Eve of the american revolution. Here at the colonial williamsburg foundation. I work with not only our Textile And Quilt and Needle Work Collection but with furnishing all the exhibition sites at the foundation. Were 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 colonists of virginia. The building was the home of seven royal governors, including alexander, the first royal governor who took office in 1710. It also would have been the home to our first state governors, Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson. The house was a very important part of the design of the town of williamsburg. The town was had a very orderly design and the palace would have been part of that design. It was the third largest building in town. It consisted not only of the building that were standing in, but also two standings, extensive gardens with falling terraces, a canal. There was a laundry, a kitchen and even a cell
Foundation. Were 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 colonists of virginia. The building was the home of seven royal governors, including alexander, the first royal governor who took office in 1710. It also would have been the home to our first state governors, Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson. The house was a very important part of the design of the town of williamsburg. The town was had a very orderly design and the palace would have been part of that design. It was the third largest building in town. It consisted not only of the building that were standing in, but also two standings, extensive gardens with falling terraces, a canal. There was a laundry, a kitchen and even a cellar. We know one governor had over 5,000 actually almost 6,000 bottles of wine stored in his cellar. The House Today is a reconstructed building on the original archaeological site. It was finished and
Klapper. In addition to it being really hot for inland areas, its going to be hazy because of the drifting smoke. This is going to depend on where you live, and thats going to impact you in different ways. If you live along the coastline, youre probably not going to get Surface Smoke as much as people who live in the North Bay or inland East Bay. Lets take a look at how our conditions are doing. I want to turn your attention to not this little spider, whatever this may be, but the clouds and the orange hue. It is the sun starting to come up but you may notice a little bit more of those orange glows because of the hazy conditions. Were waking up to 50s and 60s, so definitely a mild start but that Smoke Advisory is in effect this weekend because of those unhealthy airconditions, so ill talk about that coming up in just a few minutes. Well see you then. Alaska still experiencing after shocks following a 6. 9 earthquake centered near the aleutian islands 800 miles from anchorage. It struck
Collection but with furnishing all the exhibition sites at the foundation. Were 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 colonists of virginia. The building was the home of seven royal governors, including alexander, the first royal governor who took office in 1710. It also would have been the home to our first state governors, Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson. The house was a very important part of the design of the town of williamsburg. The town was had a very orderly design and the palace would have been part of that design. It was the third largest building in town. It consisted not only of the building that were standing in, but also two standings, extensive gardens with falling terraces, a canal. There was a laundry, a kitchen and even a cellar. We know one governor had over 5,000 actually almost 6,000 bottles of wine stored in his cellar. The House Today is a reconstructed bu
Seven well governors including alexander spotswood, the first one government who took office in 1710. Also wouldve been the home to our first state governor, Patrick Henry and thomas jefferson. The house was a very important part of the design of the town of williamsburg. The town was orderly competitor orderly design and the powerless would have been part of that design. It was the third largest building in town. It consisted not only on the building that we are standing in but also two buildings, extensive gardens, i can now. There was a laundry, a kitchen and even a seller. We know when governor had over 5000, actually almost 6000 bottles of wine stored in his cellar. The House Today is a reconstructed building on the original archaeological site. It was finished and open to the public in 1934, and since that time it is undergone a number of we furnishings and reinterpretations. Today we furnish the building as Governor Dunmore was living here with his family. In fact, his wife and