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An impressive collection of antique coins donated to the Foundation is the focus of this book. Early tools provide clues to life in colonial America and an understanding of the handmade products we admire today. Gaynor and Nancy L. Hagedorn Often very sophisticated, eighteenth-century tools performed the tasks at hand with amazing effectiveness and efficiency. This case study used early tools to investigate life in colonial America and understand the handmade products so admired today.

Montgomery Award Southern Furniture is the first modern, broad-ranging study of furniture made and used in the early South. Going beyond earlier aesthetic and stylistic analyses, the authors provide the most recent information about the region's cabinetmaking traditions and ethnic and cultural diversity. One hundred eighty-three catalog entries discuss the utilitarian, aesthetic, and symbolic functions of each object.

Published in association with Harry N. An examination of how Americans of all classes dressed in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. By Linda Baumgarten Drawing on the costumes and accessories in the Colonial Williamsburg collection, Linda Baumgarten examines how Americans of all classes dressed in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Topics range from the work clothes of slaves to the elegant, high-style attire of the gentry. What people wore during significant life passages and the social contexts of such apparel are fully and engagingly discussed.

The time line illustrates trends in fashion over three centuries. A novel that tells the true story of young Major George Washington's journey to deliver a message from the king of England to the French commanders in the Ohio wilderness. The mission will be dangerous. Washington has to travel through frontier lands where hostile Indians and French soldiers lurk. If he fails, England and France may go to war.

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This novel tells the true story of Washington's journey. Teenager Kelly Brennan is spending the summer in Williamsburg with Aunt Alma when odd occurrences - rustling noises in the night, a portrait that moves around, the scent of lilacs in the air - make Kelly think something strange is going on. Odd occurrences - rustling noises in the night, a portrait that moves around, the scent of lilacs in the air - make Kelly think something strange is going on. Kelly also uncovers another mystery: What happened to her ancestor Elizabeth Harris, whose family was helping the patriots during the American Revolution?

By Patricia Samford and David Ribblett Young explorers can investigate Williamsburg's colonial capital along with the archaeologists. Kids will learn why artifacts end up in the ground, how archaeologists know where to dig, what they find when they excavate, what they do with those findings, and what they learn from their discoveries.

It is and tensions between England and the American colonies are high. Virginians disagree on whether to declare independence. John is torn between the two people he admires most -- his father and his older brother. Can they both be right? John's father hopes to find a peaceful solution while his older brother George thinks that Virginians need to fight for their rights. John is torn between the two people he admires most. Published in association with Delacorte Press pp. When her father dies, nine-year-old Maria has to look after her three little brothers while her mother carries on her father's work — writing and publishing the "Virginia Gazette" newspaper.

Instead of working at the press, nine-year-old Maria she has to look after her three little brothers. Then the newspaper is criticized for its political reporting and the Rinds may lose the printing press. Can Maria find a way to help her family? Dilemma facing the son of the gaoler, as he suspects an imprisoned slave he has befriended is planning his escape.

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Will is afraid of some of the prisoners, but he sympathizes with Emmanuel, a runaway slave. Then Will begins to suspect that Emmanuel is planning to escape. Will wants to help his friend, but he has a responsibility to his father, too. What should he do? Twelve-year-old Nancy Geddy is concerned that the regulations of the Stamp Act will cause her friend Tom to lose his job as an apprentice at her family's foundry. By Joan Lowery Nixon Twelve-year-old Nancy Geddy is concerned that the regulations of the Stamp Act will cause her friend Tom to lose his job as an apprentice at her family's foundry.

Meanwhile, the illness of Nancy's critical and complaining stepmother, Elizabeth, may prevent the young girl from attending grandmother's Christmas ball. Will Nancy be able to accept Elizabeth as her new mother? The life of a slave doing backbreaking work in the fields dramatically changes when his new master, a childhood playmate, chooses Caesar to be his personal servant and live in the big house away from his family.

By Joan Lowery Nixon Caesar's life as a slave consists of long, hard hours of backbreaking work in the fields. Having his family around him makes everything bearable. Then the new master, Caesar's childhood playmate, chooses Caesar to be his personal servant and live in the big house, away from his family. Why do things have to change? Nine-year-old Ann McKenzie is learning how to knit, cook, manage a household, and behave like a proper young woman, but she really wants to assist her father, Dr.

Kenneth McKenzie, with his patients and work in his apothecary! By Joan Lowery Nixon Nine-year-old Ann McKenzie is learning how to knit, cook, manage a household, and behave like a proper young woman. She would rather assist her father, Dr. Kenneth McKenzie, with his patients and work in his apothecary. Ann knows it's unheard of for a woman to be a doctor. But there must be some way for her to care for people as her father does.

A board book of eight colorful colonial objects which illustrate primary colors for very young children. Eight colorful colonial objects—a black three-cornered hat, a red drum, a yellow lady's hat, a green cart, a white wig, a blue shoe, a brown saddle, and orange yarn—are depicted. Colonial Williamsburg Board Books are intended for children from six to twenty-four months old.

They feature sturdy construction, childproof rounded corners, bright primary colors, and simple, easy-to-read type. Baby and adult animals shown in realistic Historic Area settings in a sturdy and colorful board book for six to twenty-four months. Baby and adult animals are shown in realistic Historic Area settings. Illustrated by Vernon Wooten Children of all ages will enjoy coloring or painting the thirty-four delightful drawings that show scenes of Colonial Williamsburg—animals, tradespeople, historic buildings, and more.

Word searches, puzzles, mazes, coloring, and other fun activities introduce youngsters to Virginia's colonial capital. By Pat Fortunato Illustrated by John Wallner Twenty-six word searches, crossword puzzles, mazes, coloring pages, and other fun activities introduce youngsters to Virginia's colonial capital. There is even a recipe for "Hurry-Up Gingerbread! Fun-filled book which takes young children on a journey into the past through puzzles, coloring, and matching objects.

Solving the harvest puzzle, coloring the colonial fair on Market Square, and matching objects will challenge their imaginations. Beginning readers can start at one whirligig and quickly count up to five weather vanes, ten jungle animals, and twenty eagles. Glanzman A picture book which uses the alphabet to introduce children to eighteenth-century Williamsburg. From A to Z, each charming illustration is based on an activity or an object associated with colonial life that can be seen in Colonial Williamsburg's Historic Area today. Coon Illustrated by Kathryn E. Shoemaker Two charmingly illustrated read-aloud Colonial Williamsburg tales for young children are bound together in an upside down and backwards book.

The Mouse and the Mill is a story about a little mouse living near Robertson's Windmill, while The Bottle Babies tells what happens to a sparrow family that nests in a colonial birdhouse. Amy, Ben, and Catalpa the Cat take children on a fun-filled adventure in this colorful alphabet storybook in verse. Coon Illustrated by Gail Owens Amy, Ben, and Catalpa the Cat take children on a fun-filled adventure in this colorful alphabet storybook in verse.

The young heroes meet George Washington, who gives Ben his tricornered hat. But the hat is too big! Can Amy make it fit? By Barbara Brenner Illustrated by Jenny Williams Elementary readers learn about the everyday activities of people who lived in Williamsburg in the eighteenth century. Colorful illustrations show what they ate and wore, what their homes looked like, and how they earned a living. The text explains why colonial houses didn't have inside bathrooms, what it was like to be a slave, and who went to school.

Published in association with Scholastic, Inc. Guide to plants in Colonial Williamsburg's gardens describes and discusses two hundred flowers, trees, herbs, and shrubs. By Joan Parry Dutton Illustrated by Marion Ruff Sheehan This guide to the plants in Colonial Williamsburg's gardens describes and discusses two hundred flowers, trees, herbs, and shrubs. The historical background of each plant links it with the colonial period.

Brief biographies of early plantsmen explain the roles they played in the history of horticulture. Stunning photography and detailed plans enable garden lovers to transplant eighteenth-century horticultural practices into their own gardens. Kent Brinkley and Gordon W. Chappell The authors present the history of gardening on twenty sites at Colonial Williamsburg, focusing on the eighteenth-century gardeners who planted them and the documentary and archaeological research that guided each garden's re-creation.

Detailed plans and captivating photographs identify the plantings and show modern gardeners ways to enjoy the beauty of colonial gardens in their own yards. Directions for making forty-two beautiful decorations including an apple cone and an herb wreath. Step-by-step drawings and thirty-five color photographs show how to create each decoration at home. By Libbey Hodges Oliver Colonial Williamsburg is famous for the wreaths and other exterior and interior decorations that adorn its houses, shops, and exhibition buildings at Yuletide.

This how-to book contains directions for making forty-two beautiful decorations including an apple cone and an herb wreath. Delightful ideas and how-tos for creating traditional and contemporary Christmas decorations in your own home. Doody and Tom Green Superb photography, descriptive text, and twenty-seven charming color drawings present ideas and how-tos for creating wreaths, cones, swags, roping, and other holiday decorations for mantels, stairways, windows, and tables. Fresh and dried plant materials are used separately or are combined in both traditional and more contemporary ways to help you create a Williamsburg Christmas in your home.

Drawing on the heritage of Virginia hospitality, "Entertaining Ideas from Williamsburg" contains a treasure trove of suggestions and how-tos for commemorating special occasions throughout the year. By Susan Hight Rountree Illustrated by Betty Hundley Babb Photography by Tom Green Drawing on the heritage of Virginia hospitality, Entertaining Ideas from Williamsburg contains a treasure trove of suggestions and how-tos for commemorating special occasions throughout the year.

From a winter anniversary dinner to a spring wedding, a Fourth of July picnic to an autumn dried-wreath workshop, and a children's Christmas gingerbread party to a New Year's Day open house, this beautiful book provides a wealth of flower-arranging, decorating, handicraft, and cooking ideas for celebrating any event. Original recipes and the modern adapted versions are printed side-by-side in a collection of thirteen tasty treats.

Favorite baked goods for sale at the Raleigh Tavern Bakery have been developed from recipes in the rare eighteenth-century cookbooks. The original recipe and its modern adapted version are printed side-by-side. Recipes that allow modern cooks to offer the same time-tested fare that pleased our ancestors.

By Helen Bullock These favorite recipes are known to have been used in Virginia households in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The Williamsburg Art of Cookery allows modern cooks to offer the same time-tested fare that pleased our ancestors. Thirty exciting menus composed of more than two hundred favorite recipes from the chefs in Colonial Williamsburg's taverns and restaurants. Sladcik and John Hurt Whitehead Watercolors and line drawings by Vernon Wooten Favorite Meals from Williamsburg contains thirty exciting menus composed of more than two hundred favorite recipes from the chefs in Colonial Williamsburg's taverns and restaurants.

Whether you want to reminisce about meals eaten here or serve a festive holiday dinner, this cookbook will help you create the dishes that Virginia is famous for in your own kitchen. In this best-selling cookbook, traditional and contemporary recipes have been compiled and adapted for the home kitchen. Commentary discusses the cooking and eating habits of our colonial ancestors and describes meals served to VIP visitors to Virginia's restored colonial capital.

Delicious recipes, beautiful photographs, and fascinating history show how dishes of the South based in the past can be prepared for contemporary palates. The Colonial Williamsburg Tavern Cookbook, which combines great recipes, beautiful photographs, and fascinating history, enables contemporary cooks to prepare traditional and updated dishes of the South. Civil War Williamsburg recounts the tragic, comic, and sometimes mundane events that made up life in Confederate and then Union-occupied Williamsburg during the Civil War. Civil War Williamsburg recounts the tragic, comic, and sometimes mundane events that made up life in first Confederate and then Union-occupied Williamsburg during the Civil War.

The writings of residents, soldiers, and refugees who experienced war and occupation firsthand are complemented by pictures from the time. Published in association with Stackpole Books 96 pp. Staff photographer David Doody's stunning color photographs capture Williamsburg's year-round beauty. Photography by David M. Doody Text by Thad W. Tate Staff photographer David Doody's stunning color photographs capture Williamsburg's year-round beauty. The cycle of the seasons presents the glory of springtime blossoms and flowering trees, the agricultural tasks accomplished in the heat of a Tidewater summer, the heightened pace autumn brings, and the tranquility of soft, white wintertime snows.

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Fascinating story of how the Reverend W. Goodwin and John D. Equally engrossing is the account of how the Williamsburg that visitors see today turned a sleepy southern town into a city vibrant with the voices of history. Imaginative photography of Williamsburg's gardens, greens, buildings, historic trades, and people. Photographs by Taylor Lewis, Jr. Text by John J.

Ford, and Donna C. Sheppard A Window on Williamsburg offers an intimate glimpse of the city, its gardens and greens, its buildings great and small, its historic trades, and its people. Imaginative photography captures perfectly the character and spirit of the restored capital of Virginia that is now Colonial Williamsburg. Williamsburg — Three Hundred Years re-creates in photographs and words significant moments from the history of Williamsburg. Coffman Photography by David M. It brings to life events that occurred in this important town and stories about the people who experienced them.

Delightfully informative text which traces the rise and fall of Williamsburg before and after the colonial capital of Virginia moved to Richmond. By George Humphrey Yetter In Williamsburg Before and After, George Yetter's delightfully informative text describes why Williamsburg was founded and flourished during the colonial period. He traces the gradual deterioration that followed when the capital moved to Richmond in , and concludes with the exciting story of how the Reverend W.

Old photographs, daguerreotypes, watercolors, sketches, and maps capture the flavor of "pre-restoration" Williamsburg. Lovely color "after" photographs show that the vision and dream Goodwin and Rockefeller shared have been fulfilled. A splendid, lavishly illustrated volume considered to be the most detailed, all-inclusive book about Williamsburg ever published. By Philip Kopper Photographs by Langdon Clay Colonial Williamsburg issued this splendid volume, the most detailed and comprehensive book ever produced about the colonial capital, in celebration of the seventy-fifth anniversary of its founding.

Philip Kopper's sparkling and information-packed text, which guides readers from the earliest settlement in the seventeenth century, through the Civil War and the rebirth of the town in the early twentieth century, culminates in the magnificent present-day restoration. A revised and updated section pays particular attention to the discoveries, restorations, and programs instituted and completed in the last fifteen years. Magazines About Archived Articles.

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Reading The Evidence Collectors and museums long ignored or discarded historic upholstery. Buy now Learn more Collectors and museums long ignored or discarded historic upholstery. Buy now Learn more A picture book celebrating Colonial Williamsburg's Historic Trades, the largest, most diverse museum-operated trades program in the world. The Colonial Williamsburg Collection At a Glance This landmark book, drawn from the world-renowned collection of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, highlights the splendor and craft of quilts with more than superb color images and details.

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A Pocket Guide Pocket-size guide to Colonial Williamsburg Buy now Learn more Everything you need to tour the world's largest living history museum is now in a handy guide that fits, literally, in your pocket. Buy now Learn more In the eighteenth century as today, Williamsburg was known for its fine gardens. The Artist Revealed A centerpiece of Colonial Williamsburg's folk art collection since the 's, The Old Plantation has long intrigued art enthusiasts, historians, and the general public. Buy now Learn more By Susan P. The Kids' Guide to Colonial Williamsburg's Historic Area Written just for kids, this book will tell you how to have the most fun in the coolest place from the eighteenth century, Colonial Williamsburg's Historic Area.

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Set for Piano or Harpsichord Ten eighteenth-century tunes suitable for playing on a keyboard instrument. Buy now Learn more By J. Eight Tunes of Colonial Virginia Set for Piano or Harpsichord Sprightly pieces arranged in eighteenth-century style for keyboard instruments - harpsichord, piano, or chamber organ. Thirteen Popular Colonial Tunes Set for Trio Collection of pieces arranged for the recorder, known in the eighteenth century as the English, or common, flute.

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Buy now Learn more By Herbert Watson The pieces in this collection have been arranged for the recorder, an instrument that in the eighteenth century was known as the English or common flute. Buy now Learn more By William E. Discoveries in Martin's Hundred Photographs, maps, and drawings of artifacts uncovered from excavations on the site of Martin's Hundred.

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