Stryker Center at the Williamsburg Regional Library

This presentation will assess why Great Britain and the United States approached emancipation differently. In Britain’s case, the willingness of Caribbean sugar planters to accept the Government’s compensation offer derived from a conviction that liberalisation of the national economy was inevitable and would ultimately undermine the economics of West Indian sugar production. In the United...

Join staff from the Rockefeller Library to learn about the history of holiday traditions at Colonial Williamsburg, including Grand Illumination, the Yule Log Ceremony, the Groaning Board, Public Times, holiday decorations, and other beloved customs.

Join us for an afternoon of multigame play for tweens, teens, and adults! Multiple game leaders will lead single-meeting campaigns for ages 9 through adult. Choose to play with teens & adults or tweens & families. Please register by Tuesday, December 23 by emailing anorfolk@wrl.org