In the most recent episode of Ben Franklin's World, Nicole Eustace talks about the fascinating cross-cultural encounter in 1722 between the Haudenosaunee and Susquehannock peoples and English colonists in Pennsylvania. Listen now to discover how different ideas of community and justice were navigated and understood in Early America: https://lnkd.in/eucbfhuA
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
Williamsburg, VA 15,797 followers
“That the future may learn from the past.”
About us
Established in 1926, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is the not-for-profit educational institution that preserves and operates the restored 18th-century capital of Virginia as a town-sized living history museum, telling the inspirational stories of our nation’s founding men and women. The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is the largest outdoor living history museum in the world. The mission of the Foundation is “that the future may learn from the past.” In addition to the historic area itself, the Colonial Williamsburg Company Hospitality Group operates a world-class resort to accommodate one million visitors annually. Among the many properties in the rich portfolio of offerings is the flagship of the Hospitality Group, The Williamsburg Inn. The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Hospitality Group also operates three other hotels and 10 restaurants including four 18th-century taverns in the center of the Historic Area. Rounding out The Foundation are The Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg: The DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum and The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum. Williamsburg is located in Virginia’s Tidewater region, 20 minutes from Newport News, within an hour’s drive of Richmond and Norfolk, and 150 miles south of Washington, D.C., off Interstate 64.
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http://colonialwilliamsburg.org
External link for Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
- Industry
- Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
- Company size
- 1,001-5,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Williamsburg, VA
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1926
- Specialties
- history, hotels, meeting, conference, symposium, hospitality, spa, golf, dining, museum, and education
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P.O. Box 1776
Williamsburg, VA 23187, US
Employees at Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Updates
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Not long ago, Director of Historical Research, Peter Inker, took a few of our ambassadors to Poitiers, France to attend the Omohundro Institute of Early American History & Culture (OI)’s 27th Annual Conference, “Vast Early America: A Transcontinental Conversation” - the first annual conference outside the Western Hemisphere since 2001. During their visit, they participated in conversations between early Americanists on both sides of the Atlantic, with the goal of uncovering points where respective approaches to the field have diverged and carving out new paths forward that better integrate the insights and contributions of a wider range of early Americanist. Welcome home from your time abroad! 👏 Pictured (left to right): Russell Reed, Stephen Seals, and Fallon Burner.
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Over the last few years, Ben Franklin's World has made special Fourth of July episodes, focusing on the Declaration of Independence, its creation, and its powerful words. This year, they explore a different angle: the man behind the boldest signature, John Hancock. In the latest episode, Brooke Barbier, author of "King Hancock," reveals the biographical history of John Hancock, his role in the American Revolutionary War, and the legacy of his famous signature: https://lnkd.in/e-8FQr8z
John Hancock | Ben Franklin's World
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“We would not have a Declaration [of Independence] were it not for Williamsburg”. 📜 The Declaration of Independence plays a central role in United States history, but did you know the document has a history of its own? Kurt Smith, who portrays Colonial Williamsburg Nation Builder Thomas Jefferson, joins us in this episode of #CWToday to tell us more.
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When we think of California, we might envision sunny weather, Hollywood, beaches, wine country, and the Gold Rush... But what we don’t usually consider is the state’s long history of slavery. In the most recent episode of Ben Franklin's World, Jean Pfaelzer leads us through California’s 250-year history of slavery, covering the California Spanish Missions, the Russian fur trade, and the Gold Rush. Listen and discover a different side of California's past: https://lnkd.in/e99DcTgu #pocast #historypodcast
Ben Franklin's World Ep 387: California and Slavery
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Introducing the newest edition of #RevolutionaryReads featuring Emily Guthrie, Director of the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library! Emily’s choice is for anyone who enjoys stories of travel & exploration and encounters with nature in the new world! Learn more about how John Bartram’s boundless curiosity about plants led to a lifetime of exploration and connected him to a whole network of citizen scientists in the American colonies and across the Atlantic! Have you read this book?
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The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is deeply saddened by the passing of Colin G. Campbell, former president and CEO of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, who passed away at the age of 88. His 14-year tenure was marked by his compassion for teaching not only history as part of the Foundation’s mission, but also citizenship. Alongside receiving Colonial Williamsburg’s Churchill Bell award in 2014, Campbell also worked to fund the 65,000-square-foot expansion of the Colonial Williamsburg Art Museums. He will be deeply missed.
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This just in 📰 This #Juneteenth, Colonial Williamsburg unveiled a prototype of the burial markers that will permanently honor the 60+ individuals buried at the site of the original church building used by The Historic First Baptist Church, one of the nation’s oldest Black churches. Stay tuned for the next airing of #CWToday, your go-to source for the latest news of Colonial Williamsburg!