Christmases during the Civil War were marked with equal parts of sadness and hope. “Uncivil Christmas,” a Williamsburg music program, captures the mood in songs of the period. Carson Hudson narrates this musical podcast.
Podcast (audio): Download (7.9MB)
Subscribe: RSS
| Transcript
A rich, brandied fruitcake is the centerpiece of Twelfth Night celebrations. Barbara Scherer describes the dessert as it was meant to be.
Podcast (audio): Download (7.5MB)
Subscribe: RSS
| Transcript
In part two, hidden symbols and invisible ink point to a long-lost fort in North Carolina. Jim Horn concludes the tale of discoveries made and discoveries to come.
Podcast (audio): Download (8.9MB)
Subscribe: RSS
| Transcript
The mystery of the Lost Colony was doomed to remain unsolved, until researchers got curious about patches on an old map. Dr. Jim Horn lays out the story in two parts.
Podcast (audio): Download (8.6MB)
Subscribe: RSS
| Transcript
Wool is spun into yarn before it hits the loom. Karen Clancy cards the fibers and feeds the spinning wheel.
Podcast (audio): Download (8.4MB)
Subscribe: RSS
| Transcript
Political parties were new, the losers became Vice Presidents, and negative campaigning was finding its feet in the election of 1796. Professor Jack Lynch has the history.
Podcast (audio): Download (8.5MB)
Subscribe: RSS
| Transcript