Mack Headley, Colonial Williamsburg's master cabinetmaker, discusses the work of a cabinetmaker in colonial-era Williamsburg and today.

Mack Headley, master cabinetmaker at Colonial Williamsburg, looks at the process of cabinetmaking according to colonial-era practices.

Corinne Dame, an actor-interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg, describes the work involved in researching and portraying a variety of historical characters, including Frances Davenport, an upper-middling wife, married to Matthew Davenport, a clerk of the courts; Barbry Hoy, whose husband enlists in the Army during the Revolutionary War; and Elizabeth Maloney, who has two children with a slave.

Terry Lyons, a Colonial Williamsburg wigmaker, looks at the place of wigs in colonial society and what they revealed about the wearer's social status.

Jason Whitehead, supervisor of historic masonry training at Colonial Williamsburg, discusses the process of making bricks according to colonial-era practices.

Richard Carr, a basketmaker at Colonial Williamsburg, describes the importance of baskets and the skill of basketmaking during the colonial era, and outlines the process of making a basket.

Lou Powers, a historian at Colonial Williamsburg, describes the celebration of Christmas and the winter holidays in the colonial era, while also addressing some points in the evolution of the holiday in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Marcy Wright, a performing arts dance interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg, describes the place of dance in colonial society, focusing particularly on dance in Christmas celebrations.

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.