Make this holiday one for the history books! 📖🎇 Colonial Williamsburg welcomes holiday enthusiasts like no other place, as candles shine from windows in our historic buildings, garlands drape across doorways, and the air is filled with the sounds and smells of the season. Yet our holiday experience goes deeper, exploring the traditions of our diverse 18th-century community. Come experience a holiday you’ll want to unwrap again and again! Find the complete list of our holiday programs and a pri

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This #InternationalArchaeologyDay, watch 300 years of history come back to life... one fragment at a time! This conservator cleans and reconstructs the vessel under a microscope using soft brushes, swabs, and even porcupine quills. Every sherd is handled with care, and reversible adhesives ensure the jug can be studied for generations to come. This Westerwald jug, made in Germany and used on a Virginia plantation between 1680–1710, lay buried for over 300 years before Colonial Williamsburg archa