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Memorial Day events
Original at Richmond Times Dispatch
• Fri, May 22
VA Colonial Williamsburg Memorial Day ceremony: Remembering Revolutionary War dead with ceremony at 10 am in front of the Governor's Palace, procession to Bruton Parish Church and walk to the French gravesite near Providence Hall for salute to fallen ...
Local Memorial Day services and events
Original at Daily Press
• Thu, May 21
VA 10 am Colonial Williamsburg Memorial Day Ceremony. Program begins in Colonial Williamsburg Historic Area. Colonial Williamsburg's Fifes and Drums will lead a procession to three sites — Governor's Palace, Bruton Parish Church and Providence Hall. ...
Capitol celebrates 75th re-birthday
Original at The Virginia Gazette
• 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 ...
Designing for "The Man" part deux
Original at Examiner.com
• Wed, Apr 1
At the Governor’s Palace in Colonial Williamsburg, VA rifles line the dome in the foyer. There are also pistols along the wall. This link will take you to a photo of it: http://www.history.org/Almanack/places/hb/images/palace_guns_lg.jpg . ...
Beer in Colonial Virginia | Musings Over a Pint
Original at Musings Over a Pint
• 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, ...
Governor's Palace, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia
Original at About Senior Travel
• 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. ...