John Turner, a manager of program development at Colonial Williamsburg, talks about the place of religion in colonial society, looking at the Great Awakening, African American participation in religious institutions, and the different denominations represented in Williamsburg.
Dennis Watson, interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg, looks at the life and trade of the historical figure he interprets, Alex Purdie, publisher of The Virginia Gazette.
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.
Emily James, an interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg, discusses the place of music in slaves' lives, looking at the double meanings of many of the songs' lyrics.
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Valarie Holmes, an interpreter at Colonial Williamsburg, discusses the life of slave Lydia Broadnax, cook to George Wythe, whose role she plays.
Colonial Williamsburg interpreters Bill Barker, as Thomas Jefferson, and Richard Schumann, as Patrick Henry, debate on whether Virginia citizens should be taxed to support religious institutions.
Gaynelle McNichols, supervisor of the Capitol and Gaol in Colonial Williamsburg, describes the function of the Gaol and the punishment of criminals in colonial Wiliamsburg.
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.
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.