Stay, Play & Learn Itinerary
6 Minute Read
WanderLOVE in Williamsburg
5 Minute Read
Gingerbread Cakes
3 Minute Read
Missing the Forest for the Trees
6 Minute Read
Much More Than A Secretary
8 Minute Read
Asparagus Forced in French Rolls
3 Minute Read
A Flowerpot with a Family History?
5 Minute Read
Five Things You Should Know About 18th-Century Medical History
4 Minute Read
Hoist Up the Flag: The British Ensign
7 Minute Read
Loaf Spanish-Fashion
3 Minute Read
Research Spotlight: Finding Peter
10 Minute Read
Ragoo of Oysters
3 Minute Read
Washington’s First War
9 Minute Read
The Spectator
6 Minute Read
Which ticket is right for you?
3 Minute Read
Whisking Away
4 Minute Read
Behind the Smiles: Christopher
4 Minute Read
Williamsburg’s Restoration through the Lens
7 Minute Read
Provisioning the Fleet to Fight Contagion and Maintain the Health of the Crew
8 Minute Read
Beef Steaks
3 Minute Read
Thomas Jefferson Wore Patched Clothes and You Can Too!
7 Minute Read
Cutting to the Chase
4 Minute Read
The Story of Lena Richard
7 Minute Read
Frying Crab
3 Minute Read
Tobacco: My View From Under the Sun
8 Minute Read
What Did He Say?
9 Minute Read
A Year in the Life of a 21st-Century Colonist
7 Minute Read
To Make Lemon Cheesecakes
2 Minute Read
America’s First Bromance
4 Minute Read
Making Moccasins
4 Minute Read
How Much Clothing Did an 18th-Century Woman Really Own?
9 Minute Read
The Bird Fancyer’s Delight
6 Minute Read
Creating an Embroidered Coat for George Washington
6 Minute Read
How to appear knowledgeable about Virginia Architecture
7 Minute Read
Oysters on Skewers
3 Minute Read
Comparing Horse Power
3 Minute Read
Budding Style
4 Minute Read
Laying out the Garden
8 Minute Read
A Day at Colonial Williamsburg
8 Minute Read
This History of the Milking Devon
4 Minute Read
Handling the Heat
5 Minute Read
Research Spotlight: Understanding the Robert Carter House
6 Minute Read
Tavern, Palace, and Parlor
7 Minute Read
How We Know What We Know About Milliner Margaret Hunter
8 Minute Read
Telling Their Stories
11 Minute Read
8 Photo-Ops Not to Miss This Summer
4 Minute Read
A Dream Fulfilled
4 Minute Read
Freedom of the Press in the eyes of the Founding Fathers
11 Minute Read
A Parent’s Guide to Weekly Visits
6 Minute Read
Reflections on ‘Created Equal’
8 Minute Read
Test your Thomas Jefferson Knowledge
1 Minute Read
Making Mistakes and More: 5 Elements of an Apprenticeship
5 Minute Read
Pride and Prejudice: Honoring historic LGBTQIA+ voices
10 Minute Read
Planting with Hope
8 Minute Read
New Animal Crossing Fashions
3 Minute Read
A Survey of the Material Culture of Enslaved Black Women through Runaway Slave Advertisements
11 Minute Read
How Did You Get This Job?
6 Minute Read
Behind the Smiles: Mairin
6 Minute Read
Humor in the 18th-century
7 Minute Read
How to Make a Mask
3 Minute Read
Exhibitions of Fancy
7 Minute Read
Bringing the Past to Life: From Archaeologists to Actors
10 Minute Read
How to Read a Runaway Ad
5 Minute Read
Exploring African American History Through Music
3 Minute Read
What is Juneteenth?
4 Minute Read
How to Make a Market Wallet
5 Minute Read
Resources for Understanding Race and Inequality Through History
5 Minute Read
A Statement from Colonial Williamsburg
3 Minute Read
How to Use the CW Planner
5 Minute Read
The Wheelwright Shop’s Most Frequently Asked Questions
4 Minute Read
Counting Spoons
8 Minute Read
Bread for the History Lover
6 Minute Read
What’s Your Favorite Tool?
7 Minute Read
Warriors Stood There
5 Minute Read
Who is James McClurg?
14 Minute Read
Being Uncomfortable in Character
7 Minute Read
5 Things You Didn’t Know About Character Interpretation
7 Minute Read
Timber!
5 Minute Read
Four Facts about George Mason
7 Minute Read
Dad Bods and Teacups
7 Minute Read
The Life of an 18th-century Hairdresser
6 Minute Read
Dance Lesson 3: Figures
8 Minute Read
Nerves of Steel
6 Minute Read
Spanish Influenza in 1918
7 Minute Read
Getting to know James
8 Minute Read
Animal Updates
5 Minute Read
Call it Macaroni
11 Minute Read
3 things you might not know about America’s Favorite Fighting Frenchman
7 Minute Read
America’s First Epidemic
6 Minute Read
The Spirit of 18th-Century Theater
5 Minute Read
Bring a little art and history to your virtual world!
4 Minute Read
Out of Adversity: The Smallpox Census
6 Minute Read
More than the Voice of the Revolution
5 Minute Read
Giving Tuesday Now is May 5th
2 Minute Read
The Art of Beauty
5 Minute Read
Flying thro’ the Air
5 Minute Read
Dance Lesson 2: The Structure of Two-Couple Dances
7 Minute Read
Military Buttons At Custis Square and Beyond
4 Minute Read
Poisons, Potions and Panaceas
5 Minute Read
ON THIS DAY IN WILLIAMSBURG: Trauma in the William Moody Household
5 Minute Read
A Feast for the Senses
6 Minute Read
Butterflies in the Colonial Garden
6 Minute Read
How To Make Cranberry Tart
3 Minute Read
5 Truths About Tulips
7 Minute Read
Luxury Vegetables of the 18th Century
2 Minute Read
Making 18th-Century Dolls
5 Minute Read
How to Make a Glue Brush
6 Minute Read
Play in the 18th Century
8 Minute Read
The Patron Saint of self-isolation
7 Minute Read
New Lambs, New Wool
6 Minute Read
Buttered Onions Another Way
2 Minute Read
Behind Our New Virtual Tours
6 Minute Read
From Daub to Dough
6 Minute Read
One Last Thing …
7 Minute Read
Community Outreach during COVID-19
5 Minute Read
Research Spotlight: Delftware Teabowls
6 Minute Read
5 Facts About George Washington
6 Minute Read
Dance Lesson 1: Honoring Your Partner
6 Minute Read
Buckle Up!
6 Minute Read
Nation Builder Book Recommendations
7 Minute Read
Researching 40 Years of African American Interpretation
5 Minute Read
How To Make Carrots And French Beans Dressed The Dutch Way
2 Minute Read
Imagining COVID-19 in the 18th-century
6 Minute Read
To Make An Apple Pie
3 Minute Read
Dance, Dance (during the) Revolution!
8 Minute Read
Tales from the Public Gaol
7 Minute Read
Getting to know Clementina Rind
6 Minute Read
FAQs with our American Indian Interpreters
5 Minute Read
“Is that fire real?” And Other Questions It’s Ok to Ask at Colonial Williamsburg
6 Minute Read
Questions I Get About Gowan Pamphlet
4 Minute Read
“5 Things You Might Not Know About Thomas Jefferson”
6 Minute Read
Connecting to Past Makers
5 Minute Read
Welcome, Lambs!
4 Minute Read
All Thing Being Equal
8 Minute Read
5 Things You Might Not Have Known About Martha Washington
9 Minute Read
Brewing Beer, sharing Knowledge from England
4 Minute Read
DIY Spring Wreath
2 Minute Read
Inside Capitol Training
6 Minute Read
Wythe 102
9 Minute Read
"Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death!"
9 Minute Read
Captain Barry Goes to Williamsburg
7 Minute Read
The 52 Letter Word
8 Minute Read
Web Inspired by Living History
3 Minute Read
Preparing for Dye Days
5 Minute Read
Where to find it
3 Minute Read
The Stamp Act
Celebrate the Governor’s Palace 85th Anniversary
6 Minute Read
Staring at the Sun
7 Minute Read
Wythe 101
9 Minute Read
Can You Name These Pre-restoration Buildings?
1 Minute Read
How To Make Chelsea Buns
5 Minute Read
African American Watercolors
2 Minute Read
How To Make Chicken The French Way
3 Minute Read
History is Alluring
5 Minute Read
How to Make Carrot Puffs
3 Minute Read
Not Your Typical Internship
5 Minute Read
How to Make Potato Balls
4 Minute Read
Why "Created Equal?"
4 Minute Read
Wayward Highlanders
7 Minute Read
What Does “interpretation” Mean, Anyway?
5 Minute Read
Long Live Tradition
5 Minute Read
Celebrating Juneteenth
6 Minute Read
Man in the Making
5 Minute Read
The Inhabitants
9 Minute Read
Test Your 18th-Century Knowledge
1 Minute Read
A Woman Computer
7 Minute Read
Pilot of the Patriot
5 Minute Read
The Great Cake Debate
8 Minute Read
Sir Reginald Cleans up Nicely
5 Minute Read
Inside the Textiles Lab
5 Minute Read
Handling the Heat
4 Minute Read
Marching Ambassadors
3 Minute Read
An International Stage
2 Minute Read
8 Photo-Ops Not to Miss
4 Minute Read
7 Ways to Beat the Heat This Summer
4 Minute Read
A 10-year-old Guest’s Perspective
2 Minute Read
Jane Austen Lovers
3 Minute Read
5 Lions in our Collections
3 Minute Read
Head Over Heels
6 Minute Read
A Suit of Clothes For Puss
7 Minute Read
Connecting with the Past
5 Minute Read
Furber's Flowers
13 Minute Read
Maintaining Our Painted Surfaces in the Historic Area
3 Minute Read
Monitoring and Treating for Pesky Pests
5 Minute Read
Painting The Governor’s Palace
5 Minute Read