Pursuing issues that were important to her like education, literacy, and womens health. Laura batch, this laura bush, this sunday night. Examining the public and private lives of the women who filled the position of first lady, and their influence on the presidency. From Martha Washington to michelle obama, sunday at 7 00 8 00 p. M. Eastern. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to American History tv live from Colonial Williamsburg. On the eve of the American Revolution williamsburg, virginia was a bustling capital , home to a large enslaved population. American history tv returns to the williamsburg at the 1770s where we are live from the historic district. Burgesses, where George Washington once served, and the Governors Palace, home to king george. We will also be taking your questions as we talked to historians, curators, and interpreters that will all be aboard the cspan bust today. Joining us is Colonial Williamsburg president mitchell reiss. Thank you for being here this morning,
The first royal governor who took office in 1710. It was all it was also the home of our first state governors. Patrick henry and Thomas Jefferson. And have a very orderly design. It was the thirdlargest building in town. It consisted not only of the building we are standing in, but there was a can now, a scullery, a laundry, kitchen. We know that one governor actually had 5000 models in his cellar. The house today is a reconstructed building on an architectural site. It was open to the public in 1934. Since then it has undergone refurbishing and interpretations. One governor arrived in 1774. At the end of that year, lady dunmore gave birth to a daughter. Unfortunately, things went sour between the relationship of the governor and the virginians, and in 1775, the governor and his family fled in darkness, never to return again. Today, we have furnished the building as accurately as we can. We used primary documents such as inventory taken when the governor died, when an inventory would
In needlework exhibition right now we are at the governors palace. It would have been the symbol of power and authority for the British Crown and it would have represented power to the columnists of virginia. Royal the home of seven governors including alexander foxwood. Also the home of our first state governors. And have a very orderly design. It was the thirdlargest building in town. It consisted not only of the butding we are standing in, there was a can now, a scullery, a laundry, kitchen. We know that one governor actually had 5000 models in his cellar. The house today is a reconstructed building on an ural site. \ it was open to the public in 1934. Since then it has undergone refurbishing and interpretations. One governor arrived in 1774. At the end of that year, lady dunmore gave birth to a daughter. Unfortunately, things went sour between the relationship of the governor and the virginians, and in 1775, the governor and his family fled in darkness, never to return again. Have
American history tv from colonial Williams Burg. Heres a tour of the governors palace. Im one of the curators of textiles and historic here at colonial Williams Burg foundation. Right now, were at the governors palace. It would have been a symbol of power and authority and represented power to the columnists of virginia. The building was on the home of seven royal governors, including alexander, the first royal governor who took office in 1710. The house was an important part of the design of the town of Williams Burg. It consisted not only of the building that were standing in, but also to the advance buildings and even a sell lar. We know that one governor had over 5,000, almost 6,000 bottles of wine stored in his sell lar. The house today is a reconstructed building on the original archaeological site. It was finished and opened to the public in 1934. And since that time, it has under gone a number of furnishing and interpretations. At the end of that year, lady dunmore gave birt to
There was a scullery, a laundry, and even a seller. One governor had almost 6000 bottles of wine stored in his cellar. The house today is a reconstructed building on an original architectural site. It was finished and opened to the public in 1934. Since that time it has undergone , refurbishing and interpretations. Today, we furnish the building as if governor dunmore was living here with his family. His wife and six of their children arrived in virginia in 1774. At the end of that year, lady dunmore gave birth to a daughter. They named her virginia. Unfortunately, things went sour in the relationship with the governor and the virginians, and in 1775, the governor and his family fled in darkness, never to return again. Today, the curators furnished the building as accurately as we can. We used primary documents such as inventory taken when the governors diet. Also, a floor plan drawn by Thomas Jefferson when he was living here as governor. Of remodeling it andrew a detailed floor plan