The Official Unofficial Photo Magazine of Colonial Williamsburg

Colonial Williamsburg Magazine - Vol 1 Issue 1 Collectors Edition from Chuck Thompson

The Official Unofficial Photo Magazine of Colonial Williamsburg.  Free digital copy.  If you would like to download a free copy all you need to do is sign up for a free SlideShare account and then you will be able to download this as well as all future issues of any and all of our works.  You can also embed this magazine into your own website or you can just share the link.

  The good news is that the shelf life of this type of magazine is indefinite.  It will never expire.  We have more coming up as well.  We will be covering early American life, the American Revolution and the Civil War to name just a few.  We will also be introducing a Pirates magazine soon too.  The fun just never ends.  Enjoy.  

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Some Views Around Jamestown

Thought we would share some views from around Jamestown Settlement.  A great place to spend a day.  These photos are from inside the fort which is one of many areas to explore.

Captain John Smith, Virginia Company

Captain John Smith, Virginia Company, free eBook from Chuck Thompson

Here is some history of the Virginia company and Captain John Smith.  History background for your journey through the historic area.

Virginia Under The Stuarts, 1607-1688 Ebook

Virginia Under The Stuarts 1607 - 1688 from Chuck Thompson

Early Virginia history.  You can read this ebook for free right here.  To put this book into full screen, just left click the icon at the far bottom right of the above container.  To exit full screen mode, just hit the escape key on your keyboard.  Free history right here on WTLN.  

John Adams And The Question Of Independence

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As we move quickly towards the 4th of July, let us look at what one of our forefathers had to say about this concept of Independence.  John Adams And The Question of Independence.  It's only 5 pages and will soon be available for free downloads once SlideShare fixes the bugs on allowing them again.

Oil painting of John Adams by John Trumbull. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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The American Political Ideal - Every American SHould Read This

American Idealism Watch out for big talk from Chuck Thompson

The above was a free giveaway comic back in 1950 by the National Association of Manufacturers.  It is probably more useful today than it was then.  We are sure that there are many in politics today who will hate to see this comic book recirculated.  It sounds all too familiar these days.   Free downloads are available from our SlideShare site on this comic book.  Also, feel free to embed this into your website or share it everywhere.

Colonial Williamsburg Fife And Drum Drummer's Call Weekend 2013 HD Video

We just finished getting the first video up from the Drummers Call Weekend 2013 at Colonial Williamsburg.  We have a lot of video to process yet and will be getting up more as soon as possible.  This year we shot most of the event in HD. The HD processing takes longer to produce than standard video.  We also have numerous pictures from the event that we also will be posting soon.  The sound quality is good but is low.  Just turn up your sound for these videos.  We were far enough away that the sound didn't come through as well as we would have liked.

  

CW Drummer's Call Weekend - New Videos

Last year we were not able to attend the drummer's call weekend.  The first time in our history when we were tied up with other projects that demanded our attention over this event.

  This year we not only attended the drummer's call weekend, we also as always shot plenty of video.  We are getting ready to process the videos soon.  This year we changed all our technology.  We shot over half the show on Saturday in ultra high 720P HD video.  Ultra high 720p is like low 1080i only better but not as good as 1080p.

  The other half we shot using a DVI camera in widescreen mode.  We will process all video in full 720p mode though.  This year we will be changing up how the videos will be shown.  In years past we cut the video for each tune played.  This year we will be showing the entire field march for each fife and drum corp on the grounds.  Also, due to feedback, we will no longer put on long front end openings or endings.

  We are sponsoring each video though in order to help defray the costs of shooting, production and hosting expenses.  That means that we are putting in advertising on each video.  The advertising however will match up with the videos as the ads will be based on historic content.  We expect to start having the first videos up by early next week.

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WTLN - Are You Ready For Summer Colors?

Photo By;  Chuck Thompson of TTC Media

With what seems to have been a very long and cold winter and a spring that is proving to be chilly as well, we are beating everyone is ready for some summer colors.  We decided to post this picture to help inspire you for this coming summer.

Colonial Williamsburg - Governor's Palace

Photo by:  Chuck Thompson of TTC Media

Every now and again if you are willing to wait long enough, you can get a decent shot of the Governor's Palace without having anyone walking or standing around that gets into the shot.  Here is a picture from one of those moments.

Williamsburg, VA - A History of American Christianity

American Christianity"A History of American Christianity from Chuck Thompson

A History of American Christianity.  This is a free e-book that is 258 pages total.  You are more than welcome to download a copy of this e-book from our Slideshare location.  This is part of our history series.  This book has a number of truly fascinating facts that you probably never read anywhere else. Some history on William Penn, history of the separation of church and state and how it was the Baptists behind that separation.   This is the type of information you will not find on other sites and are not likely to find anywhere else for that matter.

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Political History - James Madison On Constitutional Law

Political History, James Madison On Constitutional Law

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To help everyone better appreciate Williamsburg and surrounding areas for their history, we are starting a series of historical documents and clips from the time period leading up to, during and quotations after the Colonial Period of America.  We have decided to port in the works through Slideshare for numerous reasons.  For one, Slideshare hosts the creations we put together in a PDF container that works very well.  Two, it gives us a good backup of the works.  Three, it allows us to share the works on numerous platforms all at the same time.

  We are also licensing this work to anyone who wishes to share it.  You are welcome to download a copy of the work and share it in any manner you wish under the terms of the below license.  You can read this work on Slideshare and then download the paper to your computer or embed the work on any web site.  You are also welcome to print and distribute the work in any manner under the terms of the license.  We have more of these works coming soon.

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Victory At Yorktown, happy 4th of July to the entire Historic Williamsburg Triangle area.  Yorktown, Williamsburg and Jamestown.  Plus all the surrounding areas.

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Scottish Bag Pipes in Colonial Williamsburg at Bruton Parish

We had the privilege to film this gentleman while he performed outside of Bruton Parish church in Colonial Williamsburg on May 16th, 2009. The time was about 7:45 PM just before a concert in the church. I myself love listening to the bag pipes and it is a rare pleasure when one can get to view a musician actually play them. One of the many incredible events that take place around the Williamsburg Triangle.

Trader Joe's, A Great Place To Shop

We have to report on one of our favorite places to shop. Although the Historic triangle is loaded with a tremendous amount of great places to visit and shop, one of the top best of the best is without question, Trader Joe's. We have been shopping there for some time now and they constantly continue to impress us more on each visit.

So we spoke to the management of the store in Williamsburg, though it was not an official interview, the conversation started with our praise of their constant outstanding attention to the customer. It's what they call the customer experience. Let me tell you, you have to visit this place to truly understand what the customer experience is. It's far and above just really great customer service. So much so that Trader Joe's has no competition in this market. Everyone we met loves their job. (This is truly rare). Every company in the world could learn from these folks. Trader Joe's has earned our dedicated loyalty for years to come. Oh, by the way, their prices are equally outstanding and mostly unmatched.

Welcome To The Historic Triangle

Welcome to the Historic Triangle Blog site. News, reviews and information about the most historic place in the United States. Covering Jamestown, Williamsburg, Yorktown, and surrounding areas of Virginia. Home of the real first Thanksgiving. Home of the first English speaking settlement in the new world. The seat of government of early America. Home to such great men as Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, and a host of others. Over time we will be bringing you the history of many great men and leaders of this great nation we live in.


This blog will be your tour guide and information source for these areas. We will not only cover the wonderful history of these areas, we will bring you news and special gems that you just will not get from any tourist information site. We will cover the hidden areas of where the Civil War battles took place here. Shopping, dining, great places to stop just to grab a snack, wonderful Hotels, Motels, Inn's as well as Bed and Breakfast places to spend your nights in. We will take you off the main paths to explore what you might otherwise miss while here.


We live in the area and have been here for over 15 years. We are constant explorers of the area and have yet to exhaust all the wonderful choices of great entertainment. This site will be composed of a lot of pictures and as much video as we can add. We will be adding links into this site that will allow you to explore even deeper, whatever catches your fancy. So sit back, learn, explore and have fun with us as we take you on a journey through this incredible area.

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