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.  

Colonial Farm Dining Table Setting

Here is a picture of a colonial dining table setting.  This picture was taken at the Yorktown Victory Center farm section of their living museum.  

John Adams And The Question Of Independence

John Adams And The Question of Independence" target="_blank">John Adams And The Question of Independence from Chuck Thompson

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.

Williamsburg, VA Pirate Stories - Captain Daring

Captain Daring Buccaneers - Pirate Story from Chuck Thompson

From the golden age of comics comes this story about Captain Daring.  Straight out of Buccaneer Comics.  This is a full story and you are welcome to download a free copy of the story from our SlideShare site.  Take a digital copy with you wherever you go.  Share it with friends and relatives.  We have more historical comics and stories coming soon.

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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.

  

Hampton, Virginia Under Siege - Attacks Are Eminent

Blackbeard and his band of pirates are invading Hampton, Virginia this weekend.  June 1st and 2nd, 2013.  Downtown Hampton will be overrun by pirates from all over the nation.  Everyone is in for a great time as this band of pirates work with a twist.  These folks are actually historical interpreters.  The events held each day are both entertaining as well as educational.  Pirating in certain respects was an economic necessity during the 17th century period in history.

  At times, it was even legal as pirating was used as a way to defeat one's enemies on the open waters.  This is one of the largest events in Hampton Roads each year and it's no wonder why.  Pirates re create encampments in one of the parks of the area giving the illusion of stepping back in time.

Each campsite has the look and feel of the 17th century. No modern gadgets are seen by the public.  No cell phones or tablets.  No grills or flash lights.  Lanterns are used for lighting at night and camp fires are built and used for cooking foods.

Numerous stages are set up within a 4 block radius and there are a multitude of entertainers always playing on at least two stages at any one time.  Entertainers move around the area setting up and then playing the next show throughout each day.

  Pictured left is Darcy Nair who has been a favorite at these events for many years.     She is seen here playing the hammered dulcimer.

Cap'n Pern, one of the original founders of this event and also Blackbeard's Crew, will be making a guest appearance on Saturday but is unable to participate this year due to health reasons.  He's going to be surely missed as he is one of the most dynamic individuals behind the entire ordeal.

Now there is an inside rumor that has it that Blackbeard's ghost is often seen at night during this yearly event.  You won't catch any of the pirates talking about it as his ghost is not a friendly sort.

  The rumor has it that he looks for his treasure that he left behind and has never been found.  It has further been rumored that there are many pirates that do not come back because they saw Blackbeard's ghost.

So don't miss the fun and excitement.  Did we mention the fireworks?  Saturday night will witness some amazing fireworks in the Hampton area as part of the celebration.  Don't miss out.

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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Williamsburg - Thomas Jefferson Responds

Thomas Jefferson - Response To The Citizens of Albemarle, February 12, 1790" Thomas Jefferson - Response To The Citizens of Albemarle, February 12, 1790 from Chuck Thompson

Thomas Jefferson by Rembrandt Peale: (1805) [cropped] (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

We are now beginning something different for the historic area.  Everyone else covers events and tries to get your attention to get your money.  We are going to save you money and give you what you are coming into the area for.  Real history.  Sure, we will also show you all of the fun stuff too, but we are raising the bar of all the other sites and showing you how it all relates.  And if you want to download a copy of this document?  Please click on the Slideshare link and go to my page where you are more than welcome to download a copy of this document.

The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corp performing in Colonial Williamsburg, May, 2009.  

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WTLN - Early Jamestown's Way With Mud

Joshua Graml of Colonial Williamsburg mus inside a inside the barracks building at Jamestown. Archaeologhists and students are building with "mud and stud" structures similar to those unearthed from the remains of the 1608 fort. (Joe Fudge, Daily Press / July 10, 2012

By Mark St. John Erickson, merickson@dailypress.com | 757-247-4783

11:12 p.m. EDT, July 15, 2012

JAMES CITY ——

More than 400 years after America's first permanent English settlement rose from the ground, archaeologists are combining local clay, loam and black needle rush grass in an experimental effort to recreate the unique method used to construct some of the colony's earliest buildings.

The project blends archaeological evidence gleaned fromJamestown with research into the traditional mud-and-stud building techniques of Lincolnshire, England, which was the home of such key settlers asCapt. John Smith and carpenter William Laxton.

It also requires Preservation Virginia archaeologist David Givens and his Historic Jamestowne students to learn on the job, employing their eyes and fingertips in a trial-and-error attempt to unlock the lost secrets of the simple but age-old tradition of building with mud.

"We can talk about the ingredients and the recipe all day long. We know the materials used in the mud-and-stud buildings here pretty well," Givens says.

"What we don't know much about is the implementation. This is a lost art. So we're trying to use this reconstruction process to get back into the mindset of the colonists and see how it was done."

Led by project director William M. Kelso, archaeologists unearthed their first fragments of James Fort's early mud-and-stud buildings during the excavation of a long barracks-like structure back in the mid-1990s.

They knew right away the otherwise ordinary-looking clods of clay were significant because of the unusual textures impressed into their sides.

"All we could see were the marks left by the reeds and the studs," Kelso says. "And now we're using them to help us with the experimental reconstruction."

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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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Grand Old Flag, 4th of July Celebration, Williamsburg Triangle

Grand Old Flag.  Happy 4th of July everyone.  From the staff of the all new WTLN.  A TTC Media Site.
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American Patriot Part 3, Colonial Williamsburg

American Patriot Part 3.  Colonial Williamsburg.  Part of our 4th of July celebration.  The all new WTLN.

American Patriot Part 2, Colonial Williamsburg

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