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June 9, 2006

Mr. Wythe’s Cook

Valarie Holmes interprets Lydia Broadnax, a cook for one of Williamsburg's most influential men.

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June 5, 2006

Music passed from Ear to Ear

Emily James talks about the music of Africa performed on a new Colonial Williamsburg recording.

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May 29, 2006

Sharing a Love of the Garden

Wesley Green loves to share his knowledge of 18th-century plants with visitors of all ages in the colonial garden on Duke of Gloucester Street.

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May 22, 2006

Interpreting Colonial Farming

Generations of family farmers inspire David Nielsen in his work in the rural trades.

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May 15, 2006

Alexander Purdie

Dennis Watson speculates on the loyalties of the publisher of The Virginia Gazette in the years leading up to the Revolution.

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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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