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SILVER BOWL COMMEMORATIVE
1971
ISSUE
1996
Year
in Review
Nixon attends
conference
President Richard M. Nixon attends the National
Conference
on
the Judiciary held in Colonial Williamsburg March 11 - 14.
Ralph Ellison
joins board
Ralph W. Ellison, author, writer and lecturer, has been elected to
the board of trustees of the Colo-
nial Williamsburg Foundation. Ellison is the author of the critically
Colonial Williamsburg
acclaimed novel " Invisible Man."
Shadow and Act," a collection of
photo
Colonial Williamsburg' s gardens were ranked one of the top five in the U. S. in 1971. They remain popular with visitors today.
his personal essays, was published
in 1964.
1971
GOP governors
hold conference
The Republican
Governor' s
CW plans a future for the colonial capital
Conference meets in Colonial Wil-
liamsburg April 18 -20. Virginia
Gov. Linwood Holton hosts the
event. The theme is " Direction in
President Carlisle H. Humelsine an-
nounced long term goals designed to
protect and preserve Colonial Williams-
are as varied as some of the pieces in
Colonial Williamsburg' s collections
a music master, drum major, music
Rockefeller attends the event.
The event is held in the Will-
iamsburg Conference Center. Cost
per room is $ 23 nightly and cost
per suite is $ 46 nightly.
King of Saudi
instrument
six major fields:
the ' 70s." New York Gov. Nelson
burg. The goals were concentrated in
dlemaker,
The buildings and the town plan.
The dream of preservation began with
the historic
buildings.
and preservation
maker,
bookbinder,
shinglemaker,
er, blacksmith
can -
papermak-
and saddlemaker.
Preservation
research.
A wide
sion of Public Affairs. Donald Gonzales heads the division.
is a major challenge
for unearthing and maintaining Colonial Williamsburg' s past —
librarians,
of Development
this division.
and responsibility.
Gardens and greens. The Will-
historians, architects, archaeologists, archivists,
perts in weapons,
tools, buildings,
mestic furnishings,
utensils, games, food
King Faisal of Saudia Arabia
stopped in Colonial Williamsburg
on his way to Washington, D. C.
The May 1971 visit was his sec-
nial Williamsburg maintains 211 period rooms containing 1, 000 pieces representative of colonial times, including
ond trip to Colonial
the original
place in 1966.
The Division of Public Relations
range of people have been responsible
Great Gardens ofthe Western World."
Williams-
of Preservation
Maintenance
garden writer Peter Coats in his book,
burg; the king' s first visit took
The new Division
and Research was formed.
was reorganized and titled the Divi-
iamsburg gardens were ranked one of
the five finest in the United States by
Arabia visits CW
system. It will go into effect in 1973.
Other highlights include:
Furniture and furnishings. Colo-
speaker'
s chair, the mace of
the City of Williamsburg, Lord Dun -
research
specialists
and
The Division
has been merged with
One hundred twenty seven thou-
ex-
sand people saw eight exhibits at the
do-
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art
Center this year.
The Garden Symposium celebrated
and clothing.
Interpreting our heritage. Interpreters bring the city to life daily. Five
hundred sixty interpreters and crafts-
its 25th anniversary in March. In recognition of this anniversary, the Abby
men work in the Historic Area to relive
held a special exhibit of paintings coordinated with flower arrangements de-
the 18th century.
The board of trustees adopted a new
Aldrich
Rockefeller
Folk Art Center
rived from the artwork.
more' s clock in the Governor' s Palace,
Peyton Randolph'
manager
in the
Press Bureau. A native of Highland Park, Ill., and a graduate
of
and American scholars, the first major
scholarly meeting marking the national
bicentennial celebration.
program
which created the
tures, movies and the use of the bus
Coke Garrett House is important to expansion
The Coke - Garrett
House
is impor-
pleted in November
1971,
will illus-
decorative
arts. It also will become
Louer joined the Press Bureau staff
in 1968.
Graham Hood, currently curator of American
troit Institute
Art at the De-
of Arts, has been
named a vice president of Colo-
nial Williamsburg and director curator of collections.
Accord-
ing to President Carlisle Humelsine, Hood, at the age of 34, is one
of the nation' s youngest curators.
Beatrix T. Rumford, associate
curator in the Department
of Col-
has been named associ-
ate director of the Abby Aldrich
tant to Colonial Williamsburg' s expansion program. Work under way at the
mid -18th to early 19th -century house
trate an interesting combination of ar-
the official residence of President and
chitecture and decorative arts. This will
Mrs. Carlisle Humelsine. The Humels-
provide an opportunity to show what
ines' move from the Norton -Cole House
and its furnishings will:
the College of William and Mary,
lections,
is $ 4. 50 which includes nine exhibition
buildings, 20 craft shops, evening lec-
s silver cups and two
Crafts. These artisans and skills
Albert O. Louerhas been named
radio -television
The Institute of Early American
History held a symposium for British
of the family' s silver salvers in the Pey-
announced
first general admission ticket. The cost
ton Randolph House.
Staff changes
admissions
life was like in Williamsburg in the late
grows out of the recent decision to
18th and early 19th centuries.
present and interpret the Courthouse
Introduce
examples
of American
Federal furniture of the 1780 - 1830 peri-
The Coke -Garrett House will be used
od. The foundation will expand its Wil-
on special occasions to show the transi-
Market Square as the center of local
liamsburg Reproductions program into
the 19th century. New lines of furniture,
tion in tastes both in architecture
government in the 18th century.
fabrics,
wallpapers
and china will be
developed based on the furnishing of
Sparks,
vice president
and
director of merchandising, says the potential for the expansion is like starting
a whole
of
Collections, which participates in the cur-
Rockefeller Folk Art Collection.
rent Reproductions program, to not only
She joined
the fine collections used in the 18th- cen-
Colonial
burg staff in 1967.
Williams-
employees can take advantage of a sale on all Williamsburg adaptations in
October 1971.
This incudes case goods such as:
chairs
new program.
Expand the role ofthe Department
Bargains available through Craft House
For the first time in the history ofthe Craft House, Colonial Williamsburg
the Coke - Garrett House.
Harold
and
of 1770 which stands in the center of
tury exhibition buildings but also those of
the early 19th century as well.
The Coke - Garrett House, when com-
tables
bookcases
upholstered
pieces and
fabrics.
The sale consists of a 10 percent reduction from the list price on all the
Williamsburg adaptations. Employees also receive their customary 40
percent
discount
on
these items making the price on the items 50 percent off.
�COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG NEWS - 1996 SILVER BOWL SUPPLEMENT
REGINA
MARGARET R. BAILEY
Housekeeper,
Section Housecleaner, Williamsburg Lodge
COWLES
always locked the door, but remem-
Governor'
bered a time when she did not.
s Inn
moved up the ranks to gardener, gardener B, C, senior gardener, and now
A native of South Hill, Regina Cowles
When she stepped back into the kitchen
came to Colonial Williamsburg at the
to pick up a lime from the refrigerator,
Gold Course.
burg Lodge at the same time her sister,
advice of her brother, Leon, who will
Mr. Batchelder would take a bottle from
ways, fertilizes and prunes trees.
Cora, went to work for the Motor House.
As a suction housecleaner atthe Lodge,
reach 25 years of service in 1997. He
the bar and tuck it under his shirt for
best part of his job are flexible hours.
told
awhile.
Bailey takes great pride in her work,
work and there were good benefits. She
took him at his word and began her
Margaret R. Bailey took a job as
section housecleaner
at the Williams-
even checking to make sure there' s no
Regina
this
was
a good
dust under the armoires. She has been
named a designated trainer for other
and worked
to
Cowles
began
there
He mows the tees, fairThe
When Davis got back to the bar
and missed a bottle, she would know
Mr. Batchelder had been by and that he
would bring the bottle back and remind
career as a housekeeper.
housecleaners at the Lodge which means
place
is a senior equipment operator at the
at the Motor House
her to lock that door.
for 14 years before
that she' s willing to share her skills and leaving Colonial Williamsburg to work
at the Sheraton Governor' s Inn. When
help others learn to do their work.
Bailey never thought she would stay that property was purchased by Coloat Colonial Williamsburg for 25 years,
nial Williamsburg in August 1985, she
but she' s thankful she has. She decided
was reinstated as a Colonial Williams-
a long time ago there was no sense in burg employee. Cowles was a supervijumping from place to place when she
has as good a job and benefits as she has
sor for about three of those years.
Although housekeeping is hard work
Cowles and her colleagues each
at Colonial Williamsburg.
day —
clean
16
pride
in how the rooms
rooms
a
she
takes
look when
they are clean.
Marcus F. Hansen
MARCUS
F. HANSEN
Supervisor - Journeyman,
Cabinet Shop
Marcus F. Hansen came to Colo-
Adassa E. Duncan
nial Williamsburg at the invitation of
ADASSA E. DUNCAN
Room
Service
George D. Wilson, master tool maker.
Attendant,
Wilson
asked him if he would be in-
Williamsburg Lodge
terested in interviewing for an apprenticeship in the Musical InstruMonday through Friday from 6: 45 a. m. ment- Making Shop, which they were
until 2: 30 p.m., which she thinks are opening at Colonial Williamsburg.
Adassa E. Duncan' s work shift is
great hours. In her position, she not
only takes orders from our guests but
helps the wait staff put together the
Bernard
orders
J. Bilenki
so we can provide
the fastest
possible service to our guests.
BERNARD J. BILENKI
Inthe Blacksmith Shop, Bilenki and Lewis
Black dojust about everything from working on the lathes to repairing locks to
preparing the brass for harnesses.
Bilenki says the best part of his job
is the variety in his work and being
able to get along with everybody.
she' s really busy. Duncan is enjoying
CAROLYN J. CRUMP
ing maintenance in 1974 and was promoted in 1977 to blacksmith foreman.
can' s favorite part of her job is when
Carolyn J. Crump
A native of Baltimore, Bernard J.
Bilenki became a blacksmith in build-
the additional training that she' s re-
Wool and Silk Finisher, Laundry
Carolyn J. Crump' s job has changed
through the years. She started as a util-
ity worker, then moved into flatwork
ued for eight to nine years after when
the shops were combined.
A native ofTrelawney, Jamaica, Dun-
Blacksmith Foreman
For seven years, Hansen studied
with Wilson while he was running the
Musical Instrument Shop and contin-
ceiving through the Performance Plus
program and enjoys the additional
in-
put she has in improving her job.
When Wil-
son moved to the tool -making operation, Hansen took over cabinet -mak-
ing. In his current position, he makes
spinets and harpsichords
and inter-
prets the 18th- century trade. He also
occasionally repairs instruments.
finishing and back to utility person.
When she returned to work in 1993, she
came back as a wool and silk fmisher in
the dry cleaning section. In her latest
job, she presses drapes and other household
items
spreads
such as tablecloths,
folds
and does work for inside cus-
tomers as well as those outside Colonial Williamsburg.
Crump enjoys her job. She learned
to operate equipment in another area
so she became very valuable to the
Laundry.
Graham
Julia M. Franklin
GRAHAM S. HOOD
JULIA M. FRANKLIN
Vice President,
Utility Worker, Williamsburg Inn
Julia M. Franklin moved to WillWilkco
iamsburg when her husband, John, was
transferred here by the C & O Railway.
L. Carter
She worked for the College of William
Carlisle
Graham
and Museums,
H. Humelsine
Curator
Hood is Colonial
Will -
iamsburg' s third chief curator in 70
and Mary in food service before starting
Shields Associate Storekeeper
At 42, Wilkco L. Carter is one of the
Williamsburg Lodge when he was in
tached to the place, and, once she got in
Etta Davis
for Colonial Williamsburg through high
school and began working enough hours
ETTA DAVIS
as a junior in high school to start accru-
Bartender , Chowning' s Tavern
ordering the food for the tavern, which
reach of that silver bowl, she made it a
Etta Davis came to Williamsburg on
the advice of a friend who knew about an
opening for a busgirl at the Cascades.
he does on the new computer system.
Her career blossomed as she was pro-
When the food arrives the next day,
he is responsible for receiving it and
approving the invoices. As far as Carter
moted within a year - and -a -half to cock-
the best part of his job is
being able to come to work early,
early like five in the morning Monday
through Thursday and four in the morning on Friday. He and his colleague,
Richard Carter, are the only ones in the
to a newspaper
months. But Franklin said she got at-
the eighth grade. He continued to work
for
future wife, Gale, while she was at-
responded
advertisement for Williamsburg Inn utility workers and planned to stay only six
He started work as a dishwasher at the
ing credited service toward his 25 years.
years. Hood is from Stratford -uponAvon in England where he met his
Franklin
youngest people to receive a silver bowl.
is concerned,
Collections
her career at Colonial Williamsburg.
WILKCO L. CARTER
In his job he is responsible
S. Hood
tail waitress
and then to bartender.
In
February 1973 she transferred to a bartender position in Chowning' s Tavern.
Davis has many memories from
challenge to stay until she hit 25 years.
Franklin' s main job at the Inn is taking
care of the silverware.
She is responsi-
ble for soaking it, getting it into the
basket for washing, and after it is cleaned,
separating it for its next use.
tending summer school in Shakespearian drama. He followed Gale home
to Wisconsin in 1961. They were married and Hood took a job at the muse-
um in Hartford, Conn. He later moved
to the Yale University Art Gallery.
Hood had been at Yale about three
years in 1967 when he was invited to
give
a lecture
at Colonial
Williams -
burg' s Antiques Forum. About four years
later,
Hood
came to Colonial Will-
iamsburg from the Detroit Institute.
Hood has found his position chal-
RICHARD GREEN
Senior Equipment Operator, Gold Course
Green joined Colonial Williamsburg
lenging professionally. Among his accomplishments
are the addition of about
20, 000 objects to the collection, the
She fondly remembers Mr. Batchelder,
in 1971 after he got out of the army. He
began as a pantry worker at the Motor
House Cafeteria, working under Chef John
general manager of the Motor House,
Haywood and Hubert Alexander.
who came to the Cascades a lot. He
the gas shortage hit in 1974, the cafeteria
In 1993 his job responsibilities expanded to include Bassett Hall, Cart-
her years at Colonial Williamsburg.
When
tavern at that time and they can really
always came by the bar. There were
transferred a number of its employees to
get a lot done.
strict rules that the bartender
other parts of the organization.
Carter's sister, Sylvia Hundley, also
is receiving her silver bowl this year.
lock the door whenever
must
she left for
Green was offered a job at the golf
any reason. Davis said that she almost
course as the golf cart mechanic. He
publication
of five books and leader-
ship in refurnishing exhibition buildings and craft shops.
er' s Grove, the Wallace Gallery, Abby
Aldrich
and
Rockefeller
Conservation.
Folk Art Center
�COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG NEWS - 1996 SILVER BOWL SUPPLEMENT
EARTHA HOPKINS
Colonial Williamsburg while she and her
Housekeeper,
husband, Mike, were still in high school.
A native
Woodlands
of Sumpter,
S. C, Eartha
Hopkins says the best part of
the
3
people —
Mike started in archaeology with Ivor
job are
Noel Hume and Gloria began working as
working with people and
a casual pantry helper at the Williamsburg Inn kitchen. She transferred to become a busgirl at the Williamsburg Lodge.
Not long after, she graduated from
meeting new people. She finds it challenging because there are so many different kinds
of people.
Hopkins
has
enjoyed the Performance Plus program
high school, got married, and had a
daughter, Sheila. Gloria returned to
that was instituted at the Woodlands
several years ago because it has helped
work in 1970 as a saleslady in publi-
her improve her skills.
cation sales.
Her husband, Italy, is a 30 -year
veteran at Colonial Williamsburg and
Gloria moved to reservations
serves as landscape foreman.
come a secretary, where she got more
LEONARD V. HUBBARD
involved in conferences and working
Painter
the details of the groups.
Leonard Hubbard first joined Colo-
James Madison
nial Williamsburg as a painter apprenbefore he left in 1973. He rejoined the
in 1988 as a painter which is
the position he occupies today.
Woodlands
Grill
Sylvia C. Hundley started work as a
counter girl at the cafeteria
right after
graduation from high school. Hundley
became a busgirl.
Hundley enjoys her job because she
works with people all day. Hundley
enjoys working hard and having fun at
her job. She' s very proud of her developing art talent and decorates the bulletin board at the grill each month. Hund-
ley was the creator of the Christmas
decorations
at the cafeteria
Chef,
Woodlands
Grill
James Madison learned about Colo-
an accommodations
itor Accommodation Service Desk. She
representative in adult tours at the Group took reservations for Colonial Williams Arrivals Building. She later picked up burg' s hotels and restaurants and lodgresponsibilities
for school groups
and
nial Williamsburg while he was completing his army tour of duty in Germany. The person who cooked beside him
SYLVIA C. HUNDLEY
Busperson,
Executive
Cascades &
in Decem-
ber 1994.
Hundley has family at Colonial Will-
iamsburg as well. Her dad, Joshua Carter,
worked at the Williamsburg Lodge many
years ago and her 23- year old daughter,
began handling the day programs as
in the mess hall made the most beautiful
sales representative helping to imple-
brown sauce he had ever seen. When he
asked where he learned to do that, the
other cook replied he learned at Colo-
nial Williamsburg. The former employee gave
Chef Madison
Roz Ramsey
After about five more years, Gloria
moved to become
JAMES MADISON
tice in 1956 and progressed to colorist
foundation
where
she stayed for about four or five years.
Then she moved to hotel sales to be-
Rod Stoner' s
well.
In 1991,
groups
merged
the school and adult
and Gloria became
a
ment the one -stop shopping concept.
a floor supervisor in 1976, manager of
Historic Area stores in 1982, opera-
Later that year, she had the opportunity
tions manager for Historic Area stores
for a six -month job switch which lasted
in 1986, and manager of retail operations in 1988. In 1991, she transferred
to become manager of mail order ful-
10 months and she became manager of
name and address. He wrote to Stoner
tour group reservations.
In 1992, Gloria became assistant
and was hired in early 1971.
manager of reservations
Chef Madison worked at Christiana
Campbell' s, then joined the apprentice
class. After his apprenticeship, he stayed
at the Williamsburg Inn for six to seven
and in 1995,
fillment, and six months later, manager
of the distribution center.
became team leader for the visitor orientation at the Visitor Center.
JAMES B. PETTENGELL
years where he was made sous chef. In
1980, a sous chef position came open at
ing reservations for all the local hotels.
When Tarpley' s and Prentis Stores
opened in 1972, Ramsey transferred to
become a sales interpreter. She became
Journeyman
Cooper
James B. Pettengell' s association with
the Cascades and Madison volunteered
Colonial Williamsburg began in 1971
for it. Soon after, the chef position be-
when he was hired as a cooper. In 1980
he advanced to his current position of
came open and he got the job.
journeyman cooper.
Terry, works as night auditor.
Gary W. Randall
GARY W. RANDALL
Assistant Manager,
Christiana Campbell' s Tavern
Gary W. Randall started as a casual
emlloyee while he was in high school and
wassssigned to the kitchen utility staff at
Milton
Bernetta
Wake Jones
BERNETTA
ular n that position in 1972; three years
MILTON E. PARHAM
AAIP
In the summer of 1971, Bernetta Wake
Jones began her career in Colonial Wil-
and accepted into the apprentice
class in 1971.
cook
His apprenticeship took him to the
liamsburg as an interpreter at the Scullery. Jones interpreted candlemaking in
Cascades. After several years there, Par-
the Palace garden.
ham joined King' s Arms Tavern as an
The outdoor
were
assistant chef. He moved to the Will-
at the
iamsburg Lodge where he has held several positions, including chef d' partie.
crafts
activities
merged with the craft activities
Wythe Shop and Jones enjoyed making
baskets, spinning, weaving and cooking. Jones then moved to a full -time
Parham supervises about 30 people.
He' s responsible for opening up and
position in the kitchen at the Wythe
supervising breakfast, lunch and some-
House and was promoted to supervisor.
times dinner. He also acts as relief chef.
Jones became a lead interpreter
in
1988 when the Bakery was merged with
1989,
a position
was posted
supervisor for the African- American
WILLIAM
E. PITTMAN
Curator, Archaeological Collection
William E. Pittman began his career
at Colonial Williamsburg while he was
still an undergraduate student at Virgin-
ia Commonwealth University, where
he was studying art education. He was
hired as a musician since he played the
bagpipes.
When he arrived,
he found
working as an interpreter in the Printing Office and doing concerts at the
Music Maker' s Shop. In 1973, Pittman transferred to the Magazine where
programs.
Pittman transferred to archaeology
In-
where
he worked
with Ivor and Au-
drey Noel Hume as a collection super-
she applied for the job and was hired. Her
visor. Here he was responsible
most recent promotion in 1994 to manager of AAIP, involved her as Christy Mat-
for the
40 to 60 million items in the archaeol-
ogy collection. Pittman was promot-
Jones is responsible for
ed in 1989 to supervisor
of collec-
supervising and scheduling members of
tions research and in 1992 to curator
the AAIP program, researching and pro-
of the archaeological
posing new programs and performing ad-
staff as well as interpretive staff during
the budget and performing time- keeping.
core curriculum and is responsible
An important change in our programs
Jones thinks the
Gloria
rylines and the African- American intercan- American
characters
has personal-
ized the story of slaves and free blacks.
that. He particularly likes the spot at
the font door because he gets to hear
all t'e favorable guest feedback.
JAMES S. RYAN
VP CWHPI,
Director of Special Projects
Jmes S. Ryan retired this year from
his jb as vice president, Colonial Will iamaurg Hotel Properties, director of
Spetal Projects. A native of New Mexico, tyan has worked everywhere in hotel roperties but the Governor' s Inn and
the Vallace Gallery.
le started his career at Colonial
Wiiamsburg as general manager of
theWilliamsburg Inn and Williams bur Lodge. One ofhis first jobs was to
cree an organization plan, which would
for
we just under construction.
he Lodge' s conference center was
brad new then and the York House was
T. Parker
GLORIA T. PARKER
stil around. Sib
grams like Learning Weeks in Archaeology and Camp Dirt Diggers.
Becoming American themes, their stopretive program portraying specific Afri-
cause Randall has done all of
jobsit Campbell' s, he can fill in wherevethe' s needed and he enjoys doing
some of the public outreach in pro-
over the years has been interpreting the
lives of slaves more.
agern 1992.
inclde the Providence Hall wings, which
collection.
In addition, he teaches archaeology
ministrative tasks, such as assisting with
1978 He was lead waiter for three years
befoe being promoted to assistant man-
that he was to play double duty by
special
as
terpretation and Presentations ( AAIP) and
thews' assistant.
panty supervisor, expediter and waiter in
he interpreted military history for five
years while still staying involved in
the kitchen activities and food programs.
In
latent became a host at Campbell' s, then
William E. Pittman
Chef D' Partie, Williamsburg Lodge
Milton E. Parham was interviewed
WAKE JONES
Manager,
Chratiana Campbell' s. He became a reg-
E. Parham
mce his managers around from unit to
ROZ RAMSEY
an Sports Complex, including the Club
DiMeglio
liked to
un and in the next few years, Ryan
beame general manager of the Lodge
Manager, Distribution Center
Huse, and then the general manager
Roz Ramsey came to Colonial Will- fc the Motor House Complex.
Gloria T. Parker started working at iamsburg as a reservationist at the VisContinued on page 4
Team
Leader,
Visitor
Orientation
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Charles F. Trader
Tyrone Wallace
Joseph M. Webb
CHARLES F. TRADER
TYRONE WALLACE
JOSEPH M. WEBB
James S. Ryan
In the 1970s, when Rod Stoner left, the
taverns were added to Jim' s responsibilities. In 1988, Ryan became vice president
General Manager, Commissary
In 1971, Charles F. Trader was in the
of Colonial Williamsburg Hotel Proper- navy stationed at Cheatham Annex. At
ties and his responsibilities included the
the advice ofa friend, Marcel Desaulniers,
taverns, the Commissary, Laundry, and Trader talked with Jimmy Fuller in the
Webb knows that he' s a very special
person at Colonial Williamsburg. Webb
Wallace first worked at the Gover-
25 years. His father, Joe Webb, worked
maintenance operations. Ryan also opened
Shields
hotel controller, had an opening in hotel nor' s Palace, then the Williamsburg Inn,
accounting. Trader was general cashier and spent some time on the landscape
and helped
create
the
profit -sharing, peer- review and Advisory Board programs.
has been one of our groundskeepers for
for Colonial Williamsburg for 34 years
in our Auto Shop.
in the hotel' s proof department.
Since the consolidation of the hotels
construction crew. He now works in the
After he finished a six month train-
area around Christiana Campbell' s Tav-
ing school in Lynchburg, Webb moved
and foundation accounting offices took
DONNA C. SHEPPARD
Senior
Winn, the
Anyone who knows Joseph M. "Mike"
Tyrone Wallace grew up in Williamsburg and attended Bruton Heights. He
worked for the City of Williamsburg before coming to Colonial Williamsburg.
personnel
Tavern
office. Warfield
Groundskeeper
Gardener
ern trimming shrubs, cutting the grass,
back home with his parents.
place in the early 1970s, Trader became planting flowers, clearing walks raking
Editor/ Writer
In her role as senior editor /writer,
Donna C. Sheppard has had an impor-
accountant,
then
manager
of account-
His mom
said that in order to stay at home, he had
to get a job so he went to work for a
leaves and removing snow.
body and fender shop in Williamsburg
until the owner moved the shop to New-
ing, manager of internal audit, then di-
tant hand in creating almost all of the rector of income accounting. In 1978,
items on Colonial Williamsburg' s printed
book list. She and her assistant, Suzanne Coffman, edit about 600 printed
pieces a year which range from thou-
he moved back to the hotels and worked
port News.
in several capacities including as an
helped him get a groundskeeper'
operations
Colonial Williamsburg.
ager of Christiana Campbell' s Tavern
Webb' s knowledge of Colonial Wil-
sand -page books, vacation planners,
and the Cascades Restaurant, resident
manager ofthe Woodlands and the Cas-
liamsburg comes in handy when there' s
cades and general manager ofthe Motor
ability to get along with anyone comes
House. When Gene Liberati retired from
in handy everyday.
private catalogs to hand -tags.
Sheppard joined Colonial Williams -
burg' s publications department as a
analyst, then became man-
At that point, Webb' s dad
s job at
a substitute trash truck driver and his
the Commissary, Trader became generher hand at editing something beyond a al manager of the Commissary.
writer / editor because
she wanted to try
quarterly magazine and she knew them
would be lots of variety in the publications work at Colonial Williamsburg.
In memory.. .
MARIE TYLER
Housekeeper, Williamsburg Woodlands
A Toano native, Marie Tyler was
BARBARA PIGGOTT
She particularly looked forward to the attracted to Williamsburg by a girlchallenge of editing books.
friend who worked here. Marie expectThe best part of Sheppard' s job is
that she has the opportunity
to work
with and get to know so many of the
super families that we have at Colonial
Williamsburg. Her job doing editing is
to work very intensely with very taiented and creative people, who are writing
these books, to make the book thevery
best it can be.
Assistant
Williamsburg
ed to stay only a few days; then that
grew until the kids got out of school.
William E. White
graduated from high school.
WILLIAM
winter, she just loved making beds so
being a housekeeper was a great job for
her. She still enjoys it a lot; it' s just a
12, 1996.
E. WHITE
Piggott' s first job at Colonial
Director,
Before Tyler started having trouble
Historic Trades, Presentation &
Woodlands
Barbara Piggott, 49, died June
Well last June, her fourth child was
with arthritis in her hands this past
Executive
Housekeeper,
Tours
William E. White was 12 years old
Williamsburg was in 1966 as a
pantry helper at Chowning' s Tav-
when his neighbor, Eddie Joe Waters,
ern.
joined the Fife and Drum Corps. White
keeper at the Motor House in 1970.
She began work as a house-
also applied to and got into the Fife and
She left for a few months in 1978,
Drum
little more painful.
but came back in 1979 and was
Corps as a fifer. This was the
beginning of White' s career with Colonial Williamsburg.
When
White
quickly promoted to inspectress
in 1980, and assistant executive
graduated
from the
housekeeper
in 1986.
Fife and Drum Corps, he didn' t want
When Piggott started to work
his relationship with Colonial Williamsburg to end. He heard that Colonial Williamsburg needed someone to
dip candles for the summer. Not long
here in the summer of 1970, she
after that, he was asked if he wanted to
work for the Fife and Drum Corps
instead and has been a member
of
Colonial Williamsburg' s music programs ever since.
White grew through the positions of
planned to work only three months.
She said she found
out that she
liked it since she stayed 25 years.
The best part of her job was getting
to meet and work with all kinds of
people. When she was a housekeeper, repeat guests would ask for
her, and even after she was promoted to supervisor, guests would not
music assistant, assistant music master,
first for the Fife and Drum and then the
Colonial Performers, to coordinator of
Nathaniel
Smith
Company of Colonial Performers, and
Military Music Master, to assistant director, and then director of Company of
Regina M. Wade
NATHANIEL SMITH
Senior
REGINA
Gardener
Nathaniel Smith came to ColoniaWil-
M. WADE
Colonial Performers, to director of His-
Sales Representative, Group Sales
Regina M. Wade is one of three sales
liamsburg after graduating from Chrles
City High School. One day, Smitlwas representatives who make the initial
observing the archaeologist diggingit the booking of school and tour groups. They
Public
Hospital
and thought "
thalwas
customize packages for school groups
something he would like to do." ?here and work in the Group Arrivals Buildwas an opening for an excavator ad he ing ticket office as well.
got the job. He was promoted to arhaeological foreman in 1975, and in 199 to
The best part of Wade' s job is talking
and meeting people from all over the
field technician B position.
In addition
worked
on
bered artifacts,
small reports.
computer
Piggott had a lot of relatives at
Colonial Williamsburg. Her brother, Kitten Wynn, works at the golf
course, and her sister worked at
the Cascades.
Piggott is survived by a daugh-
that he accomplished what he needed to
ter, three sons, three sisters,
in this job, the place offered up a new
brothers and nine grandchildren.
challenge for him.
and
Siith
waii and Japan and has built a great work-
ment in honor of employees celebrating 25 years of service.
lim-
ing relationship with our regular tour
he becate a
operators such as Lakeland Tours.
Wade
has been a member
Editor,
1971
Richard W. Talley
of the
gardener C in facilities and proprty
Magruder School partnerships since that
management,
promoter ` o
program began and she takes great pride
senior gardener in 1992. He functars
in the thank you card that was sent to
as a lead man or foreman
her by the students for helping them set
up their career day this past spring.
and
tion landscaping.
was
four
This commemorative issue of the Colonial Williamsburg News is
published by the Colonial Williamsburg Public Relations Depart-
washed them, and Mote
In 1991,
says that every time he got to thinking
they had seen Piggott.
world. She has serviced groups from Ha-
to excavation,
the
toric Area Presentations and Tours. He
feel their visit was complete until
in constric-
Managing
Editor,
Editor, 1971
1996
Laurie Brasfield
Jim
Bradley
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Becoming Americans:
Our Struggle to Be Both Free and Equal
REDEFINING
FAMILY
Resource Book 1997
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<p><em>Becoming Americans: Our Struggle to Be Both Free and Equal</em> was the title of the master plan governing all interpretation at Colonial Williamsburg from 1996 through 2005. It was an educational curriculum that sought to demonstrate the continuing struggle in Virginia and the United States to expand or limit citizenship as promised by the <em>Declaration of Independence</em> and show the cultural transformation wrought by the arrival of Europeans and Africans to a land already inhabited by Native Americans. The framework of the central theme was outlined by the main headings Diverse Peoples, Clashing Interests, Shared Values, Formative Institutions, Partial Freedoms, and Revolutionary Promise. The plan of thematic interpretation was divided into six interconnected “storylines”: <em>Choosing Revolution, Transforming Family</em> (known for a period of time as <em>Redefining Family</em>), <em>Freeing Religion, Enslaving Virginia, Taking Possession</em>, and <em>Buying Respectability: The Consumer Revolution in Colonial Virginia</em>. Each of the storylines produced a substantial resource book filled with historical essays, bibliographies, and primary source materials that informed and supported interpretation in the Historic Area. The Choosing Revolution storyline produced three additional resource booklets titled <em>People and Revolution, Chronology 1754-1784</em>, and <em>The African American Legacy Before During and After the American Revolution</em>. The <em>Taking Possession</em> storyline produced one additional resource book titled <em>Taking Possession: Slavery and the Movement West</em>.</p>
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Redefining Family : Resource Book
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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
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1997
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<em>Redefining Family</em> explores changes taking place within black, white, and Native American families, including the contribution of external factors and the inter-relationships between family groups to the development of a new American family.