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News Releases
| CW's Kimball Theatre to host two film festivals during January and February | |
| Make it date night with dinner and a movie in CW's Merchants Square this winter | |
| Illustrated lecture and book signing at the Mid-Atlantic Horticulture Short Course features | |
| Colonial-era issues of religious tolerance and dissent explored in new audio program at the Presbyterian Meeting House | |
| CW's Electronic Field Trip "In Pursuit of Science" broadcasts Jan. 15 | |
| Resolve to take care of yourself in 2009 | |
| New "Pigs to Pork" program debuts at Great Hopes Plantation | |
| CW's Historic Area residents win prizes in annual house decorating contest | |
| CW introduces companion book to exhibit in Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum | |
| CW Historic Foodways staff share secrets of the 18th-century chocolate makers | |
| Carpenters and cadets to raise the walls of Charlton's coffeehouse | |
| Colonial Williamsburg Foundation to donate conservation easement to Williamsburg Land Conservancy for protection of Roue 132 easement | |
| Tenth anniversary edition of Millennium Golf Classic scheduled for January at Golden Horseshoe Golf Club | |
| CW's 74th Grand Illumination features fireworks, music and candlelit buildings | |
| Popular Executive Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier prepares holiday favorites in the Regency Room | |
| CW's new Electronic Field Trip | |
| CW's Historic Trades artisans build Revolutionary War artillery from the ground up | |
| Artist to sign copies of "The Tattoo" | |
| CW Web site recognized for creativity | |
| Folk Art Christmas tree lights up Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum | |
| CW's DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum gives Good Neighbors discounts on all holiday programs | |
| Williamsburg author to sign young adult books at WILLIAMSBURG Booksellers throughout Thanksgiving weekend | |
| Renowned Colonial Williamsburg Fifes and Drums to perform in 82nd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade® | |
| Book signing at William and Mary Bookstore features newly released book, | |
| New folk art exhibition explores an outdoor world of whimsy | |
| CW gift cards perfect for friends, family and colleagues | |
| Award-winning storyteller and champion liar Bil Lepp performs at CW's Kimball Theatre | |
| Williamsburg Farmers Markets feature vendors with specialty foods and decorations for the holiday season | |
| CW's Electronic Field Trip "Yorktown" broadcasts Nov. 13 | |
| Kate Mearns of the Spa of Colonial Williamsburg Named “Favorite Spa Manager” in prestigious 6th annual SpaFinder Readers’ Choice Awards | |
| CW's Kimball Theatre gives new meaning to Christmas music | |
| Bassett Hall program features one of the founding fathers of CW's restoration | |
| CW's Kimball Theatre hosts Virginia Peninsula Jewish Film Festival on Merchants Square | |
| CW's Golden Horseshoe Golf Club ofers special rates for military golfers | |
| Sundance Festival Prize-Winning director talks about self-reliant filmmaking | |
| Brothers-In-Arms explores the role of African Americans during the American Revolution | |
| CW's Kimball Theatre brings back Clean Comedy Night in November | |
| CW's Golden Horseshoe Golf Club offers special rates for military golfers | |
| Performances at CW's Kimball Theatre benefit area projects | |
| What did Marie-Antoinette wear to the Revolution? | |
| Author and photographer of newly released book, "Flowers and Herbs of Early America," to sign copies across the foundation | |
| CW's Golden Horseshoe Golf Club offers three November golf tournaments | |
| Mary and Donald Gonzales Field Experience Fund announces fall award winners | |
| CW salutes military service on Veterans Day Nov. 11 | |
| IMLS awards CW grant for more than $900,000 | |
| Historic Trades artisans create 18th-century bedroom furniture for 11th annual CW Woodworking Conference | |
| Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt discuss presidential politics past and present at Colonial Williamsburg’s Kimball Theatre | |
| Book signing at Richmond Shoppers Fair features newly released book, “Flowers and Herbs of Early America” | |
| CW named to Top Ten list of places to celebrate the holidays by TravelSmart Newsletter | |
| WILLIAMSBURG Booksellers features "An Evening with Timothy Seaman" | |
| CW museums delight guests with holiday music programs | |
| CW spreads joy of the season with holiday decoration programs | |
| Revolutionary City Concert Series presents three exciting concerts for fall 2008 | |
| WILLIAMSBURG Booksellers features "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Volumes I and II" | |
| New valet parking service now available in Merchants Square | |
| CW re-enacts Cherokee delegations' visits to 18th-century capital of Virginia | |
| CW featured in 43 pages of special collector's issue of "Paula Deen's Christmas" | |
| Author of "The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family" speaks at CW's Wallace Museum | |
| CW's Journal marks its 30th anniversary with the Autumn 2008 issue | |
| Lecture at CW's DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum tells the story of the deadly hurricane that hit North America in 1775 | |
| America's Botanical Heritage captured in new book from CW and Yale University Press | |
| WILLIAMSBURG Holiday Decor by Aldik creates everlasting memories in any home during the holoiday season | |
| CW's culinary director honored by American Culinary Federation | |
| "Captured Colors" exhibition extends six more months, chance of a lifetime to see rare Revolutionary War battleflags | |
| What do 400-year-old oyster shells tell us about Jamestown? | |
| “‘Quilted Fashions’: 400 Years of Quilting” Symposium examines history of bedcovers and fashions past and present | |
| "Prelude to Victory" prepares for Battle of Yorktown | |
| Illustrated lecture and book signing at Norfolk Botanical Garden features soon-to-be released book, "Flowers and Herbs of Early America" | |
| Author of "The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family" speaks at CW's Wallace Museum | |
| CW's Historic Foodways staff shares secrets of the 18th-century chocolate makers | |
| Illustrated lecture and book signing at CW's DeWitt Wallace Decortive Arts Museum features soon-to-be-released book, "Flowers and Herbs of Early America" | |
| APVA Archaeologist William M. Kelso discusses recent discoveries at Jamestown Rediscovery Project | |
| Peabody Essex Museum senior research associate Jeffrey P. Brain discusses the importance of the Popham Colony to Jamestown | |
| Illustrated lecture and book signing at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden features soon-to-be-released book "Flowers and Herbs of Early Amerca" | |
| Lecture at CW's DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum tells the story of the deadly hurricane that hit North America in 1775 | |
| Colonial Williamsburg’s Kimball Theatre features side-splitting performances during September and October | |
| Did Patrick Henry really say "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death?" | |
| Turn the pages of history this holiday season | |
| Colonial Williamsburg hosts second metalworking conference in November | |
| CW's Fourth Annual Storytelling Festival features eight national, four regional storytelelrs | |
| Deck your halls with WILLIAMSBURG ornaments this holiday season | |
| Special exhibition ends Jan. 9, 2009, when war trophies of the American Revolution return to their private owner | |
| Concert at Colonial Williamsburg's DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum commemorates settlement of the New World | |
| "The Will of the People" prevailed in bitter election of 1800 | |
| A fresh look at one of the American Revolution's greatest villains | |
| Fund supports new exhibition at CW's DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum | |
| WILLIAMSBURG Booksellers features "Hurricane of Independence: The Untold Story of the Deadly Storm at the Deciding Moment of the American Revolution" | |
| WILLIAMSBURG offers great gift ideas this holiday season | |
| CW's Bassett Hall offers garden, Catesby tours this fall | |
| Get to know 18th-century Virgnians through their gardens | |
| "A Day of Positive Discipline" workshop outlines characteristics of effective discipline | |
| Documentary film at Colonial Williamsburg's Kimball Theatre explores what drives America | |
| CW brings Teaching American History Conference to Chicago | |
| What would Thomas Jefferson think of presidential politics today? | |
| Fall programs educate, entertain young and old at the Museums of Colonial Williamsburg | |
| Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum offers a memorable tour of “In Memoriam: Mourning Art in Early America” | |
| WILLIAMSBURG Booksellers features “An Evening with Timothy Seaman” | |
| CW's Revolutionary City® enters fall season on Labor Day with new hours, revolutionary stories | |
| Tavern Ghost Walks: Warm nights and chilling experiences in CW's Historic Area | |
| Museum interpreter portrays Dr. W.A.R. Goodwin and tells the story of CW's Restoration | |
| New Bassett Hall program explores Abby Aldrich Rockefeller's favorite folk art objects | |
| Guests to CW's DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum can enjoy elegant live chamber music | |
| Regional storytellers weave traditional stories and tall tales at CW's fourth annual Storytelling Festival | |
| Trio of concerts at CW's DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum feature three types of 18th-century music | |
| DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum explores the history of the American flag | |
| CW's chocolate, brewing programs celebrate the history of these guilty pleasures | |
| Historic Masonry Trades brickmakers ignite CW's brick kiln Sept. 10 to fire 12,000 bricks | |
| CW museums offer programs that introduce the experts behind the exhibitions | |
| Scholars uncover "The Buried Truth" among other topics during 2008 Jamestown Lecture Series | |
| Discover the tumultuous times of the American Revolution in CW's Historic Area as depicted in the HBO miniseries honored by 23 Emmy® Award nominations | |
| Golden Horseshoe Golf Club announces Autumn Vacation Package | |
| CW's Fourth Annual Storytelling Festival gives guests the opportunity to tell their own stories | |
| CW to reconstruct Charlton's Coffeehouse next to Capitol on Duke of Gloucester Street in the Historic Area | |
| New folk art exhibition explores an outdoor world of whimsy | |
| American Indian Lecture Series continues with program on traditions of the Cherokee Indians | |
| CW's Kimball Theatre features some of the biggest names from the 18th century during its live performances this summer | |
| July, August offerings at CW's Kimball Theatre feature the best in American and international cinema and documentaries | |
| Diane Hudgins captures CW's Eugenia Corrigan Award | |
| Sixteenth Annual Couples Golf Tournament returns in November to Golden Horseshoe Golf Club | |
| "Metalworking for Revolution: Equipping the American Army" examines 18th-century metalworkers' crucial role in the fight for independence | |
| New royal portraits hang in Capitol | |
| Summer journal explores meaning of essential freedoms to different residents, free and enslaved, in 18th-century Williamsburg | |
| Continued growth in visitation, endowment and donor support highlighted in Colonial Williamsburg's Annual Report | |
| Williamsburg Lodge offers tapas and tunes | |
| CW celebrates Independence Day in the town that witnessed the birth of a national more than 200 years ago | |
| CW to develop special Virginia license plate | |
| CW returns to Louisiana to teach American history | |
| Gen. Lord Cornwallis orders martial law as nearly 500 British army re-enactors occupy Colonial Williamsburg’s Historic Area June 27-29 | |
| "Jefferson & Adams" live performance returns to CW's Kimball Theatre | |
| Williamsburg Farmers Market marks sixth anniversary July 5 with chef demonstrations | |
| Summer program highlights medical experiences of 18th-century women | |
| Young guests learn about folk art during "Abby's Art" at Colonial Williamsburg's Bassett Hall | |
| Lecture at CW's DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum examines pastime of Virginia ladies | |
| CW celebrates freedom of a nation, 50th anniversary of Fifes and Drums during July Fourth festivities | |
| Local youth, adults to perform in second largest open air tattoo | |
| Illinois donor contributes folk art, furniture to CW | |
| Former White House pastry chef returns to WILLIAMSBURG Booksellers® to sign cookbooks | |
| Renowned history scholar Alf Mapp to sign books at WILLIAMSBURG Booksellers® July 5 | |
| Take a break from summer heat and enjoy musical programs in the Museums of Colonial Williamsburg | |
| CW provides fun for kids of all ages and free tickets for the family staying four nights at official resort hotels | |
| New Bassett Hall program examines one of CW's original Founding Fathers | |
| "Virginia Bound" wins 2007 Beacon of Freedom Award | |
| Spa of Colonial Williamsburg offers Saturday morning walking program to exercise the body and relax the mind | |
| Revolutionary City Concert Series presents three exciting concerts for summer and fall 2008 | |
| CW's interactive family programs invite youngsters to learn what life was like on the eve of the American Revolution | |
| CW's archaeological dig reveals hidden past throughout the summer | |
| Summer programs educate, entertain young and old at the Museums of Colonial Williamsburg | |
| Children's author Susan Lubner and illustrator Margie Moore bring CW to life in pages of new book | |
| Revolutionary City® moves to cooler morning hours June 16 | |
| Citizen candidates become Americans during CW's Flag Day Naturalization Ceremony June 14 | |
| Popularity of Williamsburg Inn's Smart Manners class proves good manners never out of style | |
| CW Hotel "Camp" gives parents a break while kids have fun learning history | |
| CW's www.iCitizenForum.com wins award for excellence, encourages debate on meaning of citizenship today | |
| "Heavenly" exhibition opens June 14 at folk art museum | |
| Journey to 18th-century Williamsburg and the American Revolution on just one tank of gas | |
| CW receives Gold Award from American Association of Museums for interactive role-playing game | |
| "Drummers Call" honoring 50th anniversary of Fifes and Drums of Colonial Williamsburg to webcast live from Historic Area May 17 | |
| Renowned Colonial Williamsburg Fifes and Drums to perform in 82 Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade® | |
| CW's Fourth Annual Storytelling Festival features eight nationally known storytellers | |
| The Spa of Colonial Williamsburg named to Conde Nast Hot List | |
| CW's Drummer's Call is first signature event of Fifes and Drums 50th anniversary year | |
| CW's inaugural American Indian Lecture Series begins May 16 | |
| Alternative-shot format at annual Jones Cup a unique opportunity to foster family ties | |
| CW's Kimball Theatre features international film festival favorites | |
| "Historic favorites" and new choices revolutionze menus at two CW taverns | |
| CW's Memorial Day ceremony remembers America's fallen veterans | |
| Historian explores impact of Civil War on colonial capital during program "Yankees in the Streets" | |
| Williamsburg Farmers Market opens sixth season in May | |
| CW's Kimball Theatre offers an assortment of entertainment opportunities not to be missed this May and June | |
| CW Visitor Center debuts new guest orientation video | |
| Mary and Donald Gonzales Field Experience Fund announces spring award winners | |
| CW's Fifes and Drums in first international appearance at Switzerland Tattoo | |
| Renowned history scholar Alf Mapp to sign books at WILLIAMSBURG Booksellers® April 26 | |
| CW to host three-day oxen symposium | |
| New WILLIAMSBURG® retail store opens in largest convention resort on Eastern Seabord | |
| Virginia History Day final competition held in Williamsburg April 26 | |
| National Day of Prayer program explores the importance of the faith of nation | |
| CW publishes third edition of Official Guide Book | |
| CW brings Teaching American Conference to Monroe County, Florida | |
| History and music harmonize in the Revolutionary City Concert Series evenings at the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum | |
| The Spa of Colonial Williamsburg offers a Revolutionary Fitness Walk April 12 | |
| Salamenos endow educational program development position | |
| "Spring" into action with golf package from CW's Resort Collection | |
| Who held the purse strings during the American Revolution? | |
| Warmer weather brings food and farm products to Williamsburg Farmers Market on April 12 | |
| CW's Revolutionary City® features new "Meet a Nation Builder" programs | |
| Are there tigers in your house? | |
| "Get Revved!" with CW's special Revolutionary City® children's programming | |
| The Museums of Colonial Williamsburg offer programs that introduce the experts behind the exhibitions | |
| CW brings Teaching American History conference to New Mexico | |
| Live music in the Museums of Colonial Williamsburg entertains guests as they view 18th-century decorative arts | |
| CW names new senior conference sales managers | |
| First American small business owners presented in CW's Electronic Field Trip - "The Industrious Tradesmen" | |
| The Museums of Colonial Williamsburg launch new audio tours just for teens | |
| Discover the times of John Adams in Colonial Williamsburg's Historic Area | |
| CW's Golden Horshoe unveils summer junior golf programs | |
| Revolutionary City®, museum programs and performing arts programs offered week of March 22 | |
| The Museums of Colonial Williamsburg offer Visiting Scholar Lecture Series in Celebration of Religion History Month in April | |
| America's Founding Fathers discuss religious freedom and faith during Colonial Williamsburg's Religion History Month in April | |
| CW brings Teaching American History Conference to Cos Cob | |
| CW announces new sales director for education outreach | |
| CW's Kimball Theatre hosts film festivals in March and April | |
| CW's Kimball Theatre features crowning moment for Mrs. Virginia United States | |
| CW's Kimball Theatre rolls out the red carpet for Oscar-worthy films | |
| Young guests to Museums of Colonial Williamsburg get close encounters of the whimsical kind during family programs | |
| Revolutionary City® returns CW's Historic Area with new scenes, new revolutionary stories | |
| CW's Bassett Hall offers tours about how the Rockefellers' gardens grew | |
| CW showcases contributions of 18th-century working women during Women's History Month in March | |
| CW's education outreach examines how agents of destruction wreak havoc on precious artifacts | |
| New folk art exhibition celebrates the vision of Lewis Miller | |
| CW's interactive Web site brings 18th century to 21st | |
| CW begins executive transition process | |
| Pennsylvania man donates handmade buildings to CW | |
| Complimentary wellness and sleep seminar offered at the Spa of Colonial Williamsburg | |
| Williamsburg Lodge hosts 2008 American Culinary Federation Southeast Regional Conference | |
| Toast the history of drinking and the material culture it has produced at the Museums of Colonial Williamsburg | |
| Enjoy a sweet taste of history at the King’s Arms Tavern Chocolate Dinner this Valentine’s Day | |
| CW honors our nation's Founding Fathers during Presidents Day weekend Feb. 16-17 | |
| CW Fifes and Drums celebrate 50th anniversary in 2008 | |
| CW achieves continued growth in visitation, endowment and donor support | |
| CW's Tom Spong receives Virginia Society of Association Executives 2007 Award of Excellence | |
| CW reveals "The Secrets of the Chocolate Maker" | |
| Last opportunity to view "Silhouette" exhibition at Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum | |
| CW presents "No Master Over Me" Electronic Field Trip during Black History Month | |
| CW's Golden Horseshoe named "Best Resort for Family Foursomes" by Golf Odyssey | |
| Discover the way to your Valentine's heart at the Williamsburg Farmers Market | |
| The Museums of Colonial Williamsburg host Revolutionary City Concert Series | |
| "Celebrating the American Garden: Bringing People and Plants Together" focus of CW's 62nd annual Garden Symposium | |
| Public invited to view commemorative joint session of the Virginia General Assembly via closed circuit TV | |
| Winter programs educate, entertain young and old at the Museums of Colonial Williamsburg | |
| CW observes Black History Month | |
| Western hemisphere's oldest body to conduct 24th commemorative joint session at Colonial Capitol | |
| The Spa of Colonial Williamsburg offers PI-YO-CHI retreat weekend Jan. 25-27 | |
| CW's winter 2008 season features mix of new and returning programs | |
| How did an emerging nation beat the 18th-century's finest army? | |
| Lisa E. Fishcer named director of CW's Digital History Center |
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