9 Results for tag "Religion"
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Conversation: Meet a Nation Builder
Find a Nation Builder, a significant figure of 18th-century Williamsburg, around Palace Green for some informal conversation.
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Hands-on: Daily Life
Participate in the daily activities of an 18th-century family at the Geddy House.
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Special Event: Juneteenth Sunrise Service
Join us at the Compton Oak on Market Square to commemorate Juneteenth with a Sunrise Service. Special keynote address by world-renowned poet and writer Nikki Giovanni.
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Performance: All Things Are Possible
On September 5, 1791, Robert Carter III recorded an extraordinary document. Why did the largest slaveholder in Virginia do what most of his peers consider impossible?
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Presentation: Rediscovering the Bray School
Discover how our interpreters and scholars are making history by exploring the untold and ongoing story of the Williamsburg Bray School.
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Tour: Bray School Community
Join our interpreters as they help you explore and discover the communities connected to the Williamsburg Bray School on this one-hour walking tour.
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Performance: Visit with Reverend Gowan Pamphlet
Step into the past with Gowan Pamphlet, revolutionary Black Baptist preacher. Through stories and questions, explore the hopes, choices, and challenges he faced.
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Performance: God is My Rock
Gowan Pamphlet, an enslaved man and popular local preacher, offers his perspective on slavery, religion, and freedom.