June 19, 2020 (Monday)
SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE, ARRANGED THROUGH COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG
7:00 a.m. Breakfast, drop-in
8:00 a.m. Gather for the day Woodlands Hotel Lobby
You will not be back to the hotel until after dinner.
8:15 a.m. Orientation Walk: From Middle Plantation to Williamsburg
On this stroll through town, learn about the geography and significance of eighteenth-century Williamsburg. Tricks and helpful hints will also be shared to help you make the most out of your exploration time later in the day.
9:15 a.m. Break
9:30 a.m. American Indian Experience American Indian Encampment
Learn about daily interactions, trade and influence between the cultures in 18th century Williamsburg. Consider the language we use in teaching about native peoples today, and how best to encourage culturally responsive teaching.
10:30 a.m. Think Like a Historian Classroom
Eighteenth-century Williamsburg was a complex community of approximately two thousand people. We know a lot about some of these individuals and very little about others. In this lesson, practice how historians use primary sources to discover information about people of the past and draw conclusions about their lives.
11:30 p.m. Meet a Person of the Past: Nanny Jones Classroom
Meet an enslaved Virginian who lived in eighteenth-century Williamsburg. Discuss what life and work was like in the capital city and how it compared to that of the enslaved living in rural areas.
12:30 p.m. Voucher Lunch & Exploration in Historic Area
Lunch Voucher redeemable at the Raleigh Tavern Bakery, Chowning’s Cider Stand and Chowning’s Garden Bar.
Locations open for exploration are designated by flags. Suggested Sites: Governor’s Palace, Capitol, and Trade Shops. Check out the Colonial Williamsburg Explorer app for more details, hours, and special events!
3:00 p.m. Exploration Debrief Compton Oak
3:15 a.m. Freedom’s Paradox Walking Tour Randolph House
Learn about the evolution of slavery, and how the institution impacted Williamsburg, the Colony of Virginia, and both the master and enslaved people. Explore how founding Fathers, like Peyton Randolph, President of the First Continental Congress, depended on slavery to support their lifestyle. Discuss the paradox of the institution of slavery and the movement for independence.
4:30 a.m. Visit the George Wythe House George Wythe House
Tour the home of prominent attorney and thinker George Wythe and imagine the important discussions it housed, from the ideas that shaped the American Revolution to those that continue to shape our lives today.
5:30 p.m. Break and Walk to Dinner
6:15 p.m. Tavern Dinner Tavern TBD
8:30 p.m. Evening Program: Cry Witch Capitol
You decide! Is Grace Sherwood a witch? Question witnesses. Weigh evidence. Finally, cast your vote for the guilt or innocence of “the Virginia Witch.”
8:00 a.m. Gather for the day Woodlands Hotel Lobby
You will not be back to the hotel until after dinner.
8:15 a.m. Orientation Walk: From Middle Plantation to Williamsburg
On this stroll through town, learn about the geography and significance of eighteenth-century Williamsburg. Tricks and helpful hints will also be shared to help you make the most out of your exploration time later in the day.
9:15 a.m. Break
9:30 a.m. American Indian Experience American Indian Encampment
Learn about daily interactions, trade and influence between the cultures in 18th century Williamsburg. Consider the language we use in teaching about native peoples today, and how best to encourage culturally responsive teaching.
10:30 a.m. Think Like a Historian Classroom
Eighteenth-century Williamsburg was a complex community of approximately two thousand people. We know a lot about some of these individuals and very little about others. In this lesson, practice how historians use primary sources to discover information about people of the past and draw conclusions about their lives.
11:30 p.m. Meet a Person of the Past: Nanny Jones Classroom
Meet an enslaved Virginian who lived in eighteenth-century Williamsburg. Discuss what life and work was like in the capital city and how it compared to that of the enslaved living in rural areas.
12:30 p.m. Voucher Lunch & Exploration in Historic Area
Lunch Voucher redeemable at the Raleigh Tavern Bakery, Chowning’s Cider Stand and Chowning’s Garden Bar.
Locations open for exploration are designated by flags. Suggested Sites: Governor’s Palace, Capitol, and Trade Shops. Check out the Colonial Williamsburg Explorer app for more details, hours, and special events!
3:00 p.m. Exploration Debrief Compton Oak
3:15 a.m. Freedom’s Paradox Walking Tour Randolph House
Learn about the evolution of slavery, and how the institution impacted Williamsburg, the Colony of Virginia, and both the master and enslaved people. Explore how founding Fathers, like Peyton Randolph, President of the First Continental Congress, depended on slavery to support their lifestyle. Discuss the paradox of the institution of slavery and the movement for independence.
4:30 a.m. Visit the George Wythe House George Wythe House
Tour the home of prominent attorney and thinker George Wythe and imagine the important discussions it housed, from the ideas that shaped the American Revolution to those that continue to shape our lives today.
5:30 p.m. Break and Walk to Dinner
6:15 p.m. Tavern Dinner Tavern TBD
8:30 p.m. Evening Program: Cry Witch Capitol
You decide! Is Grace Sherwood a witch? Question witnesses. Weigh evidence. Finally, cast your vote for the guilt or innocence of “the Virginia Witch.”