The Fashionable Wig Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 01/20/2009 - 14:33
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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.

Colonial Theater Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 01/20/2009 - 13:49
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Todd Norris, Manager of Performing Arts at Colonial Williamsburg, discusses the performances offered at Colonial Williamsburg, digressing into a look at the place of theatre in colonial society.

We Are Starved

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Ivor Noel Hume, author and retired Chief Archeologist for Colonial Williamsburg, discusses the atrocities and indignities English colonists at Jamestown inflicted on the Native Americans in the region, including Pocahontas.

Pounds, Pence, and Pistareens

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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.

Clothing Speaks Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 01/08/2009 - 18:44
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Linda Baumgarten, Curator of Textiles and Costumes at Colonial Williamsburg, talks about 18th-century clothing and fashions, including how they reflected class differences.

The Slave Trade

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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.