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Posted: September 1st, 2008, 6:00am PDT
Putting an 18th-century face on a 21st-century building is a feat of research and resourcefulness, explains Colonial Williamsburg architect Scott Spence.
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Posted: August 25th, 2008, 6:00am PDT
Lady Dunmore’s ease and grace are among Lord Dunmore’s most valuable political assets. Interpreter Corrine Dame reflects on the lady who delighted the colony.
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Posted: August 18th, 2008, 6:00am PDT
A long-absent address returns to Duke of Gloucester Street. Architectural Historian Ed Chappell explains the Charlton Coffeehouse reconstruction.
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Posted: August 11th, 2008, 6:00am PDT
Four flags survive through battle and time against equally long odds. Curator Erik Goldstein talks about a compelling new exhibit at the Museums of Colonial Williamsburg.
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Posted: August 4th, 2008, 6:00am PDT
Sheer chance delivered a guiding light of Williamsburg's restoration. Hear the story of the Bodleian plate with Architectural Historian Carl Lounsbury.
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Posted: July 28th, 2008, 6:00am PDT
Britain's tax on paper goods was unremarkable in itself, but the colonies' furious response surprised two continents. Historian Linda Rowe talks about the Stamp Act.
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Posted: July 21st, 2008, 6:00am PDT
The fundamentals of British law reside in the American Constitution. Historian Nancy Milton describes the English influence.
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Posted: July 14th, 2008, 6:00am PDT
The American rebels stood to lose a lot by winning the war. Sites interpreter B.J. Pryor discusses the risk of success.
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Posted: July 7th, 2008, 6:00am PDT
Forty-six pages from Thomas Paine's pen whip discontent into outright rebellion. Public Sites Interpreter Alex Clark details the transformation.
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Posted: June 30th, 2008, 6:00am PDT
Hear the words that started a war, read by Thomas Jefferson interpreter Bill Barker. Episode one of July's Revolutionary Documents series.