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.

Tom Hay, supervisor of the Courthouse at Colonial Williamsburg, looks at public protest and victimization of Loyalists in the period leading up to the American Revolution, including tarring and feathering, burning in effigy, and other public humiliations.

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.

Buck Woodard of Colonial Williamsburg describes the population and social organization of Native American society in the Chesapeake area prior to and during the arrival of the Jamestown colonists, focusing particularly on Powhatan and the Powhatan Paramount Chiefdom.

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

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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Kelly McEvoy, Colonial Williamsburg peer teacher in the volunteer dance department, describes the social importance of dancing in colonial society, and the education of children in dance.

Colonial Williamsburg historian Lou Powers discusses the holiday season as it existed in the colonial era, as well as touching on calendar systems and class divisions.