Highlights
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is a private, not-for-profit educational institution that receives no regular state or federal funding. The Foundation:
preserves and interprets the Historic Area.
operates for-profit subsidiaries, including hotels, restaurants, convention facilities, and golf courses. sells licensed products and reproductions.
In addition to the Historic Area, the foundation also operates:
The DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum
Bassett Hall
John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library
preserves and interprets the Historic Area.
operates for-profit subsidiaries, including hotels, restaurants, convention facilities, and golf courses. sells licensed products and reproductions.
In addition to the Historic Area, the foundation also operates:
The DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum
Bassett Hall
John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is a private, not-for-profit educational institution that receives no regular state or federal funding. The Foundation:
preserves and interprets the Historic Area.
operates for-profit subsidiaries, including hotels, restaurants, convention facilities, and golf courses. sells licensed products and reproductions.
In addition to the Historic Area, the foundation also operates:
The DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum
Bassett Hall
John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library
preserves and interprets the Historic Area.
operates for-profit subsidiaries, including hotels, restaurants, convention facilities, and golf courses. sells licensed products and reproductions.
In addition to the Historic Area, the foundation also operates:
The DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum
The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum
Bassett Hall
John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library
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Getaway for love
Want to escape with your sweetie for Valentine's Day? Packages abound, both near and far, for married soul mates or those who are single and want to mingle. (Taxes and gratuities are not included unless noted.) Here are just a few.
Romantic inns
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50 picture-perfect fall getaways
As summer's fleeting charms begin to fade, fall swirls into view in a burst of kaleidoscopic color. Relish autumn's arrival with 50 nifty travel ideas for the Mid-Atlantic region: from leaf peeping and leisurely drives, to museum-hopping, fall-inspired...Tags: Harriet Tubman, International Travel, Arts, Holidays, Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia)
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Stuart Halstead Dobson, engineering executive
Baltimore Sun reporterStuart Halstead Dobson, a retired Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. executive and civil engineer, died Nov. 20 of a massive stroke at Hospice of Queen Anne's in Centreville. The Stevensville resident was 76. The son of a Bethlehem Steel Corp. mechanical...Tags: Ellicott City, Hamilton, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Stevensville, Queen Anne (Talbot, Maryland)
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Day trips: Bake, skate or glide your way to the holidays
Alexandria, Va.
Holiday Boat Parade
Enjoy a parade of brightly lit sailboats and powerboats at the 12th Annual Alexandria Holiday Boat Parade of Lights. Some 50 decorated vessels will sail from Washington to Alexandria, Va., to showcase their creativity...Tags: Arts, Holidays, Tourism and Leisure, Bars and Clubs, Entertainment Events
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Baltimore's true identity: black history
A new vision for our city in the 21st century is sorely lacking from the discourse in the Baltimore City mayor's race.
Sure, lowering property taxes is a good idea, but it is not a game changer — even if it could be done without slashing city...Tags: Harriet Tubman, William Donald Schaefer, Regional Authority, Highlandtown, Culture
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Baltimore: A great destination for African-American tourism
J.B. Salganik's suggestion that Baltimore City celebrate and promote its unique connection to black culture and history is exactly what the late Thelma Banks Cox had in mind when she founded the African-American Heritage Society and the Black Landmarks...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, African Americans, Minority Groups, Culture, Public Schools
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Day trip: Philadelphia's 4th of July celebrations
The Fourth of July is more than fireworks and picnics. It's a celebration of the day the Continental Congress took the bold step of declaring independence, vowing to "dissolve the political bands" connecting England and the colonies in order to start an...Tags: Holidays, Foods and Beverages, Thomas Jefferson, Naturalization, Festive Events
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'Living history' is making a comeback at some Maryland museums
In the shadow of Abraham Lincoln memorabilia, John Wilkes Booth will tell anyone who'll listen just why that tyrant had to be assassinated.
Supporting himself on a wooden crutch, a decidedly agitated Booth, his voice rising to match the fierceness in his...Tags: Harriet Tubman, Homes, Fort McHenry, Judaism, Tour Operations Industry
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Day Trip: Run For the Dream at Colonial Williamsburg
Williamsburg, Va., which already has parks and attractions galore for Baltimore day-trippers, has added a half-marathon and 8K race, taking place Saturday and Sunday.
Participating runners get the usual T-shirts and protein bars, but also receive free...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Busch Gardens Orlando, Armed Forces, Track and Field, Bacon
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It takes a team of artisans to make the trophies Preakness winners take home
No one gets to take the Woodlawn Vase home anymore.
Jeanne Murray Vanderbilt made sure of that in 1953 after her husband's horse, Native Dancer, won the Preakness by a neck. She was not going to be responsible for the three-foot-tall, 30 pound solid...Tags: Woodlawn (Baltimore, Maryland), Macy's, Inc., New York City, The Jockey Club Incorporated, Sailing
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Spring break hotel deals in the Mid-Atlantic region
Baltimore Sun reporterThe more hotel deals I write about the more I get. So my inbox will never be empty. But maybe your pockets will be a little less empty with these deals. (Maybe. I'm not guaranteeing anything. Doing your research and checking the small print is always...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Busch Gardens Orlando, Amusement and Theme Parks, St. Michaels, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia)
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