Our last day in Colonial Williamsburg Featured Benedict Arnold, Lafayette, and Washington
1781, the year General Washington sent Lafayette with his dragoons to capture the traitor Benedict Arnold, who had burned down the capitol in Richmond.
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Colonial Chocolate and Archaeological Secrets at Colonial Williamsburg
After a great Revolutionary City street theater experience with the Collapse of Royal Government, and our grand visit with General Lafayette, we…
Meeting General Lafayette at Colonial Williamsburg
When we vacationed in Virginia in 2004, it seemed everywhere we went, Lafayette was mentioned. While perusing the weekly Colonial Williamsburg schedule…
Collapse of Royal Government at Colonial Williamsburg
We couldn’t wait for our next day’s adventures at Colonial Williamsburg! Before Revolutionary City’s street theater began, we got to meet George…
Our first Costumed-Time-Travel in Colonial Williamsburg
With anticipation we took the nature path from the visitor center to Colonial Williamsburg, after reading the time travel signs on the bridge…
Mom, will you sew an 18th century gown for me?
Although I knew my kids’ first trip to Colonial Williamsburg would be wonderful, I had no idea how much it would change…