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• Colonial Journalism

  Political pressure and personal bias have hounded American journalists since the first newspapers were printed. Interpreter Dennis Watson talks about the Virginia Gazette.

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  • Learn more about the Virginia Gazette.

• Christmas in Williamsburg

  Doors are decked in Williamsburg's signature style to celebrate the holiday season. Laura Viancour describes the preparations.

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• A Splendid Coincidence

  Inspiration intersects with means in a partnership that resurrects a city. Character interpreter Ed Way portrays W.A.R. Goodwin at Colonial Williamsburg.

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• Tobacco in the Colonies

  Investment in the field yields profits in the marketplace for diligent tobacco farmers. Rural tradesman Wayne Randolph describes the hungry crop's allure.

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• Restoration and Reconstruction

  Putting an 18th-century face on a 21st-century building is a feat of research and resourcefulness, explains Colonial Williamsburg architect Scott Spence.

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  • Learn more about Historic Area buildings.