WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Archaeologists in Virginia are uncovering one of colonial America’s most lavish displays of opulence: An ornamental garden where a wealthy politician and enslaved gardeners ...

This video is no longer available. Their contributions helped establish colonial Virginia, but the stories of enslaved and freedmen who rowed down the James River to move goods aren’t well known to ...

The racist violence in Charlottesville is an appalling chapter in the very long history of white supremacy in America. Watching marchers with torches and Confederate flags near the site of Thomas ...

Archaeologists in Virginia uncovered what is believed to be the remains of a military barracks from the Revolutionary War, including chimney bricks and musket balls indented with soldiers' teeth. The ...

Then wash all down with good wine and beer, And So with mirth conclude the Year. — Virginia Almanac, 1765 Except for the feasting, an 18th century Christmas in Tidewater Virginia was simple and modest ...

It was reputed to be America’s loveliest Colonial­-era plantation house, a jewel of Georgian architecture. Its interiors, with opulent walnut and yellow pine paneling, parquetry and grand staircase — ...

The newborns are part of Colonial Williamsburg’s Rare Breeds program, which works to preserve species of livestock that lived ...