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Colonial Williamsburg Past and Present Podcast

September 11, 2006

Weapons and Militia in 18th-Century Williamsburg

Military Interpreter Stewart Pittman talks about a company of 14-year-old boys who rob a booby-trapped Magazine and arm themselves with blue-painted muskets in 1775. He also answers some popular questions about musket firing and accuracy.

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September 4, 2006

An Actor in the Revolutionary City

Melanie Collins answers the question, “Are you hot in those clothes?” and many more as she talks about the spark she finds each day as an actor-interpreter in Revolutionary City.

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July 24, 2006

Thomas Jefferson vs. Patrick Henry

Bill Barker as Thomas Jefferson and Richard Schumann as Patrick Henry continue their debate on the role of religion in government.

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July 3, 2006

Declaration of Independence

Bill Barker, interpreting Thomas Jefferson reads the Declaration of Independence.

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May 8, 2006

The Revolutionary City

Bill Weldon believes portraying events on the same ground where they took place 230 years ago allows guests to experience history in a unique way.

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April 24, 2006

Marquis de Lafayette

Mark Schneider portrays French general Marquis de Lafayette, whose passion for the cause of freedom helped America win liberty from British rule.

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