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Colonial Williamsburg

http://www.history.org/History/index.cfm

Provider: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation


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This is the official site of Colonial Williamsburg and in addition to a variety of resources for planning a trip to this historic place, the website offers a wide range of educational materials that allow students to explore Williamsburg from their classroom.

Explore the restored 18th century capital of Virginia through extensive, searchable image collections, digital archives, online catalogs of Williamsburg research libraries, and multimedia pages. Teachers can take their students on a virtual tour of Colonial Williamsburg where they can visit such historic places as the President’s house, the public gaol, the Pasteur & Galt Apothecary, and the Raleigh Tavern. They can also examine Captain John Smith’s Map of Virginia.

The Experience the Life section of the website introduces students to life in 18th-Century Williamsburg. Features include the African-American experience, religion, politics, schooling, occupations, manners, Christmas, clothing, food and recipes, and more. Students will also find a colonial dateline and a historical glossary. Information on modern archaeological excavations and the restored formal gardens is also available. This website also provides access to the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, which includes an archive of digitized versions of rare books and manuscripts, special collections of historical documents, and a folkart collection.

The Colonial Williamsburg website is searchable and has a site map. Portions of the site offer content in German, Spanish, French, Italian, Russian, Japanese and Chinese. Complete visitor information is available to facilitate planning a trip. Shopping is available through an online gift shop and educational organizations may enjoy a discount. Books, CW Journal, videos and DVDs, CDs and cassettes on various topics are available for purchase.

New from Colonial Williamsburg are podcasts delivered weekely on computers and portable audio players. A costumed interpreter tells listeners about what it is like to work as a “citizen” of and playing historical figures.