While my son and I were visiting Colonial Williamsburg for President’s Day weekend events, prodigiously heavy snow flakes flourished down from the sky.
SNOWY PHOTOSHOOT INCLUDED MY NEW TURQUOISE MUFF
Since we were wearing 18th century attire, we decided to take have a little fun taking pictures in the grand setting of snowy Colonial Williamsburg.
Telling us to hold our poses, many of the guests took pictures of us. Wish I had asked these kind guests to take a picture of my son and I together with my camera.
Presenting the historic area debut of my new turquoise blue silk muff that matches my petticoat, which dressed up my Colonial Williamsburg reproduction fabric chintz gown! I thought this would be quite proper for meeting with our famed Virginia presidents all weekend!
Amidst the setting of colorful historic buildings, which I feel are as much of the cast of characters as the interpreters are, telling the story of Virginia and America.
While taking pictures, my son had me pose f-o-r-e-v-e-r so he could get the perfect shot, partly because snowflakes were so huge that they obscured our faces in many of the photos or landed on the lens.
Since the temperature was above freezing, I was warm enough to not need my waistcoat portion of the cloak, although I certainly buttoned it up the next day due to the frigid weather.
All along I was thinking strategically, due to my love for Colonial Williamsburg: what better way to showcase these lovely buildings that tell a unique story, than through these photos?
The milliners, tailors, and Costume Design Center have greatly encouraged my sewing skills, while Tarpley’s created my son’s bespoke Lafayette hat, as per his detailed instructions.
Although we rarely get to come, we still greatly miss this wonderful place we love so much.
Quickly, we walked to the other end of Duke of Gloucester Street to the Hennage Auditorium at the art museum to see Wolf by the Ear.
VIRGINIA GAZETTE
Unbeknownst to us, a photographer from the Virginia Gazette took a picture of us as we neared Bruton Parish church, to which a friend alerted me!
{{{The link to which has long since been taken down, as I move this old blog post to my new blog site. I wish I had taken a screen shot. It was well-captioned too, of our backs clad in cloaks, one black and the other red, walking down Duke of Gloucester Street, seemingly to Bruton Parish Church.}}}
Wow…we’ve been published in the Virginia Gazette, the oldest newspaper in Virginia!
Established in 1736 Williamsburg, the Virginia Gazette operated under several printers including Alexander Purdie and then by William Rind.
When Rind passed away, his widow, Clementina Rind took over the publication.
Since Williamsburg was the capital of the colony of Virginia, housing the seat of government, the Virginia Gazette kept up with all the activity for all the people who came into the busy town.
Even so, subscriptions extended throughout the colony to keep Virginians informed of the news in Williamsburg, throughout the colonies, and the world.
Technically there were three versions of the Virginia Gazette in Williamsburg, which gets quite confusing.
When the Governor Thomas Jefferson moved the seat of government from Williamsburg, further inland to Richmond, the Virginia Gazette relocated as well.
