wgwilliamsburg.com a family Virginia resort near historical Colonial Williamsburg and local ... uk.video.yahoo.com

Rate Home Tour: Living in Colonial Williamsburg

Original at House Journal external link    Tue, Mar 3

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One day he's jogging along in sweats and sneakers, and the next he's strolling down a 1740s street in handmade silver-buckled shoes to a tavern he calls home on Duke of Gloucester Street in the heart of Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. ...

Rate Colonial Home

Original at craigphoto (WordPress) external link    Tue, Mar 3

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House in the historic area of Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia. Used a Nikon D2x and 12-24mm lens. craigphoto.wordpress.com

February of 2009

 

Rate Cooking in 18th-Century Colonial Virginia (Video)

Original at gherkinstomatoes.com external link    Sat, Feb 28

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Frank Clark, supervisor of the Historic Foodways program at Colonial Williamsburg, appears in this detailed and eye-popping video, shot by ... gherkinstomatoes.com

Rate Colonial Williamsburg Gardens

Original at landscapeartisan (WordPress) external link    Thu, Feb 26

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I took photos of the beautiful gardens at the building they call The Governor’s Palace at Colonial Williamsburg in Williamsburg, Virginia. Lord ... landscapeartisan.wordpress.com

Rate Lloyd C. Sullenberger dies

Original at Richmond Times Dispatch external link    Fri, Feb 20

 VA He was studying for his bar exam when he met a young Colonial Williamsburg hostess. They married in 1967. He served as the last clerk for Virginia Supreme Court Justice Archibald Chapman Buchanan in Tazewell before Buchanan retired, his wife said. ...

Rate Patricia McKissack

Original at Scholastic external link    Thu, Feb 19

 NY “We visited and studied the interior designs of the Shirley Plantation and the Berkley Plantation, homes of former presidents; and Colonial Williamsburg and Harpers Ferry in West Virginia. We searched for Christmas stories, recipes, songs, games, toys, ...

Rate A few cool events in Virginia - TravelVideo.tv

Original at TravelVideo.tv external link    Thu, Feb 19

A few cool events in Virginia Colonial Williamsburg curator of plants Lawrence Griffith will present an illustrated lecture at the Maymont Flower & Garden Show at 2:30 pm Feb. 19. The show will be held at the Greater Richmond Convention Center, 5th and Marshall Streets, Richmond, ...

Rate Civil War Museum on map of Top 10 places to see equality

Original at Kenosha News.com external link    Mon, Feb 9

 WI Next to stalwart locations such as Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia and the National Museum of American History in Washington, DC, was a paragraph about Kenosha’s Civil War Museum. The article describes a pair of Black History Month programs at the ...

Rate Mister T 25 The Williamsburg Mystery Pt 2Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at fliiby.com external link    Mon, Feb 9

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The team volunteers to build up an old house in Colonial Williamsburg Virginia Mister T 1983 Thanks to p7 for encoding these episodes fliiby.com

January of 2009

 

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Original at Auction Central external link    Sun, Jan 25

 NY - Note: The ''Howards of Virginia'' was largely shot at Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia shortly after the historic district was restored and reconstructed. ...

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Original at indecisionforever.com external link    Wed, Jan 21

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In this clip from Indecision In Virginia, Colonial Williamsburg was voted "Best Place to Leave Grandpa." www.indecisionforever.com

Rate Third President visits Main Library

Original at Jacksonville Daily Record external link    Thu, Jan 15

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 FL - He usually performs at Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia, but Barker also travels the world portraying the third President of the United States. ...

Rate Colonial Williamsburg

Original at The Virginia Gazette external link    Wed, Jan 7

 VA - “Many a night I sit and ponder Colonial Williamsburg’s woes. We moved here five years ago because we fell in love with the place and will hopefully remain ... Events This Week Virginia Gazette all 5 news articles

Year 2008

 

Rate Historic Trades on path to big bang

Original at The Virginia Gazette external link    Sat, Dec 13

 VA - Dec 13, 2008 By Steve Vaughan | The Virginia Gazette WILLIAMSBURG - Despite deep cutbacks, Colonial Williamsburg’s Historic Trades has a plan to be booming within 18 ...

Rate How to survive the credit crunch

Original at The Virginia Gazette external link    Wed, Nov 26

 VA - Nov 26, 2008 By Steve Vaughan | The Virginia Gazette Hard times have already hit the hospitality industry, with job cuts at Colonial Williamsburg, area hotels and ...

Rate More layoffs may number hundreds

Original at The Virginia Gazette external link    Wed, Nov 19

 VA - Nov 19, 2008 By Steve Vaughan | The Virginia Gazette WILLIAMSBURG - The work force got smaller again Tuesday at Colonial Williamsburg, perhaps by hundreds of people. ...

Rate Colonial Williamsburg to lay off 140

Original at Breaking News from inRich.com external link    Wed, Nov 5

By BILL GEROUX Colonial Williamsburg announced plans yesterday to lay off 140 of its approximately 3000 employees because of slackening ticket sales, ... Colonial Williamsburg lays off 140, will cut $20 million from budget Virginia Gazette Colonial Williamsburg to cut jobs WAVY-TV

Rate Governor's Inn - Reviews - Williamsburg

Original at TravBuddy.com external link    Sun, Nov 2

Honest reviews of Governor's Inn, Williamsburg, Virginia: The Governor's Inn is a motel operated by Colonial Williamsburg. It is located just a five minute walk from the village and nearby to restaurants on Route 60 (like Cra…

Rate Beer in Colonial Virginia | Musings Over a Pint

Original at Musings Over a Pint external link    Thu, Oct 16

By David Clark will lead occasional presentations this fall in Colonial Williamsburg. The demonstrations are held at the Governor's Palace scullery. In "The Art and Mysteries of Brewing" interpreters discuss the place of beer in colonial life, ...

Rate Colonial Williamsburg Scrapbook Weekend Get Away!!- Beach ...

Original at merchantcircle.com external link    Mon, Oct 13

We are 5 miles from Busch Gardens, 1 mile from the heart of Colonial Williamsburg, and 1 mile from William and Mary. May 1-3rd 3008 from 10am Friday - Sunday 4pm. We are also not far from Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Richmond, Yorktown and ...

Rate Visitor Center, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia

Original at About Senior Travel external link    Sun, Sep 21

See More About:. virginia travel · pictures of virginia · living history museums. Your visit to Colonial Williamsburg begins here. You can pick up the weekly schedule, buy tickets, ask questions and chat with the friendly staff. ...

Rate Capitol, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia

Original at About Senior Travel external link    Sun, Sep 21

See More About:. virginia travel · pictures of virginia · living history museums. Williamsburg became Virginia's colonial capital in 1699. This imposing building, designed by Henry Cary, took two years to build and was finished in 1705. ...

Rate Revolutionary City Event, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia

Original at About Senior Travel external link    Sun, Sep 21

The drama of the American Revolution unfolds before your eyes, as seen through the actions and interactions of costumed interpreters. If you plan to visit Colonial Williamsburg for more than one day, don't worry - different programs are ...

Rate Governor's Palace, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia

Original at About Senior Travel external link    Sat, Sep 20

Photo © Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Home to seven royal governors and Virginia's first two state governors, Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson, the Governor's Palace stood as a silent witness to the colony's tumultuous history. ...

Rate The official site of Colonial Williamsburg - Colonial Williamsburg ...

Original at history.org external link    Thu, Jul 31

Colonial Williamsburg Collections. ... Colonial Williamsburg® logo Williamsburg, Virginia. Quick links. Tickets · Reservations · Calendar · Maps · FAQs · Register for Updates · What's New · Make a Gift. Jump to main navigation | Jump to ...

Year 2007

 

Rate "Welcome to America and the real world of Virginia"

Original at Sepia Mutiny external link    Mon, May 14

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By abhi What the evidence from Jamestown/Williamsburg suggests is that the first East Indians were brought to Virginia within less than a generation of the arrival of European settlers in Virginia - and within a decade after the Mayflower landed in Plymouth. [Link] abhi at 10:12 PM in History

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