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  • Tour: Freedom's Paradox

    Take a 60-minute walking tour of the Randolph Yard, Market Square and Palace Green.

  • Evening Program: Cry Witch

    Question witnesses, weigh evidence, and determine the guilt or innocence of "the Virginia Witch." Not appropriate for young children due to subject matter and intense emotion.

  • Evening Program: Revolutionary Points of View

    Step back in time to the eve of the American Revolution, and there are just as many opinions about war and independence as we hear about politics and religion today.

  • From Freedom to Slavery

    After making a free life for herself as an adopted Shawnee Indian, Methotaskee is brought back into slavery.

  • Tour: Women in Trades

    Join us for a walking tour discussing the often-surprising realities of women’s labor, skills, and rights in 18th-century Williamsburg and the Colonial Atlantic World.

  • DIY Craft: Quilting

    Join us at the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg and learn about the quilt and the maker, then enjoy a mini quilting project.

  • Presentation: Excavation to Programming

    Join a Nation Builder and a Colonial Williamsburg Archaeologist as they discuss important sites in Williamsburg from the 18th century to today.

  • Patriots at Play

    Participate in the daily activities of an 18th-century family at the Geddy House.

  • A Public Audience with the 1st First Lady, Martha Washington

    Join Mrs. Washington as she speaks about being the first President’s wife and the expectations placed upon her while the new Nation watches on.

  • She Had on When She Went Away

    Explore the material culture and lives of self-liberated Black women in the 18th century and the society they inhabited.

  • A Gown in a Day

    Visit with the Mantua-makers at the Margaret Hunter Shop throughout the day to track their progress as they create a gown from start to finish in an eighteenth-century workday.

  • Nation Builders Discuss the Rights of Women

    Join two Nation Builders to discuss how they viewed and debated the rights of women.

  • Loquacious Lucy, Queen for a Day

    When Lucy, a loquacious enslaved child, learns that her friend has been sold, her father must teach her hard lessons about slavery and instill in her the pride of her ancestors.

  • The Art of Politics and Dining

    Join Mrs. Washington as she discusses the art of dining and how influential a woman could be in a man’s world.

  • Disaster Strikes! The Cost of Dressing in 1769

    While using a 1769-70 merchant's account book, the milliners and mantua-makers demonstrate the layers of a woman's everyday outfit and discuss the other pieces of her wardrobe.

  • From the Ashes

    As the ashes settle on Washington D.C., James and Dolley Madison struggle to find a path forward.

  • The Doctrine of Representation

    Meet Hannah Corbin and her brother Richard Henry Lee as they explore the future of voting rights and the meaning of representation.

  • Evening Program: Almost Past Service

    Join Mrs. Washington as she seeks advice from her enslaved woman, Doll, about the great decision ahead and the change it will bring to the entire family.

  • DIY Craft: Jane Austen

    Explore objects on exhibit through the works of Jane Austen, then make an inspired bookmark to take home.

  • Performance: Voices of the Past

    This series of museum theater programs explores the lives of people, both free and enslaved, who walked these streets in the 18th century.

  • Performance: Voices of Freedom

    This series of museum theater programs relate to the theme of freedom — its meaning, denial, and the risks people take for it.

  • Visit a Nation Builder- Martha Washington

    Step into the past with Martha Washington, our Nation’s first First Lady. Through stories and questions, explore the hopes, choices, and challenges she faced.

  • Women's History Month

    Learn even more about Women's History Month by exploring these resources from both our museum and other trusted institutions.

  • 5 Things You Might Not Have Known About Martha Washington

    Learn five things you might not have known about America's First Lady—Martha Washington was an incredible woman in her own right. Read on to learn more.

  • How We Know What We Know About Milliner Margaret Hunter

    Milliner Margaret Hunter was a single businesswoman in a male-dominated economic system in the 18th century. Read on to learn more about this incredible woman.

  • Cutting to the Chase

    In the 18th century, gowns were made by cutting to the body for the perfect or stitching a new one based on an old garment. Learn more about the process.

  • To Make Ends Meet: Working Women in the 18th Century

    Explore the life of the working women in the 18th century. Learn how female participation in the workforce enabled America to become an economic superpower.

  • A Woman Computer

    Finding a practical yet reliable method for determining longitude at sea was one of the major scientific quandaries of the 18th century. In 1759, John Harrison debuted his H4 chronometer which ran reliably enough to make the longitude calculation a simple multiplication problem. Unfortunately, devices like Harrison’s “longitude watch” remained …

  • Myth Busting with Martha

    Ever wondered if there's any truth to the myths surrounding the Washingtons? Uncover the facts from the interpreter known for portraying Martha Washington.

  • The Ladies Advisory Committee

    Discover how the Ladies Advisory Committee played an important role in restoring the interior decoration of John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library. Read to learn more.