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The Sound of Battle: CW’s Fifes and Drums

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06/08/15 • 22 min

The piercing fife, the thundering drum: both can be heard over the din of battle, making them a crucial means of communication for commands like parley, cease fire, and retreat. How does this combination work?

Old Stitch: A Beer for the Ages

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12/15/14 • 15 min

Relax with a brew from the past, courtesy of Master of Historic Foodways Frank Clark. Twenty years of study and practice have resurrected the 18th century’s favorite beer: Old Stitch.

A Talking Kitchen: History Speaks at the Wythe House

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04/28/14 • 14 min

Listen closely in this kitchen. In it, objects speak of their owners and of their makers. Tools speak of technology and ability. Small personal items speak of meager comforts in a hard life. Curator Amanda Keller worked to outfit the Wythe Kitchen and imbue it with a richly layered history.

Orphans of Williamsburg

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01/13/14 • 13 min

Historian Cathy Hellier describes the poignant histories of children left without parents. The question of providing for colonial orphans was split between the courts and the children’s caretakers. Listen this week to learn how colonial society looked after its littlest citizens.

Cannibalism at Jamestown

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01/06/14 • 18 min

A gruesome relic informs a desperate history. Historic Jamestowne’s Senior Archaeological Curator Bly Straube describes the find that let scientists and historians confirm the tales of cannibalism in America’s fledgling years.

Giving Thanks in Colonial Virginia

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11/25/13 • 12 min

Though Thanksgiving as we know it would not become a national holiday until Lincoln declared it in 1863, colonial Virginians found many occasions to give thanks. Journeyman cook Barbara Scherer tells us what was on the table, and explains that technically, you’re probably not roasting your turkey at all.

Opening Anderson's Armoury

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11/11/13 • 19 min

Anderson’s Armoury opens after years of research and reconstruction. Two of the project’s leads talk about the culmination of a project that changes the shape of the Revolutionary City and the narrative of a country at war.

The First Oval Office

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10/21/13 • 15 min

George Washington slept here, ate here, planned here, and plotted here through the eight years of the Revolution. A joint project with the Museum of the American Revolution is reconstructing the tent that Washington called home during the war. Learn more about the great man when you see his life in the field.

Ask George and Martha

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02/18/13 • 20 min

George and Martha Washington answer audience-submitted questions about their marriage, their partnership, and the Revolution in this special Presidents Day podcast.

Let Freedom Ring

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02/02/16 • 8 min

Colonial Williamsburg and First Baptist Church have joined together for the Let Freedom Ring Challenge. Americans from across the nation are invited to ring the First Baptist Church bell in the name of freedom and equality throughout the month of February and beyond.

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The average episode length on Colonial Williamsburg History Podcasts - Image Enhanced is 14 minutes.

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Episodes of Colonial Williamsburg History Podcasts - Image Enhanced are typically released every 7 days.

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The first episode of Colonial Williamsburg History Podcasts - Image Enhanced was released on Apr 18, 2011.

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