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governor's palace
August 13, 2007

Southern Hospitality

A gracious host, the Governor’s Palace met the needs of nine governors and the Continental Army. Tom Spear details the venerable building’s past.

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carpenter
August 6, 2007

The Age of Wood

Making the job up as he goes along is one of Garland Wood’s favorite aspects of his job as carpenter at Colonial Williamsburg.

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loyalist
July 23, 2007

A Loyal Subject

Loyal subjects of the king walked among Williamsburg’s revolutionaries. Colonial Williamsburg’s Jack Flintom interprets John Randolph’s allegiance to King George III.

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Hope Smith
July 16, 2007

A Slave's Perspective

The Declaration of Independence was a promise extended to white men only. Hope Smith portrays Eve, a slave in the Peyton Randolph house.

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lafayette
July 9, 2007

Marquis de Lafayette

Portraying the Marquis de Lafayette, Colonial Williamsburg’s Mark Schneider tells the story of the Frenchman who helped save the American Revolution.

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declaration
July 2, 2007

The Declaration of Independence

Hear the words that were catalyst to the Revolution, read by Bill Barker, Colonial Williamsburg’s Thomas Jefferson.

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