Milliner, Horses, and Gardens: Colonial Williamsburg
After leaving the milliners, I shopped at the Prentis Store, then visited Mann Page and James Madison, who saw me as they rode by on their horses.
18th Century Virginia Musings
After leaving the milliners, I shopped at the Prentis Store, then visited Mann Page and James Madison, who saw me as they rode by on their horses.
Colonial Williamsburg has a new James Madison, who spent months in study, deeply immersed in documents and research. The results of that was great!
Attending the unique President’s DAy weekend programs of the Virginia presidents, I’ve gleaned deeper understanding of our country as we explore their lives.
For the first time we saw the great live performance of Jefferson and Adams: The Stage Play at the Kimball Theater, which previously we’ve seen on DVD.
Last weekend Colonial Williamsburg broke with tradition to offer a commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Williamsburg, May 5, 1862.
Keeping warm and dry, we visited the first three presidents from Virginia throughout their lifetime at various events, for President’s Day Weekend.
On the anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights, the historical interpreters for Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson stepped out of character.
That evening we settled in front of the Governor’s Palace to await a special evening program in the refreshing cool of the evening.
While my son spent several minutes trying to get the perfect picture of the gorgeous cardinal, Thomas Jefferson joined us in bird watching!
During President’s Day weekend we analyzed our Ancient Greek studies with those who established the framework of America’s representative government!