What’s Inside
Written By Leigh Jameson
About the author
Leigh Jameson has over thirty years experience as an actor and storyteller on stages across the country. She has served as a tour director up and down the East Coast, working with guests of all ages from around the globe. Leigh is a licensed guide in DC and NYC, holds a B.A. in French and an M.A. in English Lit, and has two published guide books – Alexandria and Mount Vernon and Virginia’s Historic Triangle. For the past dozen years she has worked with some of the most
prestigious museums in the country, including the Smithsonian’s American History Museum, Mount Vernon, and Colonial Williamsburg. In 2009 Leigh founded The History Warehouse, a living history performance company that provides a variety of historical figures for historic sites, museums, and educational institutions. With Marjie Southerland, Leigh is also co-creator of 52% Productions; their podcast works to lift the voices of those marginalized from the traditional US history canon and to share the stories of our shared histories.
More information
Pages: 286
Dimensions: 4.37 x 7 inches
Last updated: July, 2021
Table of Contents
Orientation
By the numbers
Welcome
Colonial Williamsburg
Overview
Institutional History of Colonial Williamsburg
Some 18th Century History
Neighborhood 1: The Palace Green Area
Neighborhood 2: The Courthouse Green Area
Neighborhood 3: Duke of Gloucester Street
Neighborhood 4: The Exchange
Other Miscellaneous Sites
Jamestown
Jamestown History
1619: A Pivotal Year
An Addendum: The Rest of the 17th Century
Pocahontas
A Pronunciation Guide
Jamestown Settlement
Historic Jamestowne
The Glasshouse
Yorktown
An American Revolution Timeline
The Siege of Yorktown, 1781
Yorktown Battlefield
The Museum of the American Revolution at Yorktown
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