Author L.B. Taylor preserves Tidewater’s spectral folklore in his book, “The Ghosts of Williamsburg.”
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The Will of the People
What did the founders really intend for our democracy? Political Science Professor Quentin Kidd talks about how the government was built and how Americans have adapted it.
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Papa Said, Mama Said
Papa Said, Mama Said preserves the African-American community’s long tradition of storytelling. Art Johnson shares a fable.
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Jumpin' the Broom
Jumping the broom was a marriage ceremony rich with meaning for communities denied traditional rights. Training Specialist Rose McAphee describes the wedding recreated weekly at Colonial Williamsburg’s Great Hopes Plantation.
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Call Forth the Militia
Local militiamen were ragtag but tenacious fighting forces. Supervisor of Military Programs John Hill describes Revolutionary War hometown defenses.
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The Story of Cotton
Cotton springs from the ground with a story all its own at Great Hopes Plantation. Farmer Wayne Randolph tells cotton’s story.
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