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WILLIAMSBURG NEWS
COLONIAL
Volume
4,
Number
WILLIAMSBURG,
1
VIRGINIA
Crowds Turn Out As Prelude Opens
May,
1951
Progress Reported On Aid Program
To Start June 1; New Signs Go Up
Signs, New Format For Calendar, Closing Of
Court House As Info Point Are Part of Project
The " visitor aid"
program will get under way on the first of
June, after six weeks of preparation, at which time Bill Bippus,
now manager of the Reception Center, will join the Public Informa-
tion Department to assist in the community - ide cooperative project.
w
Several parts of the ten -point program are already visible. Two
drive - out
have been
signs
by C &
erected
of the Architectural Department.
opposite
the
Motor
Stadium,
Court.
and
These
on
cover
M under
the supervision
They are located on Route 60z,
Route
31,
the major
opposite
flow
the
White
Lion
visitor
of
traffic
from
the Nest and give essential directional information using the successful " You
Personnel Changes
Announced;
Expanding
Special
its efforts
America'
nounced
s
the
past,
along
an-
of three
staff members and the appointment of a fourth to serve in educational
and
informational
capaci-
mational
Burbank
Leaves
same
nounced
that
time
another
was
an-
tors
from
at the
the
Center
the
will
are
now
will
tell
there
is
York City.
rector
He was formerly
of
public
di-
information
of
are
to
due
for
scotchlite
pro-
them
glUw
Inside?
signs
Rockefeller
New
South
Streets
make
Wha.t' s
Special
the Exhibition
in
to
night.
ing the
organization
to join the
public
relations
department
of
Inc.
of
Francis
in
which
tor, Kershaw Burbank, was leav-
Brothers,
route
entrance
corner
and
Reception
cess
at
administra-
erect
The signs leading visi-
repainting
it
Francis
Colonial
will
signs
the City,
the
the
Road,
Street;
York
markers
for
the
Chamber
of
Commerce
and
the
Reception
Center, which tie into the infor-
England
ties.
At
and
Williamsburg
has
advancement
formula.
Richmond
Street,
to inter-
CW
here"
The City of Williamsburg has
erected the highway marker signs
Survey Is Ended
pret
are
Signs Erected
to
be
being
in
up
few
see
at
on June
printed.
a
to
put
Buildings
words
inside
1
These
what
the
build-
Colonial Williamsburg and for the
ing, giving a thumb -nail sketch of
past
the important
facts about each
one.
These will be in addition to
year
survey
assigned
to
a
special
committee.
Newly
Created
and
Posts
will
price
Richard
of
the
K.
Showman,
department
of
director
one of two newly created posts of
assistant to the director of- interNamed
as
the
other
assistant
formerly
is John C. Goodbody,
director of publications
and
the
for
with
vey
past
Burbank
year
to the special sur-
P.
Program
Alexander,
interpretation,
Showman'
the
will
gram
for
Goodbody
visitors
the
be
that
to plan
interpretive
burg.
with
in
pro-
Williams-
will be concern-
interpretation
work
largely outside Williamsburg, the
PRELUDE
Dr. Samuel Eliot Morison ( upper left)
Py4NORI4Mfl.
where it was first flown)
Grand
director
explained.
He will handle
the
organization' s
relations
with the armed forces, with the
receives a
Union flag for the City of Cambridge
Mass.
from John D. Rockefeller, 3rd. Hostesses Mildred Adolph and Alma New-
Department
of State and its program of student and foreign spec-
bury ( upper right) are caught in a happy mood as May 15th parade up Duke of Gloucester Street
was
about
to start.
At
May 15th resolution.
center) the " Virginia
the
College (
lower
left
center,
Town
Crier
Layton
Zimmer,
in the role
of a clerk,
reads
the
Leslie Cheek, Director of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, inspects ( right
Dynasty" portraits at the art exhibition.
Dr. and Mrs. Donald Southworth of
left)
look
on
as
the Fort
Monroe
Band
moves
into
position
for
the
opening
ialists'
cies
of
visitations,
promoting
Showman,
sociated with the American movement
for
Independence,
in the
Anniversary of Resolution
With bands playing and flags flying, and a colorful crowd on
the Williamsburg streets, the " Prelude to Independence," 175th anniversary
of Virginia' s Declaration
vigorous
of Independence,
got
off
to a
start.
Day, May
13, was the signal for the " Prelude"
to
open.
A large Richmond contingent of members of the Association
for the Preservation
of Virginia Antiquities
was present, as well as
the committee of the board who arranged the celebration.
Events
of the day were the luncheon for members held in the Game Room
of the Williamsburg Lodge; a service in the church on Jamestown
Island, with Bishop George P. Gunn as preacher; tea at the Raleigh
Tavern at which the Williamsburg Chapter of the A.P.V.A. were
in
hosts;
and
Bruton
an
Parish
evening
Church
service
with
an
address by the Rev. Arthur Pierce
Middleton.
This
anniversary
of the landing
Engish
and
was
colonists
for
over
at
50
the
Jamestown,
years
has
occasion
been
for
ceremonies
on
Jamestown Island.
344th
of the
ered
in
the
front
Arts and
and
documents
closely
as-
with
ageneduca-
a
native
Oklahoma,
of
large
of
the
crowd
Wren
gath-
Build-
Walter
opened the exhibition to the pub -
J.
S. C.
Iic.
Book
is
Williamsburg,
Gave
Us
were
Published
entitle
Freedom,"
of the
brought
a story
for
man
the
The book published by Colonial
d, "
They
contains
paintings
together
re-
which
from
all
of the sculpture,
and
of the men and their fight
independence,
Continued
on
written
Page
by
Heacock,
history
degrees
a
University,
He
will
in
ceeding
on
of
Fur-
director
of
of
Exhibition
September
1,
suc-
the
ap-
Showman.
Also
director
of
was
Holmes
of
public
has
Brown
served
as
acting
Burbank' s
Brown
service
as
information.
for
the
This
will
fold
be
booklet
rent
a
aDVSSOd •
on
past
and
21 "
n
I 'd ' 9917E ' oaS
will
publications
three-
replace
which
cur-
Colonial
Williamsburg
now distributes
visitor.
A
layout
will
feature
be
for
of
a"
this
marking
map,"
especially
designed
to better serve the needs of the tourist
homes and courts
visitor
map
definite
will
Wil-
whole
community,
with
the
restored
area
shaded
to
where it begins and ends.
Bus
Ed
the
This
the
show
liamsburg
in giving
directions.
show
Service
Kendrew
reports
that
the
bus service should start about
July 1.
This operation will be
supervised
by Monier Williams
for
C&
M.
panoramic
A
large
display
has
on
kodacolor
been
Page
or-
3)
Pillow Count' Here
Shows Record Week
For Easter Holiday
survey
were
accommodated
5587
will
in
call
the
to
The period checked — March 22,
March 28— covered the Easter
week
end
busiest
with
and
in
who submit-
the
one
attendance
records
of
the
history
broken
at
the exhibition buildings. The " pilcount"
pancy
motor
which
tabulated
occu-
at the hotels, tourist homes,
courts
and
private
resi-
dences during the period when virtually every bed was taken indicated
tor
No.
Personnel
Goodwin
was
Williamsburg
that some
2, 000 visitors
courts
and
Build-
two - thirds
of
overnight
can
city. these, the tourist homes, moOf
Suggestion
at
during
special
the
committee.
unsigned
here
the seven day period.
be accommodated
2)
Office
s
Grohmann.
six -page,
during
director
If the employee
Pied
calen-
Williams-
Needham &
agency,
low
announced
pointment
year
of
Greenville,
become
department
Buildings
member
department
ted
eA ' . rngsuisiilr1
in
burg," is now being prepared in
New
York
by our
advertising
accommodated
L • oN lnu.la J
for the
Week
Broken
holds
degree from Williams College and
had done graduate
work at Har-
ing, and introduced Mr. John D.
Rockefeller,
3rd
who
officially
photographs
Monday, May 14, was marked
by the opening of the exhibition
of arts
of the
over the country for the occasion,
Documents
and
citizenship
from the University
of Wisconsin. Goodbody, formerly of Ridgewood, New Jersey, holds an A.B.
the
productions
the
Building
This
At 3: 30 on Monday afternoon, a
vard University. Both have been
military band paraded from the
A " pillow count" survey made
members of the staff of Colonial
Court House Green up the Duke
of the number of persons staying
for several years.
of Gloucester Street to the col- Williamsburg
in Williamsburg
over the peak
lege
grounds.
Dr. John
E. PomHeacock
Appointed
Easter holiday week has revealed
fret,
president
of
the
college,
Newly appointed to the staff is that over 14, 000 overnight guests
welcomed
Jamestown
the
Wren
College of William and Mary.
present
Format
format
Continued
Arrow,
Christopher
dar, "
tion.
They Gave Us Freedom" on May 14th.
At lower right, Chairman of the Board John D. Rockefeller,
3rd is shown as he participated in the festivities on " Freedom Day."
Special Ceremonies Mark
The new
new
director
explained
s duties
expanding
ed
the
the
Expanding
of
assigned
committee.
Edward
New
Exhibition
Buildings, will be advanced to fill
pretation.
supplement
signs.
private
in the
residences
approximately
the
total
or
10, 028
overnight guests during the seven
day period.
The remaining one third
or
total
of 4, 364
overnight
guests stayed at Williamsburg Inn
ing
an
award
will
be
given.
and Lodge, and the colonial
houses and taverns.
guest
�PAGE
Two
Colonial
As Officers Of ESU
NEWS
Ah
Published monthly for and by employees
of Colonial
Williamsburg,
BOARD:
Middleton,
Dick Tal-
and
ley, Holmes Brown, Tom McCaskey, Bob Hoke, Tom Williams,
and
George
Hudson;
Accounting,
Wiseman;
to
Archives, Louise Cha-
Arms
Issue:
Comment
reporter
from
attended
of
Dance Club.
the
Institute
Toano
High
College where
She is secretary to
the Editors of the William &
Quarterly
for
the
and
has
Institute
has announced
of last year.
1st the laundry
will take only dry cleaning
and
shirts from employees of Colonial
vorites
He hastens
to asthough,
that the
prices
will
pre-
art
exhibition
at
of
members
held
on
will
was unsuccessful
leave word
call,
ar-
and
of
she
can
liamsburg
and vicinity
s'. e has been a " workin'
less
than
of
a year.
Beta
She
Sigma
although
girl" for
Sorority.
House
at
of
which
Dr
J.
Richmond,
the
Virginia
Miss Gillespie,
Wynne- Roberts,
Holmes,
Paike
Dr.
L.
presi-
Branch,
as
Miss Marguerite
Mrs. David G. F.
John
Rouse,
elected
scene
S.
Jr.
Ware,
and
Mr. Rouse
was
Planned
Among the activities planned by
Williamsburg
chapter,
ing to Dr. Middleton,
tertainment
of
accord-
are the en-
British
exchange
sure
students at the College of William
to fit it into your schedule sometime between now and the time
and Mary, the showing of outstanding British motion pictures,
it closes on the Fourth of July.
They Gave cs Freedom" is probably the finst exhibition of its
ing
kind
tion to Williamsburg.
building?
ever
held
employees
burg
it
of
should
was
the
duly
be
state
Colonial
this
a
of
visitors
special
will
from
other
welcome
also
countries
and
introduc-
The group
participate
in
the
ilar
activities
of
the
Branch, at Richmond.
that
which
great
lot
a
and
Williams-
proud
organization
co- sponsored
see
in
be
their
You' ll
If not,
In
show.
inviting
become
paintings
CW
members
of
a
personnel
of
organia pub-
lication of the ESU which
but
be four or five you haven' t seen
before . ...
and they' re all tops!
realists and dreamers, but partic-
Just in pasing, the Military Police on duty there ( 24 hours a
day) are General Mark Clark' s
ularly
solidarity
can promote
personal
ciples
Magna
on
special
who
loan
for the duration of the exhibition.
states,
To young and old, but particularly to the young in heart; to
for every one of those, there will
M. P.' s,
to
the
in
Buildings,
to practical
believe
of
claration
AUDITOR
I &
ten
with
years'
Ernest accrued
Lee of
L
service
Williamsburg
Colonial
of
idealists;
that
to all
international
the prin-
Carta,
the
Independence,
De-
and
the
several Bills of Rights, the English- Speaking Union offers its invitation
on May 20th.
the
of
to membership."
turn
on
the
Continued frcm Page 1)
and
read
the resolution
it had been passed
Parke Rouse, Jr.
Cn
view
rooms
of
the
the
impressive
Wren
Building,
among the 65 paintings are portraits of Washington
by Charles
Willson Peale and Gilbert Stuart;
thus
notifying
Rembrandt
down
Benjamin
West' s painting of the " Conference of the Treaty
of Peace."
There
are Copleys
Trumbulls.
and Sullys and
Besides the paintings
modern
by
the
W.
Fairfax
is
Declaration
to
this
minder
was
enough
read
monthly
tinued
not
to
safety
being
warrant
re-
The
con-
use.
thank
those
of
you
who
took
the
from
Union
first
Colonies,
flag
raised
Grand
flag
was
was
Capitol,
Another
place.
flag,
flag
the
this: "
What
got; all
around
police
goes
a
you
in
soft
have
that
job
to
do is ride
automobile!"
People
Williamsburg find to do with all
the hours in the day.
In shghtly
over an hour on a typical day, the
way radio system has been in use
by the department since about
prowl
car
answered
from
Eastern
State
1944.
each
from
Force
size
and
Increased
of
the
force
has
port,
the
easier
in
was
1932
made
when
somewhat
the
first
to
four
and
during
Few
Major
be
in
families
wale
this
in
nearly
which
character
police
are
work;
in . a
iutside
men
work
rave
to
neces-
been
men
and
supplement
too
salaries
to
quarters
the
with
fire
are
are
abilities
cen-
located
in
station.
three ion
cooperates
of
force,
Captain
under
Sam
the
Peach,
cooperates
with the city officers
on any sort of detail where company
activities
strain
the manpower
of the city
In addition
Williamsburg
consists
and
that
in various
can
local
boys,
Lewellyn
Lodge,
and
All members
who
police.
to Chief Kelly, the
Police Department
of two
Smith
reach an understanding
with the
child, his parents and his teachers.
The chief is a firm believer
delinquency
their
now
The CW police
known by their fellow citizens to
risk being caught m a criminal
act.
When the slightest tendency
toward delinquency is shown by
any minor within the jurisdiction
of the Williamsburg
Police Depar ment, Chief Kelly and his officers do everything
they can to
to pay
which
and radio operation
These
CW
well-
their
that in the
The department also
have
their own head-
needs.
hopes
se-
do additional
It is hoped
commensurate
town
are
ob-
of city budget
very
difficult
but they must
one steady
that
that
offered,
Such
incomes
all
and
juvenile
out
highest
of the
used
to the
Caliber
cured,
slum ter.
people
size
be
these
that
of
overlook-
points
task.
de-
no
of
phase
often
future it will be possible
have at least
earner,
Kelly
salaries
called
juvenile
there are
town,
officer
other
is
sarily low because
limitations,
is a
from a volun-
and
one
station
taining men of that caliber at the
linquency are almost unknown in
Williamsburg
Police Chief William H. Kelly attributes this to
that
One
which
men
can
Crimes
crime
Conn.
work
only
forcement show in Williamsbuig
was run by the sheriff ( of Williamsburg and James City County) and by the City Sergeant.
could
administrative
Chief
the whole law en-
officers
service
Men of high
the
bers.
Special
local
when they are ( according
schedule) " off duty ".
war it was doubled, but its regular current staffing is six mem-
in time of necesity
teer group.
calls
Hospital,
reasons in the middle of the night
car
was purchased for the department.
About
1938 the force increased
two
in
ed is the number
of times
that
officers are called out for special
on duty for t -:elve hours a day.
task
policemen
William and Mary, and received a
long distance call from Bridge-
in-
creased gradually
since 1931. Unil the third
man was hired in
1933,
the two officers
would be
Their
an
a
what
like
you' ve
needed,
and they would
in turn
call in to find out the location of
the trouble.
The modern three -
The
wonder
officers
something
brothers),
are
H.
E.
B.
Smith
John
P.
Thomas
CampbelL
have been schooled
and ex-
ample on the part of the parents.
law enforcement
train -
ing programs
in Richmond,
port News, Norfolk
and
ington.
NewWash -
of
the
presented
pulled
and
in
a
its
Union
United
of Rights
of
its
to
Dr.
that
came
request
he
Washington' s army of January
1,
1776.
of
The band
citizens
Church
program
the
give it to the city fathers of Cam-
in
author,
with
then
to
The
led the
Bruton
old bell
parade
Parish
rang out,
and the Rev. Francis Craighill,
rector of the Church, held a spe-
FUN FOR
cial
Heights School.
Virginia
which
service
with
prayers
for
zed by Recreation
peace.
Convention
of Delegates.
As on that day 175 years ago,
Williamsburg went into a festive
mood.
celebration
o' clock
with
A
opened
ceremonies
Navy
at
at
band
11
the
return
at
the
3rd,
made
conclusion
a
brief
of
Virginia
claration
George
ence."
adopted
the
the " Prelude
to IndependThe portraits, sculptures,
historical
paintings
speech,
and documents
which
an
Pursuit of Hapiness,"
in the Wren
July 4th.
will remain
Building
was
held
ALL
had
on
at the " Get- Together"
April
30th
at Bruton
Here enjoying a game of cards and being kibitCommitteeman
Selby Mitchell of Office Ser-
vices, are CW' ers ( 1. to r.) Estelle Baker, Virginia Frayser, Idean
Crump, and Myrtine Williams.
De
of Rights
written
by
Mason,
will
officially
played illustrating " The American struggle for Life, Liberty,
and the
while a crowd of 1500 people assembled.
Mr.
John
D.
Rockefeller,
June 12, " Human Rights Day,"
the anniversary
of that day on
close
The
time to fill in the survey card and
it as requested.
the
Freedom
Day"
climax of the " Prelude
Independence
Capitol.
The Safety Committee desires to
hear
Presented
British
Grand
on Tuesday, May 15, 175th anniversary of the Resolution of Independence, passed in 1776 by the
widely
its
made
and
Mason.
Grand
that
Independence
Jefferson,
handwriting
George
to
of
Thomas
Virginia
cate
often
remark
which
bridge,
Massachusetts,
where
it
had
first
flown
over
General
to , George
Declaration
Despite many favorable comments from employees returning
the " Safe Worker" survey cards,
total results of the survey indi-
remark
implications.
Flag
Morison
be seen, as well as a copy of the
SURVEY
rare
cheered
ton
WORKER"
indeed
as
and sculpture, a long and sigmficant letter from George Washing-
SAFE
is
Oft heard
A
by
at
which
on the significance of the day and
on the Revolutionary period with
its
and
to the
and waved
their Grand
Union
flags. Dr. Pomfret introduced
Dr.
Samuel Eliot Morison, who spoke
Thomas Jefferson
by Gilbert Stuart and Mather Brown;
Martha Washington
as seen by
Peale,
or to come
by the Con-
vention, while the crowd
in
and eight
Williamsburg.
com-
was
set up.
were able to
lights,
in
always be traced to upsets in the
actor
in
18th
century
costume,
strode out of the House of Burgesses,
the
signahng
home and poor guidance
Prelude
to the
the next best move was to
situation
through
telephone
system
the facts
cited
Middleton
motorcycle
belonged
in the afternoon
the complainant
Land"
on,
the hardware
store
Telephone operators
areas
zation,
Exhibition
Dr
sim-
Virginia
which you may have seen before
the
If By
later
and efforts to give English- speak-
Wren
to call
vice - president.
Activities
rebuilt
of the crime.
Before 1931,
the
the
to
spoke briefly. Six directors of
the Williamsburg
chapter were
elected, including Dr Middleton,
is a mem-
Phi
visits
tion meeting in March at Bruton
Parish
of
which
of
representatives
Plans for the chapter' s operations were made at an organiza-
Buck,
whipped
or
by
one
the police officers that they were
of
the
British
Commonwealth.
Annual dues are $ 5.
Plans For Operation
dent
strawberry
witnout
neither
events
Williamsburg
five
with this procedure,
for the police
lights on the water tower and
is
be
of
The truck really
had the use of it between
One
are
who
consisted
truck.
the next morning. During these " pioneer" days of the early thirties,
one could, with luck, reach the long arm of the law by calling the
drug stores and service stations in the business district; if the caller
Somewhat
Interpretation.
functions
Blair
SAY, have you had time to take
the
social
who
Gillespie
will be
working
Among her top fa-
shortcake (
ber
vail.
in
Division
the
September
since
are travel
cream),
been
Mary
Williamsburg.
This
action
has
get enough of. Her engaging smile
been necessitated
by the extra
and pleasant manner have already
work load brought on by King' s
made her many friends in Wilreasonable
English
Those
Miss
American
Pert
she was a member of the German
same
the
ranged from time to time on observance
of
significant
Anglo-
School and Madison
Arms Tavern.
sure everyone,
of
becoming
see
and
of Early American History and
Culture, Peg Madsen is a native of
Manager
in
Meetings
Norge,
the Laundry,
that after June
in
courtesy
in
Sheerin.
Campbell,
have
pany,
should
Hanrahan.
ARMOND
who
Members
Branch
interested
Mary Lee Fitzgerald;
Reception
Center, Betty Toler; Research,
Louanne Martin; Theatre, Katy
News &
officers)
organization
of people
transportation
a pickup
Superintendent of Streets but the police department ( numbering two
addition
retary- treasurer.
sonnel,
Virginia
Marston
and
Lois Churchill;
Public Relations,
Maria
latest
motor
at times,
Speaking Union, the local chapter now has some thirty members,
according to Chris Gillespie, sec-
Office Services, Betsy Hall; Per-
to This
the
Formed recently as part of the
Tavern,
James
Abbott;
New
York
Office,
Muriel
Miller;
Contributor
In the early days of the " uniformed" Williamsburg Police Department,
director
and,
world - wide
up
Virginia
Carter;
Institute,
Peg Madsen;
Publications,
Bev
Chaney;
L, Margaret Burgess and
I
King' s
is
Thirty
Clarke; Hostess Section, Mary P.
Special
a
research
Sixth in a Series of City Government Articles)
itage of history, law, and culture.
cher; C& M, W. D. MacPherson,
Roosevelt
Harris
and
Lyman
Hall; Gaol -Guardhouse, Herbert
Wallace;
Far Since " Pioneer" Days of 1930' s
Wil-
common the English tongue and
an interest in our great joint her-
Bernice
Dorothea
ney;
Chowning' s Tavern,
Lou
Capello; Curator's, Betty Jo Flet-
Horace
Colonial
president.
unit
made
Architecture,
to
CW
chapter
The
Eager.
REPORTERS:
invitation
liamsburg personnel and others
to join the newly organized local
chapter of the English Speaking
Union has been sounded by Pierce
Williamsburg,
Virginia.
EDITORIAL
May, 1951
CW' ers Are Elected Local Police Department Has Come
Meet The Staff
COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG
NEWS
Williamsburg
through
ACCEPTS CHAIRMANSHIP
Tommy
the
Moyles, Manager
Lodge,
has
chairmanship
annual
ginia
will
of
convention
Hotel
be
accepted
the
of
this
the
fifteenth
the
Association
held
If
of
year
Vir-
which
at
the
Williamsburg Inn en December
10th
and
11th.
the
mitted
employees
suggestions
Personnel
tion
sition
5267,
who
the following
will
will
Office,
be
of
5555,
made
the
call
an
at
of the
5603,
the
explana-
suggestions:
5565,
sub-
unsigned
dispoNos.
5613.
�Colonial Williamsburg NEWS
May, 1951
PAGE
Softball Practice Is
Begun; Players Still
Departmental
Needed By All Teams
Softball
has
chairman
announced
Ralph
that
THREE
Clark
practice
ses-
News
sions are now taking place on
Tuesday
and Thursday
at five
o' clock for the men' s team. Manager
011ie
Amon' s
girls'
team
meets for practice on Wednesday
ARCHITECTURAL
at five.
Ralph is somewhat
disappointed
at the turnout
so far,
but says he plans to field a win-
MIRIAM SHEA, Secretary to LAWRENCE KOCHER and HOWARD DEARSTYNE,
has resigned in order to return to her home in
Philadelphia.
Her husband plans to join her in June and to matri-
ning team and will do it with cooperation
to
up
from
those
Over
play.
who
culate at the Dental School of the University of Pennsylvania in September.
We' re happy to welcome draftsman NORMAN HALL to our
staff. DON and ELLA MAE PARKER and son Randy visited friends
signed
L
I &
way,
James Tabb and Thess Judkins
both have high hopes for their respective
outfits
crippling
in
losses
spite
to
of
the
in Ridgewood
some
squad
looks like this at present:
Katy
Nannie
Frank,
Chairman,
Armond
looks
on
Campbell,
as
team
Fred
members (
Plenary
and
1.
to
Gus
r.)
Ernest
Gustafson
persons.
pleasure in their accomplishments.
parties
to contact
as possible to offer
We' re glad
isn' t
who
Wilhelmina
in
the
OUT!!
kitchen
of
employees:
LADY
be put
King' s
Arms
back
George Reid, Bellman ( I &
L), $5.
Suggestion which resulted in cor-
of
hazard
existing
the
In
KILLERS.
Killers"
who
Virginia
Banks (
row)
Utha
Proud
Pub.
Conrad,
Bernice
Parents
Hudson,
to Lloyd L. Adams, Jr., Theatre,
9 lb. 3 oz. Patricia,
on April 10th.
to Clarence E. Heath
ing alarm clocks available at cost
to employees living in Franklin
8th;
Goodwin
Diehl (
of excessive
Building
M,
weight 5 lbs.
14 oz.
Crystal
to
Levan,
Selby
Louise
foun-
Office
White,
June
15th
to
Nannie
New Program
two
points
hoped
that
Continued
employees,
dered
for
Center
use
and
in
is
the
Reception
expected
to
be
son, James Nath-
living room,
dining room, study, kitchen, bath,
and
screened
porch.
Furnished
and with a' 1 utilities included for
90. 00 per month. Mrs. Bruce McApartment. Available
and
about
60
having
immediate-
20
toward
all
near
Four
town
who
make
it
rule
ready by June 15. This will show
views
Regardless
of
the
points
8 - x 10 - foot
of
interest
on
mounted
screen
in
the south wall facing the doors.
Views
will
change
every
few
minutes
and
the
image
will
new "
burg"
use
How
program,
in
the
prepared
to
See
is
to
go
the
grocery
miles
but
conveniences
and
other
stores.
Call
unfurnished.
rooms,
out
Richmond,
modern
for
Services Concentrated
The Court House Museum will
be
closed
as
an
informational
point on June 1, but the coach
how
the
I`
should
tage
of
also
the
family
whole
to have
to
the
will
concentrate
Colonial
Williamsburg' s informational
vices
at one
point,
thereby
inating the confusion
serelim-
of having
little
first.
tune
Sale
feet,
a
to
the
Rug.
perfect
Nine
condition.
Accounting,
Boundary
by twelve
Bill
or
Etch -
at
204
S.
St.
Radio- Victrola. R. C. A. with record
changer,
a
table
model,
cabinet. Five years
walnut
old. Margaret
Kinard, phone 55 or 1198 -M.
Metal.
Stand.
Bert
Koch, 950 -J.
advan-
Williamsburg
visitor
Good
stock;
proven
back
after
a bout
of
illness.
Bill
Bentien,
C&
M.
Here he may learn most quickly
The foL' owing employees
passed
how many things there are to see
another service anniversary during
and do, and may well decide to April with a perfect
attendance
daily experience
for
stay
an
their
minds
instead,
whole
at the Reception
visitors
hour
or
and
after
who
so,
to
remain
having
came
to
change
for
heard
days
the
s' ory.
Booth,
James
I &
I &
L
L
L. Gordon,
D.
I &
Griffin,
L
I &
A. Tozier,
L
I &
I &
Wallace,
WE
Getting
L
L
ADMIT
THIS
out a newspaper
is fun,
but it' s no picnic.
after
CLARENCE
and family.
The First
two
We' re very
weeks
glad to have
EMMA
GREEN
back on the
of vacation.
LUCILE FOSTER has returned from a visit with her brother in
Columbia, South Carolina.
MARY van BURKN has had as guests her
daughter and son -in -law, Mr. and Mrs. Stiles Lines and two grand-
daughters from Camden, South Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. Henry E.
Davis, III, and young son from Charleston, W. Va., will visit with
her over Memorial Day. ROSE and TOM LEATHERBURY
have
moved
into
the
Coke - Garrett
Office
on
Nicholson
Street.
BETTY
JO FLETCHER spent the week end of May 19 in Blacksburg, Virginia where she served as maid of honor in Joyce ( McCoy) Watson' s
wedding.
JOHN GRAHAM is spending a few days at his home in
Rome, Georgia. ELEANOR DUNCAN spent a recent week end in
the vicinity of Annapolis touring some old homes.
LULU LEE and
JACKSON
have been
absent
from work
due to illness.
COR-
NELIA TAYLOR and her husband, accompanied by GERALD JONES
and several others motored to Yorktown May 13th to see a ball game.
HOSTESS
SECTION
The " merry month of May" brings a welcome lull in the Exhibition Buildings, coming as it does just after the rush of Garden Week
and before
the college
commencement
in June.
The
highlight
of the
month, of course, was the beautiful wedding of Evelyn Stryker and
Henry Peyton, uniting two of the hostesses'
families.
A few weeks
earlier, in April, the lovely wedding of BEVERLY OWENS and WilKnox
was
an
event
of much
interest
to
all
of us.
One
of our
very faithful young clerks, BARBARA
HARDIE,
announcing that last Christmas she had married
surprised us by
Fred Waters of
We are delight-
Georgia,
who is stationed
in Alexandria.
BROWN has moved to Washington
with her husband, Major Brown,
who was transferred from Fort Eustis to the Pentagon.
Her place as
a clerk has been filled by NELL GILLY RICHARDS.
hostesses
have
joined
our
ranks:
DENISE
BURKE,
Several new
JEAN
ETHE-
If
we
print
jokes,
people
say
ELIZABETH
and JOHN HENDERSON
are settled in the Lightfoot
Kitchen, and MAY and TOM FLETCHER are in the Tayloe Kitchen.
cently attended the wedding of her niece, Miss Marilyn Ferrell, in
Kinston, N. C. MARY CARTER has returned from a visit to her
daughter, Prickett Saunders, in Alabama where she went to welcome
a new grandson, Stephen Carter Saunders.
Mr. and Mrs. James O.
Mackey, Jr. and little daughter, Beverly Grey, have been the recent
MARY
South
on
England Street.
Mr. Mackey' s parents
guests
of
BRANCH BROOKS has a new grandson, his name is Stephen Chris-
we' re silly.
If we don' t, they say
we' re too serious. If we clip from
topher
other
magazines,
we' re too lazy
to write.
If we don' t, we' re too
fond of our own stuff.
I ESL
If
we
don' t
print
contributions,
we don' t appreciate true genius.
If we do print them, the pages are
filled with junk.
Now, like as not, someone
effort
PRINDES,
BROWN,
All are happily located.
GRACE PEACHY
has returned from the
Medical College Hospital in Richmond and is recuperating at her
home on Jamestown Road. IMOGEN ETHERIDGE is visiting her
sister Mrs. Harvey in Philadelphia.
LUCY SNEED has returned from
a visit to her daughter, Mrs. McGuire in Falls Church where she was
joined by her brother from New Mexico.
The offices of ROSE TAYLOR and MURIEL SPENCER have been moved to the upstairs of the
Apcthecary Shop.
JUNE BOCOCK has been indisposed for several
days at her home on North Henry Street. NOUVELLE GREEN re-
Letha
Thomas L. Williams, Exhib. Bldgs.
Robert L. Hoke, Pub. Info.
of the " Aids to Visitors"
program,
a community - wide
to make things easier for the guests who come to town.
RUDOLPH
James Abbott,
Thomas
The sign is an important part
OTEY,
JAMES
RIDGE, CHRISTINE COCKE, and PEGGY PEACHY who is escorting.
DOT WING has moved into her new home on Capitol Landing Road.
Frederic
C & M put the side panel in place.
HOGGE,
record for the preceding
year:
Thomas
W. Drewry, Architectural
Nathan E. Talcott, C & M
Marion E. Roberts, Curator' s
r orrest
sign goes up Stubbs and Frank Smith of
penters Bob on Richmond Road as Car-
HORACE
EDDIE
ed to have FRANCES ROBB, a former hostess, back with us in the
buildings after working for the past year in New York.
MADELINE
Perfect Attendance
Center.
It is a frequent
HICKS,
Savannah,
breeders.
J. Raymond Hodges, I & L
DRIVE -OUT
C. J. CARTER
CURATOR' S
liam
Chinchillas.
go
spend more time in the area than
NEALE
HOGGE,
day in June.
job
PEARL
Linoleum
berger,
Center.
Reception
Center
This
Center
every
present
the display.
will
visitors
for All
be
he had planned.
interpret
all
Reception
ride will continue to operate from
this point and hostesses will be
to
in
public,
send
Advantage
first
by Dick Showman.
people
Typewriter
be
being
of
It
is
contact
person may have to spend in Williamsburg it is to their advantage
Williams-
being readied
auditorium,
the
to
Reception
projected from behind the screen.
A
the
meet
a
the
of
reference.
all
public
and
to
an
and the
Museum
to Hopewell
for a week end.
ROBERT
STEPHENS
was elected as
chaplain for the Bruton Heights School P. T. A. R. D. HARRIS and
Mrs. Stuart, 920.
1)
of
Day with their mothers and attended a service at the First Baptist
Church.
EWELL JONES has purchased a car; he recently motored
September
Three bedroom
Route
Ser-
aniel, on May 11.
Page
one
Baptist Church will close a three thousand dollar drive the first Sun-
ly. Located
on May 20th.
Mitchell,
vices, a 9 lb
tains.
from
as
LONG,
BRUCE
WILDENBERGER,
RONALD
COMBS,
CHARLES
DAVIS, PHILIP
EATON,
BERNARD
WALLACE,
JOHN
CONWAY,
WALTER HAYDEN, WILLIAM HAYES, JAMES MCDANIEL, and
GEORGE MARROW.
DAVID WALLACE and his wife spent Mother' s
Cully, phone 556 -R.
to Fred Epps, I & L, 6 lb. 14 oz.
Interp.), $ 5.
pressure in
drinking
C&
of
daughter Evelyn Irene on May
House.
D.
to have
family spent the week end with Levi Stephens
House.
Joshua L. Washington ( I &
L), $ 5.
Suggestion which resulted in mak-
Frances
serve
the
on
up
Rent
BORN:
win Building.
Correction
wound
CLASSIFIED
Info.),
5.
That a candy vending machine be put in basement of Good-
to
HORACE
Raiter, Lorraine Evans, and Ella ? lee Parker accept with pride.
from
floor of Inn.
Lee
asked
the
was
Frank and ( in the front row) Mary Jane Knapp, Captain Grace
heavy traffic through double doors
on basement
league, it
ladies'
top of the heap. Chairman Pete Tucker and Bela Norton make
the presentation
as ( 1. to r.) Mary Lee Fitzgerald
and ( in the
Tavern.
rection
been
Sorry to hear that Shop Superintendent
JENNINGS
TAYLOR is in
Bell Hospital for treatment. A hearty welcome to the following new
I & $ 5.
L,
machine
has
circuit are SID BENTON, Construction Foreman, GEORGE THOMPSON, Ranger at Bassett Hall Woods, OAKLEY BROWNING
of the
Warehouse Staff and HOBART RAY of Mechanical Maintenance
Awards
Sheppard (
a Coca - Cola
DEARSTYNE
He is currently taking a week' s vacation to recondition
part of his
fleet. BILL BENTIEN leaves the 28th for a vacation which may include a trip to Wilmington,
Deleware.
This department
much regrets losing JEANNE BARNES and MARGARET PRINCE whose husbands have completed their studies at W & M. Playing the vacation
are welcome and will be happily
That
HOWARD
M
C&
want to play just for the fun of it
Suggestion
CAM -
The feat occurred on the fifth hole and, for the interest of other golfers, Howard used a No. 5 iron.
Witnesses included his wife, Barbara, Mrs. John Green, and Tom Thorne.
Treats were on Howard
when the event was celebrated after the game.
Thomas, Anne Minor, Betty Fletcher and Peggy Woida.
All teams are still looking for
likely talent and managers urge
ON
MARIO
is the chairman.
By the way, Howard won a case of Wheaties by
scoring a hole in one on Sunday, April 29 at the Inn golf course.
Bennett, Pattie Bennett, Annabelle
COME
end.
There will be three jurors for the selection of photographs
same number for the paintings.
Leslie Cheek. of the Virginia
Bishop, Lucille Cooke, Betty Jane
received.)
week
a selection jury for an art jamboree, otherwise known as a " Picture
Carnival," to be held on Saturday, June 2nd, at Byrd Park, Richmond.
The showing will include paintings and photographs by local talent.
Chip Ray,
their ball- playing
skill. ( It
necessary to be good; those
last
of the Zion Methodist Church at Seaford, Virginia.
He designed and
detailed this church which is in the colonial style and seats about 500
Lee,
register
Virginia
Marston,
Lois Churchill,
Katherine
Vaughan,
Joyce Vaughan,
Dixie
Vanaman,
Barbara
all interested
them as soon
N. J. over
a position with Grumman
Aircraft on Long Island.
BERT KOCH
was an honored guest on Sunday, May 20th at the dedication service
winners receive their bowling trophy from Executive V. P. Bela Norton. Pete Tucker, ( left), Bowling
I &L
Hanrahan, Billie Tyssen, Jane Tyssen, Esther Jones, Doris Etch -
berger,
Orodell,
VERNON KNAPP, specification writer, has resigned in order to accept
armed
forces since last season.
The roster for the girls'
and
PIOLI is once again sailing on Hampton Roads in his Hampton No. 1
Design Boat. His vacation will come during the month of June.
say
other
we
swiped
this
from
will
some
magazine.
WE DID!
Iowa
Newsletter
Brooks.
MARY ROSSEAU
and GUS GUSTAFSON
are just back from the
convention of the Hotel Greeters of America, held in Pulaski.
Mary
was elected Secretary of the Women' s Division, Virginia Charter, and
Gus
became
2nd
Vice
President.
Golf
pro
LEONARD
BIDS
cele-
brated his 64th birthday on May 20th.
SHELTON SMALL, a waiter
at the Lodge, has returned to work after a short illness.
ALICE
JOHNSON, formerly a busgirl at the Lodge, has gone back to her old
job
at
HOLMES
the
swimming
has returned
pool
to work
which
has
as a waiter
just
opened.
WILLIAM
after
spending
the winter
in Florida.
JULIA PARSONS has recently joined the Pantry staff
at the King' s Arms.
GEORGE TABB is back at work after recovering from an automobile accident.
�PAGE FOUR
Colonial Williamsburg
NEWS
May, _
1951
Departmental
DIVISION
OF
News
INTERPRETATION
PEGGY HITCHCOCK
reecntly spent a week in New York and
Lyme, Conn.
DICK SHOWMAN and ART SMITH conferred with
Julian Bryan on the final editing and narration of-the film " WilliamsCHRIS
GILLESPIE
visited
friends
in New York
burg Restored."
over a week end.
Chris, by the way, who is secretary, treasurer, and
director of the recently- formed Williamsburg chapter of the English
Speaking Union has been doing a fine job.
Those inteested in joining
the chapter are asked to get in touch with Chris or PIERCE MIDDLE TON.
While NORMAN
MARSHALL
spent a week' s vacation
at his
home in Meadows of the Dan ( outside Roanoke), MILT PERRY was
acting major - domo of the Apothecary
Shop.
That strange lookmg
animal you may have seen tagging along after the CHANEYS is
neither
bear nor wolf; it' s a poodle.
After
considerable
canine
geneological research, it has been reported that the animal' s parent-
GIVING
Maria Sheerina
answer
to
query, Research Assistant Mary
Stephenson is a mainstay of the
She does research
house histories, makes
department.
work
on
historical
reports,
visitors
and
from
from
hood can be traced back, in an unwavering
line, to the 18th century.
the
and
other
outside
INSTITUTE
STELLA NEIMAN is on leave from her position as Assistant to
the Director of the Institute.
DOROTHY and LESTER CAPPON re-
cently spent a week end in Charlottesville.
receives
departments
KINGS ARMS TAVERN
organizations.
LETHA BOOTH
spent a few days in Wilmington,
N. C. where she
attended the wedding of her niece. GERTRUDE BALL has returned
to work after being out for a few days with
an
illness.
MARY
PELLIGRINO, pantry supervisor, spent several days in New York
visiting her parents.
We' re glad to have JAMES DAVIS back at
work after a brief illness. We extend our deepest sympathy to FRED
SIMS
whose brother
passed
away in Newport
News.
JAMES
spent Mother' s Day week end with his family in Republican
RECEPTION
ABBOTT
Grove, Va.
CENTER
There is to be a change of personnel here at the Reception Center, and we regret to report that our manager BILL BIPPUS is leav-
ing for a new job in Public Information as TOM McCASKEY' s assistant They will work together on the new " aids to visitors" program
which will go into effect on June 1st We' ve all enjoyed working
with Bill and wish him the best of luck in his new undertaking.
JOHN FOX, a graduate of William and Mary and a former employee
of the Reception Center is coming tack to Williamsburg from Washington, D. C. to take over the manager' s job.
VIRGINIA FIELDS, our
assistant manager and cashier who has been here since the Reception
LIBRARIAN
Fanona
with
Pierce Middleton
is shown
here
with wife Jane, children Pam, Kit
on the tractor), and the Duke of Gloucester, their cocker spaniel.
As head of the Research Department, he directs the archival and .
FAMILY
research
Colonial
MAN
activities of the department, including the library of
He selects and purchases
historical
Williamsburg.
manuscripts,
rare books and prints for the organization,
the microfilming
and photostating
serves as historical consultant
pany and to outside
information
and
of important documents;
for departments
individuals
reference
directs
and agencies
he
within the com-
desiring
historical
material.
Knox
discusses
Division
of
Ed Alexander.
duties,
she
a
point
Interpretation'
s
Among her many
examines
bookdealers'
Center opened three and a half years ago, is leaving the fifteenth of
June. We shall miss her tremendously and wish both her and husband Bud the best of luck. LILLIAN CRAIN has returned as receptionist and we' re glad to welcome her as a steady employee.
By the
way, we have recently heard from Gene Crowe, a former employee
who is now stationed at Camp Breckenridge,
Kentucky.
He has
hopes for getting into O. C. S. BETTY TOLER is visiting friends in
Chicago during her vacation, the last two weeks of May. VASHTI
STEINWACHS is selling her trailer and moving into an apartment.
catalogues and recommends books
and other material
for purchase,
calls attention to significant published
material,
books,
catalogues
all
photostats,
microfilms,
maps, music, and manuscripts. She
is in charge of all periodicals
the organization,
looks after
for
re-
binding
the
annual
needs,
reports
material
large
and
and
when
volumes
prepares
other
statistical
needed.
of
notes
on
each
of the principal Exhibition
Buildings were gathered.
Archaeological researchers
were part of the
department
then.
Grants -In Aid
Mr. Shurtleff passed away in
1938 and Hunter Farish, who had
been with the department for
RELAXING
about a year, became its director.
Research became a department of
Colonial
longer
Williamsburg,
connected
with
Inc.,
the
no
general
archi-
tectural department.
During Far ish' s directorship,
the grants - in- with
aid
were
offered
to
scholars
workmg in the field of colonial
history and several publications
resulted:
ian
Farish edited the Fith-
Journal
and
Hartwell,
Blair
and Chilton' s Present State of Virginia; Louis Morton' s Robert Car-
momentarily with a coke is Research De-
partment
secretary
Louanne
Martin who
chats with special events ace Ran Ruffin of Public Information.
She handles the secretarial duties for Director Middleton and does
this
office
the
work
Coast
time,
he
for
Guard.
served
submarine "
the
During
in
the
shore"
off
whole
to
patrol
astronomy
at
Guard
Institute
in
Coast
Groton,
would
Conn.
Becomes Director
returned to CW in the
He
fall
director.
were taken over by the Institute
of Early American History and
partment.
Next February he will
have completed ten years' service
with Colonial Williamsburg as an
search in the exercise of his duties, does research work on house
histories
and makes historical
reports.
She answers
research
queries from outside and inside of the organization and prepares
indices to files of historical research material.
She serves as
acting director in the absence of the director.
Culture.
employee,
Pierce
ton was appointed
department.
Studied
Middle-
director
of the
Pierce
attended
the University
of
Edinburgh (
Scotland)
from
Researchers Continue To
1933 to 1937, concentrating
his
studies on history and archaeology. While there, he assisted in
the excavation of a pre- historic
Do Big Job For Company
site
CW' s High Standard Of Accuracy In Information
And Authenticity In Restoration Due To Research
in
Northern
ject
of
the
Ireland,
Belfast
a
pro-
Museum.
He
returned to the U. S. in 1937, enrolled m the Graduate School of
Of all the departments of Colonial Williamsburg, the least-publicized, most quiet and one of the most necessary is the Research De-
Harvard
partment.
vard, he became one of the fi •
tit
recipients
of the
Colonial
Wil-
Headed
by Director
Pierce
Middleton,
the
department
continues to do a big job for the organization, far from resting on
its laurels which are many and well- known.
The
Ilarold
under
Research
R. Shurtleff
the
architects,
Department was
as Director;
Perry,
organized in 1930 with
at that time
Shaw &
Hepburn.
and
For many feverish
years, research material was gathered from available records in England and America. The Virginia Gazette references were set up
and York County records were indexed. During this same period.
and took M. A.
degrees
history.
in
American
While
at
Har-
liamsburg grants - in -aid.
Maritime History
His
Mr.
it was a department
University
Ph. D.
colonial
The
dissertation
Maritime
1945
came
and
in
Director
Fellow
as
Scotland
was
June
of the
since
of
of
1948
be-
Research
his
time
Colonial
De-
as
a
Williams-
of
The
Job of Department
Research
Department
the
colonial
period
for
which
of
it
maintains a library. In addition,
it checks for accuracy publications by outside persons and answers many inquiries from visiting
persons
and
correspondents
concerning
information
available
in its records.
High Standard
The
which
high
has
standard
hitherto
Colonial
restoration
and
ship, Pierce was appointed
necessarily
rooted
of accuracy
characterized
Williamsburg'
historians
academic
years
their
published
works.
Day Is Never Done
a
is
never
continuing
complete;
process.
it
As
a
white house that is not periodical-
repainted
white,
so
is not
kept
Eternal
will
historical
not
abreast
historical
liberty.
that
of the
soon loses
vigilance
remain
research
latest
its accuracy.
is
the
price
of
accuracy no less than of
Vital
Role
The Research Department plays
a
vital
role
bringing
touch
in
the
the people
with
process
events,
manner s,
ideals, and personalities
gone
era.
It
partments
and
of
of today into
provides
persons -
of a byother
within
without
the
organization
available
facts
drawn
from
deand
with
docu-
mentary sources and delivers, on
request,
careful,
ob-
logical, and architectural evidence.
half
and
is
to
a
through
courses
of
jectiv' e, and
of surviving
and
than
work
in
s
people
interpretation
liamsburg, but in short order left
search associate for Colonial Wilthree
sional
findings
on
a re-
numbers
are reached ordinarily by profes-
buildings
and
period.
It
is
and other imprints
objec-
of
larger
ly
customs
of
that
the
custodian
of
its
and intealigible
is
is
achieve
that are dramatic
engaged in the study of records of
he eighteenth
century
for the
purpose
of
authenticating
the
rare books
to
Research
Chesapeake Bay in Colonial Days."
Upon the expiration of his fellow-
serve
fail
to
employment.
the
written
History
frequently
tive of translating
our colonial
and Revolutionary
history, honestly and competently, into terms
burg" ( at Harvard) is not counted
In
conjecture
is
historically- controlled guesswork.
Otherwise Colonial Williamsburg
the
nautical
Mary Goodwin, here
GENERAL ASSISTANT
operating the Recordak machine for projecting microfilm, assists the Director of Re-
1948,
the
recourse
had must rest upon intelligent and
and
of
In
information,
which
gation
Dr. Farish died in 1945, and for
a time the department had no full
publications
Moreover, in the absence of specific
anti-
squadrons, and later taught navi-
ter of Nomini Hall was published.
Historical
department.
scholarly
appraisal
historical, archaeo-
considered
opinions
on
any given subject, thereby serving as a kind of court of last resort
in matters
thenticity.
of
historical
au-
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<p>The <em>Colonial Williamsburg News</em> was the official newspaper of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Publication began November 1940 under the title <em>The Restoration News</em> and was published under that name until February 1942. The title changed to <em>The News of Colonial Williamsburg</em> from February 1942 to May 1950. The name changed again in May 1950 to <em>Colonial Williamsburg News</em>. It is often collectively referred to by the abbreviated title <em>CW News</em>. Production switched to a digital-only format in 2018. The newspaper ceased production in 2020.</p>
<p>When using the <em>CW News</em>, it is important to remember that it reflects the realities of its time. For example, columns in the 1940s issues reported on the “News of the Colored People.” Separate reporting of African American and white social events was indicative of the segregation that was the legal norm in Virginia at the time.</p>
<p>The number of issues published every year varies. No papers were published between January 1943 and June 1, 1948. From August 1979 through May 1992, a supplemental publication titled <em>Colonial Williamsburg News Extra</em> was sometimes published to include additional information for staff, especially during those periods when the paper was published every other month. There are occasional Public Relations-style news releases published as <em>CW News Telenews</em> or sometimes just as <em>Telenews</em>.</p>
<p>The publication was produced principally for employees to inform them of important and relevant goings-on in a timely fashion. Although distributed fairly widely at CWF properties and now online, the paper covers topics including Restoration (and later Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) building openings, new programming, Historic Trades, special events, historical and architectural research, archaeological discoveries, new employee hires and retirements, employee activities and achievements, employee profiles and personal milestones, employee benefit and charity concerns, donor activities, museum exhibitions and acquisitions, film productions and book publications, educational initiatives, celebrity and VIP guest visits, restaurant and hotel news, product and reproductions releases, Merchant’s Square shopping, and relevant local area news.</p>
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Colonial Williamsburg News, volume 4, number 1, May, 1951
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Colonial Williamsburg, Incorporated
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Colonial Williamsburg, Incorporated
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1951-05