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Rate Capitol celebrates 75th re-birthday

Original at The Virginia Gazette external link    Thu, May 21

 VA The Capitol and the Governor's Palace had burned between the time the state capital moved to Richmond in 1780 and 1934, when John D. Rockefeller Jr. was deep into the Restoration. This month Colonial Williamsburg will celebrate the 75th of both ...

Rate Our town before the Restoration

Original at The Virginia Gazette external link    Sat, Apr 25

 VA Countless photos and memorabilia recall what life was like here between 1880 and the1920s, before Colonial Williamsburg was restored by John D. Rockefeller Jr. “We thought this was a good opportunity to show Williamsburg as a regular town,” said ...

Rate Something old: What is folk art?

Original at Laconia Citizen external link    Mon, Mar 30

 NH when it gained widespread use, thanks to Abby Aldrich Rockefeller (1874-1948). She was a collector of crude but charming paintings, sculptures and other folk art. Her husband, John D. Rockefeller Jr., helped restore Colonial Williamsburg. ...

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Original at Auction Central external link    Mon, Mar 2

 NY when the term gained widespread use, thanks to Abby Aldrich Rockefeller (1874-1948). She was a collector of crude but charming paintings, sculptures and other folk art. Her husband, John D. Rockefeller Jr., helped restore Colonial Williamsburg. ...

Rate Identifying 'folk art'

Original at Santa Rosa Press Democrat external link    Sat, Feb 28

 CA when it gained widespread use, thanks to Abby Aldrich Rockefeller (1874-1948). She was a collector of crude but charming paintings, sculptures and other folk art. Her husband, John D. Rockefeller Jr., helped restore Colonial Williamsburg. ...

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