In one year, America will celebrate 250 years of independence, a milestone VA250 is marking throughout the following year ...

For decades, stories of life in the Virginia colony’s capital founded in 1699 were predominately Eurocentric. Today, Williamsburg is much more inclusive, ...

To go with these historic sites, the state also boasts living history museums like Colonial Williamsburg and the Frontier Culture Museum, where costumed interpreters bring history to life.The land of ...

Southeast Virginia before 1806 became known as “The Punch Bowl,” according to Virginia Tech University’s archives, and several of the cocktails from the era remain popular summer sips today.

The museum tells the story of Virginia’s colonial capital through interpreters and restored buildings on 300 acres (120 hectares), which include parts of the original city. Founded in 1926, the museum ...

In July 1619, Virginia held the first gathering of the General Assembly, marking the formality of law in the young colony. By March 1620, 32 Africans were documented living in Virginia; 15 men and ...

Founded in 1910 as the Virginia State Epileptic Colony, CVTC sits on farmland purchased from the proceeds of land donated to Western State Hospital in Staunton in 1905, according to the Virginia ...

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has given a $5-million boost to efforts to preserve the colonial-era schoolhouse where enslaved and free Black children were taught in Virginia, officials announced ...

How to plan the perfect trip to Williamsburg, Virginia. This hub of American colonial history features cobblestone streets, botanical gardens, theme parks—and a 300-acre living history museum.

EDENTON, N.C. — Charles "Charlie" Alfred Creighton, founder and CEO of Colony Tire & Service, died May 15 after a brief illness. He was 81. In 1976 he went into business with George Wood and began ...

Black history 1619 project:Call our Google number, share your story 1619 landing: 400 years ago, a ship arrived in Virginia, bearing human cargo Exodus: Blacks fled the South in droves more than a ...