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Original Structure and 23 Burials Discovered at First Baptist Church Excavation Site
COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG -- Excavations are well underway at the site of First Baptist Church on the corner of Nassau Street.
It has been nearly a...
Local Tour Company Offers Walking Tour for Visually Impaired Students
WILLIAMSBURG -- A local tour group is able to provide the experience of Colonial Williamsburg but in a unique way.
For a fourth year, Williamsburg...
Colonial Williamsburg Archaeology Helps Oak Grove Baptist Restore Historic Cemetery
ROCHAMBEAU DRIVE -- Nestled in a shady grove of massive oak trees, a little cemetery humbly sits within eyesight of construction along Route 64.
Oak...
Congress Passes Bill Making Juneteenth a Federal Holiday
NATIONWIDE -- The Senate passed a bill establishing June 19 as a federal holiday to commemorate the end of slavery in the U.S.
The Senate...
William & Mary Host Ceremony to Commemorate Construction of Memorial to the Enslaved
WILLIAMSBURG -- The College William & Mary (W&M) is preparing to get a new memorial installed on campus.
Dedicated to persons enslaved by the university,...
Virginia Black Storytellers Will Bring History to Life at Freedom Park
WILLIAMSBURG -- Williamsburg native Dylan Pritchett, aka “The Storyteller,” will be joined by other Virginia Black Storytellers at Freedom Park on Saturday, June 19.
From...
Colonial Williamsburg and Community Partners join for Juneteenth 2021
WILLIAMSBURG -- Colonial Williamsburg will join community partners to commemorate Juneteenth with a series of events on June 19, 2021.
Observances will start at 10...
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