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1. on April 18, 2013 at 02:09 Margaret Misegades

   Isn’t Williamsburg one of the really special places in this world? I had three children in school there at once, and my bumper sticker said “Mary & William & Mary.”

   
   
2. on April 18, 2013 at 04:21 lacyJ

   Vic,
   How lovely to get to do business in Williamsburg! Thanks for sharing the video clip. We used to take our daughter every year (her teachers understood that she would be missing one week of school in September) to spend time learning and participating in a place of such historical consequence.

   She went back to attend William & Mary and actually worked in the historical town before coming back home to start her career. The video brought back a lot of wonderful memories.

   Thank you!

   
   
3. on April 18, 2013 at 07:03 Sandi

   I’ve only been there once, but I enjoyed the general ambiance. I’d love to go back and experience it in a more peaceful moment. Thank you for sharing your video. :)

   
   
4. on April 18, 2013 at 07:09 Christopher J Squire

   ‘ . . the fives and drums of a marching band . . ‘ Fifes?

   
   
   • on April 18, 2013 at 09:39 Vic

     Yes!

     
     
5. on April 18, 2013 at 10:50 Patty

   Enchanting, Vic. Williamsburg is lovely.

   
   
6. on April 18, 2013 at 13:54 ellaquinnauthor

   I love Williamburg and know exactly what you mean. It’s one of the few places in the US where one can do this.

   
   
7. on April 18, 2013 at 15:44 reganwalker

   Vic,
   did you linger in the church graveyard? I found the tombstones most illuminating as to what the colonists valued most and the legacy they left behind. The problem today is we put our graveyards far away from the public eye and the markers have little to say. Not so with the early Americans.

   
   
   • on April 18, 2013 at 16:04 Vic

     I did not have the time, Regan, but I know what you mean. I have walked through the graveyard and read such poignant messages.

     
     
8. on April 18, 2013 at 21:03 revolutionarypie

   I also have “time traveled” in Williamsburg! (That’s what got me blogging, actually.) I bet this is the nicest time of year there, before it gets really hot. I hope you had a chance to eat in one of the taverns.

   
   
9. on April 18, 2013 at 21:10 HRLeven

   I love Williamsburg, I wish I could live in the Historic District. Instead, I’ve had to settle for many visits, with an upcoming one this summer during a family reunion.

   
   
10. on April 18, 2013 at 21:57 Eileen Landau

    I remembering the Friday Night Fish Fry…what an enormous amount of food! And we stayed on sight in their inn. Where I first met a bed you needed a ladder to get into. Wonder how many fell out of bed.

    
    
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12. on April 23, 2013 at 14:33 Tony Grant

    The English accents of the officers were not too bad. The sentiments portrayed are a little biased though, ha! ha!!!!
    Benjamin Franklin’s house, just off The Strand, is worth a visit when you are over here. Even, Ben, himself never envisaged the split from Britain at first, his job was to negotiate the taxes of the colonists. Of course ,London, was your capital city in those days. American accents were quite prevalent on the streets of London in the 18th century.

    Christopher, a fife is a type of small flute.
    All the best,
    Tony

    
    
13. on April 23, 2013 at 23:21 QNPoohBear

    I love Williamsburg, especially once the crowds thin out. I visited in 2008 and wrote a series of blog posts about my trip. I had such a wonderful time. I hope to go back there soon. I’d love to work in the research library but I don’t drive and don’t want to live in a college town.

    
    

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