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SUMMARY:A Date with History Speaker Series: The Invention of Colonial Williamsburg
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LOCATION:Talbot County Free Library\, 100 W Dover St\, Easton\, MD 21601\, USA
DESCRIPTION:Colonial Williamsburg\, Virginia\, is the most studied 18th-Century town in the world. This illustrated lecture will cover the founding and growth of this vast historical resource. What drove the recovery of the town? What changes have been made over the last 95 years? What sorts of insights can Williamsburg’s archaeology\, architecture\, material culture\, and history give us? This talk is about peering into the seeds of Time. Michael Olmert wrote the Official Guide to Colonial Williamsburg (1985-2015) and has written some 50 articles for Colonial Williamsburg Magazine. A professor in the University of Maryland’s English Department\, Olmert has long been interested in the connection between literature and history and architecture. His books include Milton’s Teeth and Ovid’s Umbrella (Simon and…\nMore info: https://talbothistory.org/\nActiveBury: https://www.activebury.com/events/11536
URL:https://www.activebury.com/events/11536
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