Read a sample of stories from this issue of our quarterly magazine. Discover articles, photography, and art that showcase the life of Williamsburg’s historic core and its people — then and now.
“If this be treason,” Patrick Henry famously declared at the Capitol in Williamsburg, “make the most of it.” Nathaniel Lasley, Colonial Williamsburg’s newest Nation Builder, is making the most of his chance to portray Henry.
In 1587, 20 years before the English colony at Jamestown was founded, other Englishmen and women landed on Roanoke Island off the coast of what is now North Carolina. What happened to these 90 men, 17 women and nine children has intrigued historians for centuries.
George Washington’s expedition to dislodge the French in the disputed western territory around what is now Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, unexpectedly elevated him to the world stage. But two decades after the French and Indian War, Washington’s name recognition had diminished in America and essentially vanished throughout Europe. The American Revolution reintroduced Washington to the world.
Colonial Williamsburg’s weavers were inspired by this blanket, which dates to 1780–1820, to create striped coasters. Learn how to "diy" your own coasters at home.
