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William Casperson Joins Colonial Williamsburg’s Board of Trustees
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Board of Trustees recently announced finance strategist and Columbia Business School ...
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Oldest school for Black students still offers lessons
A Virginia museum has nearly finished restoring the nation’s oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children, where hundreds of mostly enslaved students learned to read through a ...
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Virginia Greens Retirement Community Celebrates Opening with Ribbon Cutting
WILLIAMSBURG— The Virginia Greens Retirement Community celebrated its opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Nov. 14.
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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 ...
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Top ethnic collections for women: Shop ethnic wear from Sanash Collection, HAY, and Libas at The Myntra Diwali Sale
Shop our top picks with the best Diwali Sale ... The Myntra Diwali Sale HAY blends comfort and modern styles, while the Sanash Collection is distinguished by its elaborate, handcrafted patterns.
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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.
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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 ...
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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 ...
Woodworking Network18d
Colonial Saw contest winner creates striking custom cabinets with Striebig
Earlier this year, Colonial ... than any cabinet job I’ve done in the past. "The one task I always dreaded was breaking down full sheets of plywood or melamine. As a 1 man Uni-saw shop, I ...
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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.
ABC News19d
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.
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Colonial Williamsburg to hold public dedication service for oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children in the U.S.
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — An historic school building is being prepared to be open to the public again. Friday, Colonial Williamsburg and members of the descendant community will hold a public ...