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Taking the Kids -- And Seeing Some Holiday Lights

24 Dec 2009 16:43:47 PST

www.santefe.org), decorated historic homes in Greenfield Village, Mich., (www.thehenryford.org) or Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia (www.history.org). ... and more »

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Christmas Events

23 Dec 2009 05:39:58 PST

Colonial Williamsburg Court House, Duke of Gloucester Street. Guests can sing the songs of the holiday season with caroling throughout the Historic Area. ... and more »

Original story at Daily Press .

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Colonial Williamsburg embraces American Indian presence

22 Dec 2009 21:03:01 PST

Many hundreds of tourists visiting Virginia's historic revolutionary city of Colonial Williamsburg have benefitted from a live presentation of “So Far From ...

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Williamsburg planners OK William and Mary students in hotels citywide

22 Dec 2009 19:17:51 PST

The university already was given that privilege in hotels near Colonial Williamsburg last month, when City Council members approved a measure that allowed ... and more »

Original story at Daily Press .

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Books in Review: Chairs by Judith Miller

21 Dec 2009 14:14:37 PST

I actually did a program at Colonial Williamsburg in which I talked about the many varieties. Craftsmen came to America from Germany, England, Scotland and ...

Original story at Auction Central .

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Williamsburg to launch “Story & Style” collection in the New Year

21 Dec 2009 11:20:20 PST

Williamsburg to launch “Story & Style” collection in the New Year It draws its inspiration from an 18th-century copperplate printed fabric in the collections of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. ...

Original story at Home Textiles Today .

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Colonial Williamsburg news and blogs - February 27, 2010

27 Feb 2010 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Colonial Williamsburg news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Bright lights, Dark Ages -- from CharlotteObserver.com
• Celestial Music of the Spheres: Dean Shostak Plays Glass Instruments -- from OpEdNews
• Gold, Silver and Clad Coins Proposed to Commemorative James Monroe - CoinNews.net -- from press release
• Biking bond: 500-mile ride brings young family closer -- from The Coloradoan
• Candy adds sweet touch to a quick holiday centerpiece -- from Seattle Times
• Triangle Modernist Houses.com Spotlights Pioneering Women -- from MyNC.com
• Easy and evergreen: Assemble a quick and easy holiday centerpiece the ... -- from News & Observer
• Travel Matters: Swine flu, scams and New Year's Eve -- from Austin American-Statesman
• Snow blankets Williamsburg - WVEC.com -- from subscription
• W&M receives $1.31 million grant to implement new history curriculum -- from William and Mary News

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Williamsburg notebook: Jon Stewart's nod for W & M mascot? Herbil. Yup. Herbil.

17 Dec 2009 20:27:16 PST

Williamsburg notebook: Jon Stewart's nod for W & M mascot? Herbil. Yup. Herbil. On Christmas Eve, Colonial Williamsburg and the Kiwanis Club will sponsor the lighting of the Christmas Tree on Market Square at 5:30 pm The community is ... and more »

Original story at Daily Press .

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Virtual Virginia

17 Dec 2009 16:23:12 PST

It may be impractical for students in Massachusetts to take a field trip to Colonial Williamsburg and get the opportunity to answer that question first hand ...

Original story at Fitchburg pride .

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Bixby Fifth Graders Experience History

15 Dec 2009 13:24:18 PST

Sheila Arnold, a Colonial Williamsburg scholar, was a primary source as a colonial slave. She spoke about the hardships faced by slave families who were ...

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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Print Catalog Phased Out - Graphic Arts Online

09 Dec 2009 06:56:27 PST

Responding to changing consumer shopping habits, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation today announced it will phase out its mail-order catalog next spring ... Colonial Williamsburg President Colin Campbell's job extended by foundation boardDaily Press

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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation in Virginia eliminating mail-order catalog ...

07 Dec 2009 09:12:01 PST

The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, a nonprofit group that operates the restored colonial capital of Virginia, says it will eliminate its mail-order ...

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Students can't wait until graduation to see life outside Williamsburg

03 Dec 2009 23:18:30 PST

Colonial Williamsburg is essentially a historical theme park — with a real one just down the road at Busch Gardens — and we are surrounded by tourists, ... and more »

Original story at The Flat Hat .

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Colonial touch can give festive look without bling

02 Dec 2009 22:19:05 PST

This is a good year to rediscover Colonial Williamsburg-style holiday table setting and entertaining. The look is traditional, combines old and new, ... Colonial Williamsburg DUI results in 12-month sentenceDUIAttorney.com The Williamsburg table2TheAdvocate all 3 news articles »

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Colonial Williamsburg DUI results in 12-month sentence

02 Dec 2009 16:50:48 PST

The suspect, Mark Schneider, was an employee of popular Colonial Williamsburg. He will serve his 12-month sentence on weekends after pleading guilty to a ... Colonial touch can give festive look without bling2TheAdvocate The Williamsburg table2TheAdvocate all 3 news articles »

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Colonial Williamsburg coffeehouse designed to steep visitors in the taste of ...

20 Nov 2009 08:12:29 PST

And if all goes well, the distinctive combination of living history and period tastes, sounds and smells will help transform the newly reconstructed ... Drink coffee the way George Washington used toGadling (blog) all 4 news articles »

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Virginia writers honored by Arts & Education Council

02 May 2009 21:06:17 PDT

VA The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and Google have agreed to a partnership that will allow Google to scan the text of selected books and show pages from those books when they match a user's search terms on the popular search engine. ...

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Bad premise for TV show

24 Apr 2009 23:47:49 PDT

A planned interview with Colonial Williamsburg president Colin Campbell also fell through. The crew did talk to Del. Brenda Pogge (R-93rd) one of the Republicans in the House of Delegates who voted against Gov. Tim Kaine's amendments to the budget that ...

Original story at The Virginia Gazette .

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News Near You for April 1

31 Mar 2009 21:06:04 PDT

VA Williamsburg A walnut sideboard table is being returned to Colonial Williamsburg, where it was crafted more than 240 years ago. The table, believed to have been made between 1750 and 1770 by the Anthony Hay Cabinet Shop, will be installed in the dining ...

Original story at Richmond Times Dispatch .

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Here's a revolutionary idea: Entertain the kids with history

29 Mar 2009 00:13:20 PDT

FL Could I help them see Colonial Williamsburg as a fascinating glimpse into America's past and heritage? Covering 301 acres of the original town, with 500 reconstructed buildings, Colonial Williamsburg is the largest living-history museum in the United ...

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Folk art show drawn from Williamsburg couple plumbs vernacular ...

29 Mar 2009 00:08:00 PDT

VA Nearly 150 objects went on view at the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum in Colonial Williamsburg in a 1997 exhibit called "Flying Free: Twentieth Century Self-Taught Art from the Ellin and Baron Gordon Collection." The newly opened show at Old ...

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Home Tour: Living in Colonial Williamsburg

03 Mar 2009 15:02:07 PST

One day he's jogging along in sweats and sneakers, and the next he's strolling down a 1740s street in handmade silver-buckled shoes to a tavern he calls home on Duke of Gloucester Street in the heart of Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. ...

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Colonial Williamsburg chief takes 10% pay cut, orders furlough

11 Feb 2009 13:27:35 PST

VA - By Staff Reports Colonial Williamsburg workers will be taking a day off each month without pay for the next seven months to help cut costs. ...

Original story at Richmond Times Dispatch .

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Apartment Therapy Boston | Alternative Door Handles

18 Nov 2008 15:22:07 PST

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We're from Williamsburg, VA and I really miss seeing the little fellows all around Colonial Williamsburg. Imagine my surprise when I spied the Hotchpotch ABC poster at my daughter's school here in New Orleans, and now there's one ...

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Soviet bunker as theme park - Boing Boing

13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 PST

It sounds like Colonial Williamsburg, but harsher. From Environmental Graffiti:. Išgyvenimo drama opened in early 2008 to some controversy. Tourists pay 120 LTL ($US 220) each to step back into 1984 as a temporary USSR citizen for 2.5 ...

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Colonial Williamsburg to lay off 140

05 Nov 2008 23:29:23 PST

By BILL GEROUX Colonial Williamsburg announced plans yesterday to lay off 140 of its approximately 3000 employees because of slackening ticket sales, ... Colonial Williamsburg lays off 140, will cut $20 million from budget Virginia Gazette Colonial Williamsburg to cut jobs WAVY-TV

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