Photo courtesy of Fort Roberdeau Cat Schirf, wearing Colonial period dress, moves a wheelbarrow at the 18th century replica Fort Roberdeau in Sinking Valley. She will present the next lecture in a ...

WILLIAMSBURG — Much of the historic clothing that comes to The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation has a common thread: no one knows exactly who wore it. That’s not true of 20 garments donated this year ...

At Colonial Williamsburg, the largest outdoor living museum in the country, it’s not uncommon for visitors to witness a team of archaeologists, hands in the dirt, actively discovering history. These ...

In the heart of Colonial Williamsburg, the different roles women played in 18th-century society are evident. There are costumed interpreters like Deirdre Jones Cardwell and Katharine Pittman, who tell ...