Williamsburg Yorktown Daily5h
William Casperson Joins Colonial Williamsburg’s Board of Trustees
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Board of Trustees recently announced finance strategist and Columbia Business School ...
Smithsonian Magazine1d
The Hidden History of Bermuda Is Reshaping the Way We Think About Colonial America
New archaeological finds on the islands have revealed secrets about one of Britain’s first settlements in the Americas—and ...
Williamsburg Yorktown Daily2d
Williamsburg DAR Chapter to Host Annual Wreath Laying Ceremony, Wreath Sponsorships Still Available
The Williamsburg Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) will participate in Wreaths Across America on Dec.
Milwaukee Independent3d
Restoring the nation’s oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children that justified slavery
A Virginia museum has nearly finished restoring the nation’s oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children, where hundreds ...
Descendants dedicate 62 burial markers connected to the historic First Baptist Church Williamsburg
Colonial Williamsburg and the Let Freedom Ring Foundation dedicated dozens of grave markers this week at the church's ...
Daily Press15d
At Williamsburg Inn’s Rockefeller Room, a new menu with the old ambience
The Rockefeller Room is named for Abby and John D. Rockefeller Jr., who were among those behind the restoration of Colonial Williamsburg. With its soothing colors, intimate tables and plush ...
CNET15d
Brooklyn Bedding Essential Mattress Review: The New Best Affordable Hybrid?
Owen Poole, a Certified Sleep Science Coach and proclaimed mattress expert, has been producing sleep video content in the wellness space for over three years. After earning his certification from ...
WSET17d
Colonial Williamsburg nearly finished restoring oldest surviving school for Black children
The museum, Colonial Williamsburg, also has identified more than 80 children who lined its pinewood benches in the 1760s. They include Aberdeen, 5, who was enslaved by a saddle and harness maker.
Associated Press18d
Inside a 1760 schoolhouse for Black children is a complicated history of slavery and resilience
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Janice Canaday, Colonial Williamsburg Foundations African American community engagement manager, stands ...
scrippsnews18d
Colonial Williamsburg Bray School taught Black children, being restored 250 years later
The Colonial Williamsburg school house first opened on Sept. 29, 1760, and over two and a half centuries later it is being preserved and honored. The historic Bray School building was where teachers ...
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1760 Virginia schoolhouse for Black children reveals complicated history of slavery and resilience
The museum, Colonial Williamsburg, also has identified more than 80 children who lined its pinewood benches in the 1760s. They include Aberdeen, 5, who was enslaved by a saddle and harness maker.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution19d
Inside a 1760 schoolhouse for Black children is a complicated history of slavery and resilience
The museum, Colonial Williamsburg, also has identified more than 80 children who lined its pinewood benches in the 1760s. They include Aberdeen, 5, who was enslaved by a saddle and harness maker.