Colonial Williamsburg Video

Colonial Williamsburg Video


Latest Episodes

Seasonal Changes
January 05, 2015

Curators from the Department of Historic Interiors change out furnishings for the new season.

The Wig Shop
December 01, 2014

An overview of the work of the wig shop and the materials and processes used.

Duty Calls
November 03, 2014

In colonial times, the military function of a single fifer and drummer in occupied Williamsburg was as a timekeeper.

The Public Hospital of 1773
October 06, 2014

Treating Mental Illness in 18th and 19th Century Virginia.

Reproducing a Padlock
May 05, 2014

Archaeological evidence drives construction of this utilitarian object.

The Wedding of Pocahontas and Capt. John Rolfe
April 11, 2014

About 2,000 people gathered April 5, 2014, to witness the 400th anniversary comemmoration of the wedding between Pocahontas and John Rolfe at Historic Jamestowne, Virginia.

Williamsburg Before and After
April 07, 2014

A glimpse into Williamsburg's forgotten history, the character of the town in 1930.

Cannons
March 13, 2014

An interview with Justin Chapman, Armorer.

Turning Worlds Upside Down: Liberty and Democracy in Revolutionary Times - Part 1
March 06, 2014

Every Great Revolution is a Civil War -- a presentation by David Armitage, Professor of History, Harvard University. From Turning Worlds Upside Down: Liberty and Democracy in Revolutionary Times, a Forum for History, Citizenship, and Democracy presented

From Freedom to Slavery
February 13, 2014

An interview with Buck Woodard and excerpts from the Black History Month program "Freedom to Slavery" which can be seen at the Millinery Shop in February.