John Turner, program manager and religious projects specialist at Colonial Williamsburg, discusses the colonial hymns that evolved into modern Christmas carols. He also looks generally at popular music in the colonial era, and at views on how Christmas should be observed.

Erik Goldstein, Curator of Mechanical Arts and Numismatics at Colonial Williamsburg, discusses an exhibit at the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, "Pounds, Pence, and Pistareens: Coins and Currency in Colonial America," outlining the place of currency in the colonial economy and discussing the choices made in putting together the exhibit.

Ken Johnston, an interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg, portrays Benedict Arnold, the American general and hero of Saratoga who became a British brigadier general and fought in the Revolutionary War on the British side. Johnston gives the general's perspective in 1781, after he captured Richmond and Williamsburg.

Linda Baumgarten, Curator of Textiles and Costumes at Colonial Williamsburg, talks about 18th-century clothing and fashions, including how they reflected class differences.

Eric Myall, saddle and harness maker at Colonial Williamsburg, discusses the work of the saddle and harness maker in the colonies; and talks about the construction and types of saddles.

Bill White, Executive Producer and Director of Educational Program Development at Colonial Williamsburg, discusses the range of the slave trade and its importance to the colonial and global economy, as well as Colonial Wiliamsburg's efforts to educate on the slave trade and slavery in general.

James Ingram, a character interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg, describes the life of Gowan Pamphlet, a colonial tavern slave who, influenced by the Great Awakening, became a Baptist slave preacher. For the first part of this interview, click here.

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James Ingram, a character interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg, describes the early life of Gowan Pamphlet, a colonial tavern slave who, influenced by the Great Awakening, would eventually become a slave preacher. For the second part of this interview, click here.

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Todd Norris, manager of performing arts at Colonial Williamsburg, talks about colonial theatrical performances and Colonial Williamsburg's presentation of Othello.

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Rhys Isaac, winner of the 1983 Pulitzer Prize in History, discusses his work in researching and writing about colonial Virginia life, in which he takes an anthropological view of the past, trying to uncover people's day-to-day lifestyles.