Jay Gaynor, who runs the historic trades apprentice program at Colonial Williamsburg, discusses the practice and learning of colonial-era trades, both in the past and in Colonial Williamsburg today.

Emily James, a Jamaican interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg, talks about the roles she has played over the years, discussing the slave trade and the movement of slaves between the British West Indies and the North American colonies.

Wesley Green, an interpretive gardener at Colonial Williamsburg, talks about the practices of colonial-era gardening, the trade in seeds, and the class associations with gardens and gardening.

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.

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.

Bridgette Houston, an African American interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg, discusses the process of manumission, by which slaves in colonial Virginia might be freed.

Jack Flintom, an interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg speaks as John Randolph, a loyalist in Virginia's climate of revolution.

Bryan Simpers and Bereni New, of Colonial Williamsburg, interpret the married couple Alexander and Barbry Hoy. As Alexander and Barbry, they discuss their struggles as a middling family adjusting to the changes brought by the Revolution.

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Garland Wood, Colonial Williamsburg's master carpenter, describes the work of a carpenter, both in the colonial era and present-day Colonial Williamsburg.