I first took my seat in the ancient bodin the spring of 1769. I must tell you, your excellency, you were already a legend in my family when i was a young boy. My father, peter jefferson, spoke very highly of you. He as you well know was a surveyor commissioned by the western authority surveying lintz of virginia and beyond. Lands of virginia and beyond. He was a young major. I believe you both sat together in the Virginia House of burgesss, just before he passed away. He passed away in 1757. When i came to the house 12 years later, i had already known of you as a boy that attended the old World College in williamsburg, william and mary and george whiff and practicing law in williamsburg. In fact, general, i do not know whether you remember, but when i was a young man, a good 25 years of age, i had already become a de devote of theater and never missed an opportunity when virginia burg performed in the theater and i believe mrs. Campbell was quite the destiny for you. You enjoyed her oc
She is responsible for recreating the beds and mountes that make vernon believable as a home. Nancy is widely recognized as the leading american expert of textiles of the 18th and 19th centuries. She began her career as an archaeologist, deeply interested in understanding the ways people how theythe past, lived with and express themselves through their material possessions. Over the past 30 years. , natalie has taken that approach above ground by studying furnishing textiles in order to recreate them. She began as an archaeological draftsmen. While at williamsburg, natalie refurbished nearly every expedition building, including the most recent restoration of the Peyton Randolph house. Natalie has worked for more than 80 museums and public sites. She is the go to textile expert for what i consider the three most important houses in america mount vernon, monticello, and the white house. Natalie is an extraordinary mentor to curators around the country. She selflessly provides insights fr
Individual you have all seen but whose name you may not recognize, natalie larson. Natalie larson is the unsung hero of mount vernon. She is responsible for physically recreating beds, curtains, and household textiles that make mount vernon believable as a home. Natalie is widely recognized as on leading american expert furnishing textiles of the 18th and 19th century and is the sole textilesr of historic incorporated of williamsburg, virginia. She began her career as an archaeologist, deeply interested in the ways people lived in the past and how they lived with and expressed themselves through their material possessions. Over the past 30 years, natalie has taken that approach above andnd by studying documenting surviving furnishing textiles to recreate them for use and house museums. An began her career as archaeological draftsman and Colonial Williamsburg before becoming a versions specialist. At williamsburg natalie refurnished nearly every exhibition building, including the most r
On the eve of the American Revolution williamsburg, virginia, was a bustling capital city, home to a large enslaved population. American history tv returns to the williamsburg at the 1770s where we are live from the historic district. We will see revolutionaries and loyalists mingle on the streets. The house of 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, i appreciate it. Williamsburg president mitchell reiss. Thank you for being here this morning, i appreciate it. Mitchell my pleasure. For someone who has never visited Colonial Williamsburg, how do you describe it . Mitchell well, i think it is important for people to know it is more than the sum of its parts. You have 88 buildings that have you have
Each week, american artifacts takes you to museums and Historic Places to learn what artifacts reveal about american history. Williamsburg was the capital 17051779. Ginia from up next, we take a tour of the courthouse. We learned the role of justices, clerks, and lawyers before and after the american revolution. Tom my name is tom hey, i am the site supervisor of the herehouse capital and jail in colonial williamsburg. We are currently in the courthouse of 1770. This courthouse served as the courthouse for both the city of as the city as well county court for virginia. The court met here once a month for about three or four days. The courts were the local government of the 18th century. They not only had official business, people coming to sue be sued, that stay also but they also came here to get tavern licenses, to be appointed to various minor offices, take care of widows and orphans, any number of things like that. Being part of the british empire, they were following English Commo