The backyards of Williamsburg’s finest homes tell the story of a separate society. Author Mike Olmert reads the architecture of outbuildings.
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Hidden Williamsburg
Furnishing History
Objects take their places in a scene that suggests a bustling social hub. Curator Kim Ivey describes the interior of Charlton’s coffeehouse.
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Tangible Remains
Objects drawn from a 1609 well put people back in the picture at James Fort. Senior Archaeological Curator Bly Straube interprets the evidence.
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The John Smith Well
Discovery continues at Virginia’s James Fort, site of America’s first permanent English settlement. Archaeologist Bill Kelso gets to the bottom of a 1609 well.
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The Lost Colony
One hundred and seventeen colonists vanish in America’s oldest mystery. Ivor Noel Hume tells the story of the Lost Colony.
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Reading Ravenscroft
Archaeologists turn their trowels on Ravenscroft for its third summer of excavation. Meredith Poole shares an update.
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