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Colonial
Williamsburg News
Volume 41, No. 8
Williamsburg, VA
September,
1988
We' re getting close
to meeting our
1988 Pacesetter goal
United Way contributions as of August 26
totaled $ 71, 539. This total represents
64. 8 percent
of our goal with 89. 4 percent of our employees
participating. The Grand Prize drawing for the
weekend for two at either the Homestead
or
Greenbrier plus $ 200 spending money was held on
Wednesday, September 7 in the Goodwin Building
lobby. The October issue of the Colonial
Williamsburg News will carry a complete wrap -up
of the 1988 United Way Campaign.
Pat Saylor
Our Goal:
SHARING THEIR THOUGHTS on how to make Colonial Williamsburg an even better place are Tammy
80, 000
Kersey and Sonnie Rose ( background). Tammy and Sonnie were among the more than 2, 700 employees
P"
1
100%
who took part in last month' s Employee Opinion Program. The results are now being tabulated by an
outside consultant. They will be shared during employee feedback meetings in October.
90
89. 4 percent
s0
participation
70—
Employee response was high for
last month' s Employee Opinion Program
By Bob Birney
60
with Freddie Dooley, whose knowledge of the
organization and skill at tracking a thousand details
On August 19 at 8: 30 p. m , the last
employees to participate in the 1988 Employee
Opinion Program completed their questionnaires.
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40
That moment marked the end of an extraordinary
effort that was set in motion some six weeks before
when the steering committee led by vice president
Steve Elliott recommended
30
20
that an employee
opi-
nion survey be conducted in an effort to solicit opr
nolns from as many employees of Colonial
Williamsburg as possible
proved critical to the successful effort.
To all of these people as well as those of you
who made an extra effort to take part, I offer a
special thank you.
Because we moved so rapidly in order to
catch the organization
season,
we had to
next time.
For example, the questions of the survey itself
had to be drawn from materials used by TPF & C
10
for organizations
are a number
0
in general.
of unusual
As we all know, there
features
to Colonial
Williamsburg; next time, survey items can be constructed to reflect that fact.
We gained a lot of experience
utility.
our erudition
ourrture
scheduling
process
with the
as well as the administration
of
the survey itself It should be possible to streamline
that process when the next survey is conducted
some
18 months from now.
One of the most challenging features of the
whole effort has been to determine the best way to
United way
EMPLOYEE OPINION PROGRAM
Inside
at peak
learn as we went along. Already we have a
sizeable list of things that will be done differently
At this writing, the consulting firm of Towers,
Perrin, Forster and Crosby are tabulating the results
C. W. News
for our use in October. Our preliminary count sug-
report results to our employees,
so that problems
needing identification and work can be assigned to
employee
work groups. This will be the subject of
our experience in October when we make our first
effort to report the findings to employee groups, so
gests that of the nearly 3, 700 people eligible to
Newsmakers
2
Comment
People
4
in the
that still more employee
participate,
We have been told to expect that the findings will
surveys were received from approx-
imately all but 980 ( roughly 70 percent) . This fact
prompt lively discussion and provide still more in-
by itself is a rather extraordinary testimony to the
resilience and integrity of all of us here at Colonial
Williamsburg
formation
Given the short notice and absence of ex-
News
6
opinion can be solicited.
perience
with
such
an
effort,
only
a special
push
from employees
about how we can all
do a better job.
This, too, will be a learning experience for
everyone. Our overall effort will probably turn out
to be quite successful
with some units and less so
by schedulers, supervisors and persons asked to
Happenings
Wellness
Around
Town
14
with others. But given the excellent base of par-
assist with the survey made it possible to schedule
ticipation from which we are starting, I think it' s fair
to say that before too much time passes, the
a sufficient number of sessions so that everyone
could take part without disruption of their normal
and
Recreation
14
employee
opinion
program
will be a permanent
work schedule. Presiding over all of this activity
was a small team from Human Resources led by
part of our ongoing efforts to improve quality in
Don Wooldridge
See " Survey"
and George
Collins,
in concert
everything we do.
on
page
2
�2, Colonial Williamsburg News, September 1988
Newsmakers
Earl Soles,
Doug Smith take on new
duties as part of HAPO reorganization
New directors in the division of Historic Area
Programs and Operations were announced in
August by Dennis O'Toole, vice president and chief
education
officer.
The new appointments
of an overall divisional reorganization
are part
and reflect
Dennis' shift to overall responsibility for all educational activities.
Earl Soles has been named senior director
for interpretation. He will be responsible for all
Sandra
Day O' Connor
Historic Area interpretive planning and program-
Supreme Court justice
ming and will oversee
operations
of the depart-
ments of Historical Interpretation, African- American
Interpretation, Interpretive Education, Historic
Sandra Day O' Connor
Trades and the Company of Colonial Performers
will join trustees
of administration and services. He will be responsi-
J. Douglas Smith has been named director
Sandra Day O' Connor, associate justice of the
United
States Supreme
Court,
has accepted
an in-
ble for HAPO' s budgetary, personnel, scheduling
and informational
affairs,
and will oversee
opera-
tions of Visitor Services, the costume department
vitation to join the board of trustees of the Colonial
and flower section, as well as the Museum Studies
Williamsburg Foundation, according to Charles L.
program.
Brown, chairman of the board. Justice O' Connor
will be formally elected to the position at the biannual meeting of the full board in November.
The new tasks that have been given me
require that I delegate to others some of the supervisory responsibilities that have been mine in
Earl
Soles
HAPO," Dennis said. " This also seems to me to be
tion to a board already composed of extraordinary
as director of administration and museum studies
for HAPO. A native of Rainelle, West Virginia,
an opportunity to achieve even stronger support
Americans representing education, the arts and
and guidance than we already enjoy for Colonial
Doug worked previously as a history professor at
Justice
O' Connor
will be a distinguished
addi-
culture, science, business, and law," Brown said.
Williamsburg' s extraordinarily effective interpretive
Colonial Williamsburg can look forward to her
counsel and leadership as we seek the highest
effort."
educational achievement
capable group of directors,
origins to modern
in presenting the nation' s
audiences."
Justice O' Connor will become the twenty second trustee joining Brown, vice - chairman Abby
M. O' Neill of Oyster Bay, N. Y., and Colonial
Williamsburg president and chief executive officer
Charles
Longsworth.
Retired
justice Lewis F. Powell,
Jr.,
Supreme
Court
served Colonial
continues
to serve
of the board.
as chairman
institutions
in which Justice O' Connor
Board of the Smithsonian
and Doug, two men who built long and meritorious careers at Colonial Williamsburg,
Associates.
will serve to
further bolster that leadership." Earl and Doug will
report directly to Dennis, as will Larry Henry,
of Carter' s Grove.
Earl joined Colonial Williamsburg in 1960 as
became director of craft programming,
emeritus.
will be active. She is currently a member of the
National
1954
managers and super-
assistant director of craft shops. In June, 1970, he
He
Colonial Williamsburg is one of only two
educational
served as an officer in the U. S. Navy from 1951 to
visors who support our outstanding interpretive
corps. The new responsibilities I have given to Earl
director
Williamsburg for many years as general counsel, a
board member and chairman
HAPO enjoys the leadership of a very
the University of Georgia in Athens and at the
University of Virginia in Charlottesville. He also
Un-
which was
renamed Historic Trades last year. A native of
Cobbs Creek, Virginia, he is a graduate of
Randolph - Macon College. Prior to joining Colonial
Williamsburg, Earl worked as a park historian with
til 1981, She was on the board and had served as
president of the Heard Museum in Phoenix, AZ,
the National Park Service at the Colonial National
Historic Park in Yorktown and at Moores Creek
her home
National Military Park near Wilmington, North
before
elevation
to the Court.
She was
also a director of the Phoenix Historical Society
An evolving program at Colonial Williamsburg,
Traditions of American Citizenship," is likely to be
Carolina.
of special interest to the new trustee
served as director of exhibition buildings from 1962
until 1983, when he was given dual responsibilities
Centered
in
the restored 18th -century city- county courthouse
and a reconstructed
law office
of the period,
Doug has held a number of positions during
his 26 -year career at Colonial Williamsburg. He
the
program will show visitors how the colonists' par-
ticipation locally was crucial in the development of
a distinctly American legal system, later embodied
in the Constitution.
Justice O' Connor was nominated to the
Questions about your
Survey.. .
It will take a while for most of us to develop
Supreme Court by President Reagan in 1981,
becoming the first woman on America' s highest
court. She was previously an Arizona Court of Ap-
confidence
peals judge and a superior court judge in Phoenix.
believe that more and more of us will look forward
A native of El Paso, Texas, she was graduated
in the opinion survey process. But as
medical benefits?
the survey improves and experience with putting its
results to work is gained, there is every reason to
to seeing
its results,
so that we can sustain
Call Mildred Wiley
and im-
from Stanford University, magna cum laude, and
from its law school. Active in many civic and professional
at 220 7026
prove quality performance in everything we do.
President Longsworth has been reminding us
for some time now that whether it be a visitor or a
Arizona
organizations,
state senator
Justice
O' Connor
for six years
was an
and senate
ma-
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fellow employee, the overall responsibility for providing a high - quality experience lies with each and
every one of us, every day. The management of
Colonial Williamsburg is hopeful that the employee
jority leader in 1972
Coordinator . .
Patrick Saylor
Heidi Moore
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Audiovisual Department
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�September 1988, Colonial Williamsburg News, 3
Elderhostel class
has proven to be a
popular one, Jane says
Colonial Williamsburg will open its doors to a
special group of students in January. As part of
the " Edlerhostel" program, the group will hear
The Colonial Williamsburg Story," through a
variety of lectures, tours and special programs.
Elderhostel
sponsors
special educational
pro-
grams for persons 60 years or older, at more than
850 colleges, universities and other educational institutions
in the U. S.,
Canada
and more than 30
countries overseas.
According to program coordinator Jane
Strauss, master teacher in the department of Interpretive Education, response to our program has
Heidi
Moore
REGISTERING TO VOTE during the Summer Bloodmobile are, from left, Helen Philips, Susie Woodall
and Dana Trageser. Democratic presidential nominee Michael Dukakis won the " mock election," taking
56 percent
of the vote.
There' s just a tremendous
174 give blood
By Heidi Moore
summer
Longsworth,
Bloodmobile,
sponsored
by the Hospitality and Courtesy Committee, was
held on Monday, July 25. Even though we didn' t
George Collins, and " Spuds McKen-
zie"
write - in votes.
received
for pro-
740 featured our Bloodmobile on their 3 p. m. talk
show and 4 p. m. news broadcast that day.
in the November
reach our goal of 200 pints, we did attract atten-
tion from local media! Radio station WMBG AM
was " Election
Year."
The North
Ball Room of the Lodge became a " polling place"
as a mock election was held. Gov. Dukakis came
out on top with 56 percent of the vote. Jesse
Jackson, Pat Buchanan, Tom Selleck, Chuck
160, 000 catalogs a year. It's really a big thing."
A letter home
Registrars from the counties of York and
James City and the City of Williamsburg registered
voters while they waited for their turn to donate
blood. As a result, 72 people, from Richmond to
the Hampton Roads area, were registered to vote
Our theme
demand
grams," Jane continued. " They send out about
Dukakis wins in Bloodmobile `election'
Our annual
been overwhelming. " Our limit for the group was
30 people, and it filled up quickly," she said. " I' m
told that they have a waiting list of more than
250 —the longest list they' ve had for a program "
8 general
election.
Williamsburg
September
Dearest
i77o
Mama,
It has been but a Week since I have arrived in this
Collections won the bloodmobile plaque
again!) for the highest donor to employee
fair City but never have I seen such a Hustle and Bustle!
ratio - 48 percent of their employees participated.
Our next bloodmobile will be held in the North
It does appear that our entire Province is come to Town,
Ball Room of the Lodge on January 12, 1989.
Sunrise and the Carousing in the Taverns disturbs our
Slumbers into the darkest Hours of Night.
for the streets are thronged with People from well before
Aunt Mary and I have been most pleasantly entertained by a most Social Company in the Afternoons. All
the talk at Table is of the Balls and Assemblies. Many
Thank You..
argue for the Balls at Mr. Southall' s Tavern, but I have
heard that Mr. Fearson' s Assemblies at the Capitol are
to all the following, who helped make the Employee Opinion Program run smoothly.
Your hard work and dedication to the project have played an important part as we look for ways to
make Colonial Williamsburg an even better place to work and visit!
quite the most diverting! Aunt has given her Permission
for me to attend his Assembly, Friday next. It is said
that even the Nelsons of Yorktown will be in attendance.
And Mr. Fearson has promised an unsurpassed
Steering Committee
a Puppet
Transportation
Robert Hale
Jim Perdue
Mark Howell
Steve Elliott
John Sands
Pete Cruikshank
Harold Twining
John Caramia
Arlene Simons
Donna Glenn
Kathy Whitehead
Team Leaders
Beverly Coleman
Don Wooldridge
Brad Coursen
Liz Grainer
George Collins
Starbuck Bennett
Brad Glover
Earl Soles
Don Thomas
Tom Spong
Kate Karsen
Joan Madison
Barbara Banks
Lillian
Sandi Yoder
Kathryn
Mary Haley
Bill White
Tammy Kersey
Lou Taylor
Kelli M. Arbuckle
Inge Flester
Craig Kroonblawd
Gwen Williams
Vanessa Patrick
Stephanie
Grant Healey
Show.
Freddie Dooley
Richard
Tate
Laura Viancour
Gary Brumfield
Pat Saylor
Al Louer
Desk Attendants
Williams
Smith
Harriett Kennedy
Betty Farrar
Jennifer
Haynes
What a spectacle!
Wish you were here to Advise me, dearest Mama,
on which Gown you find most becoming. But I do Promise faithfully to inform you by the next Post of all that
transpired.
Do greet Papa and the little ones for me.
Your ever affectionate daughter,
Ann
Caramia
Patsy Long
Tanya
Wilson
Diversion:
Note: Mr. Fearson will hold his Assemblies
this fall on Fridays, September 9, i6, 23, and 3o;
October 7; and, November 4, a and i8. Times
are at 8: oo and 8: 3o in the evening, with one
performance on September 23 at 7: 30. Tickets
Rita Grove
Becky Baker
Mary Ommundsen
Margie Jackson
Peer Assistants
Maura Fulham
Diane Grant
Herb Harris
Roxann Norman
Adrian
Mary Jean Hurst
Manfred
Moses Armstead
Maxine
Tom Smith
Center, with any remaining ones sold at the
Linda
Cathy Bergstrom
Lou Pulley
Rodney Diehl
Joe Cawrse
Thelma
Employees
Jeanette
Linda Baker
Melissa Gill
Brown
Mary Haskell
Peggy Bender
Roehr
Casselle
Manogue
Wheaton
Pam Phelps
William Wilkins
Susan Beckmann
Lorraine Tooley
Ward
Ratcliffe
Gene
Burleson
Mary Keeling
Angela Gyetvan
Deborah Davis
Nancy Gulden
Valda Anderson
Pat Schell
Marie
Tom Peck
Margie
Donna Cassell
Emily Seats
Charles
Robyn
Betty Wiggins
Bonnie Penney
Susan Q. Bruno
Shriver
Caulford
Sonnie
Jo Holt
Rose
Driscoll
Alfonzo
Patterson
Gill
Scouse
Bob Birney
Chairman,
Steering Committee
are 5. 00 and will be sold at the Visitor
door the evening of the performance.
available
will be admitted
basis.
on a space -
�4, Colonial Williamsburg News, September 1988
Comments
weathered
condition
strengthens
the statement
that
original
woodwork
survived
on the
exterior
of the
the Geddy site makes about 18th -century values —
house. When samples taken from these areas were
a not very well -kept industrial complex located ad-
analyzed,
jacent to Palace Green!
except the cornice. The first two coats applied to it
were white, but the third coat was a light green.
The most exciting changes are the results of
our first essays in modern scientific paint analysis.
In the early days of the Restoration,
all showed
several
layers
of white
paint,
While trying to determine how to interpret
original paint
this, further analysis revealed that the green paint
colors were uncovered by careful scraping, reveal-
not used in paint before that time.
studied and a determination
from
been made earlier than 1840, since zinc white was
wood was reached. The sample was then carefully
Viewpoints
contained zinc white. Therefore it could not have
ing each layer of paint one at a time until raw
The rear door of the house is original, but no
other exterior doors or shutters survived. The
was made as to which
layer was the original 18th -century color.
Some adjustment was made for fading, but
analysis revealed that the original color was the
the new paint color was visually matched to the
the President
same brown as that used on the interior doors.
old. You can see a recent example of this method
Because of this uniformity, it seemed a logical
assumption that it may have also been used on the
on the south facade of the Geddy House that was
done by a summer intern two years ago. This
technique
Paint research leads to
more authentic look
rest of the exterior doors and the shutters. Conse-
quently, the house is now all white with brown
Williamsburg was the first place to attempt to
doors and shutters.
replicate period colors on such a large scale; but
paint analysis
has made
such tremendous
strides
The other color change as a result of modern
in
paint analysis
the last 15 years that this method is considered
is the Ludwell- Paradise
House.
While the roof was being repaired earlier this
primitive by today' s standards.
Modern paint analysis consists of cutting small
samples out of areas of the surface most likely to
This month' s guest columnist, Nicholas Paparchitect.
the only original exterior woodwork to survive.
contain original coatings and careful preparation
that the first two layers of paint were Spanish
and examination of the samples in the laboratory
for Historic Area
pas, is Foundation
was state - of- the - art for the 1930' s and
Brown, with a dirt layer over the second layer,
proving that the Spanish Brown was a finish coat,
using sophisticated
scientific
instruments.
It is per-
formed by an experienced, highly skilled profesWhile still in the throes of trying to find a subject for this column, I went down to Wetherburn' s
Tavern to meet with Albert Lucas about the current
sional who has a thorough knowledge of color,
year,
paint samples
were taken from the cornice,
When Mr. Welsh analyzed the sample, he found
not a prime
coat.
Eight to twelve years later, the woodwork was
microscopy and the chemistry, manufacture and
painted
repainting. The Tavern, resplendent in its then new
history of paint.
The first modern paint analysis in the Historic
debate as to which color to use, since either was a
Spanish Brown primer, made quite a striking im-
Area was performed on the Dr. Barraud House by
pact on the Duke of Gloucester Street. Of course,
it was not yet finished. A final coat of simulated
Frank S. Welsh, an historic paint color consultant
from Philadelphia, whose projects include Mon-
whitewash
ticello, Gunston Hall, Wilton and many other
was yet to come.
After a number of people asked me if it was
to stay that way, I realized that paint colors and
what they tell us about the 18th century might be a
good topic. There have been quite a few changes
in the Historic Area within the last few years and
historic structures. The results of his analysis prov-
ed to be both revelatory and educational.
a cream
color.
This led to considerable
logical choice. The early history of the house is
rather sketchy. We know that it was .built by Philip
Ludwell, 111, completed in 1754 or 1755 and
advertised
for rent in 1755.
Although it appears that Ludwell may have
built the house as his townhouse, he probably
never lived in it. He moved his ' family to England
For instance, in the house' s first phase, all the
woodwork had been painted the same color, a
in 1763 and died there a few years later. We
chose to use the color Ludwell selected even
medium gray. When the house was expanded and
though ( or perhaps
many of you may not be aware of them or why
remodeled
vacative questions as to why he used the cheapest
they were made.
Wetherburn' s is one of our few documented
new
paint schemes. When the tavern was being
a rather startling bright blue, both upstairs and
restored in the late 1960' s, a portion of the 18th -
down.
century weatherboard was uncovered that still retained the original Spanish Brown primer and a
At the same time, the doors and baseboards
were accented with dark brown. This tells us
investigate all the original paint history in the
thin coat of whitewash.
something about 18th -century lifestyles. The gray
chitects reached logical conclusions
restoration using a thin coat of oil paint in lieu of
paint used throughout
investigations.
whitewash,
suggests that some 18th -century people were not
and
was
This was replicated
applied
in a rather
and
cream,
in the
controlled
in the
1780' s, the woodwork
remodeled
while
haphazard manner. Today, we used a thicker
as conscious
paint, added an aggregate tb more closely resemble the texture of whitewash and applied t he final
the
portions
older
eastern
was
in the
painted
rooms
were
a light
painted
Several years ago, the Historic Area Standards
and Practices
Committee
on all the outbuildings
recommended
reviewed
the paint colors
in the Historic Area and
a number of changes.
indicated
that outbuildings
attention
than the main
received
buildings
Research
has
less care and
on a site and that
it raised
the house
in its first phase
of color and variety as we thought
Perhaps economy — one color was less expen=
sive than two or more —or practicality were
stronger reasons for this choice than aesthetic ones.
The later brighter paints suggest a more aesthetic
paint available for his rather pretentious
century lifestyles.
Historic Area. But they also show that the early arThey did not have the advantage of high powered
microscopes
to delineate
were misled by the evidence.
were slightly more affluent preferred relatively sim-
Historic Area.
ple color schemes.
Nicholas A. Pappas
received.
Paints were simple and cheap, if they were usmixed in oil were
as was
whitewash. Often, Spanish Brown was used as a
primer to protect the wood and then finished off
with a coat of whitewash.
Many of the recommended changes have
already been done and the rest will be made as the
individual buildings need repainting. Some changes
were
relatively
simple - painting
accented
shutters,
trim or doors to match the color of the body of the
structure.
Others
were dramatic.
in
Paradise House. It is easy to understand how they
One of the most interesting revelations involv-
and the ochres,
the pigments
the Dr. Barraud. green, nor to determine that there
were two layers of Spanish Brown on the Ludwell-
ed the former exterior green trim color. Very little
Brown
in their
We hope to continue our research into original
colors as funds become available, in order to expand our knowledge and interpretation of the
buildings were regarded, the less attention they
typical— Spanish
house.
Again, it is an interesting commentary on 18th -
concern for color. But even then, only three colors
were used in the house, indicating that those who
the farther down on an hierarchical scale these
ed at all. Earth pigments
the pro -
Both of the examples underline the need to
they were.
coat with less abandon.
because)
The former
polychromed Geddy Forge received a Spanish
Brown primer and a coat of whitewash. Its current
Nicholas
Pappas
Pat Saylor
�September 1988, Colonial Williamsburg News, 5
From the Editor' s Desk ...
Visiting editor escapes the `rat race'
Bruce Henderson,
editorial
page editor of the
lot more than shoemaking. He looked like a man
Bucks County Courier Times in Levittown, Penn-
never more at peace with himself.
sylvania, found " a wonderful treasure for our nation" and, when he returned home, wrote of his
We also got to know one of the " interpreters"
who
impressions.
help bring
Kidd,"
By Bruce Henderson
Williamsburg
to life — " Mr.
of the Governor' s Palace and am-
bassador for the 18th century. In period dress, he
stays wonderfully in character no matter what he is
You know the feeling: " Stop the world —I
asked —almost convincing us we were " Connecticut
want to get off!"
Or at least turn it back a little.
When
Colonial
decorator
the world
is too much
Yankees"
with us, when
in Lord Botetourt' s court.
One evening we met him " out of uniform" in
we can' t keep up with its high -tech pace, the past
is an appealing retreat. We long for simpler times,
a colonial
fashioned
simpler lives. But it seems an impossible dream.
tavern
enlivened
card and board games,
mill. Is there no escape?
a magician
where he is on -stage five days a week.
Well, there is. Last week we took our family
examine many facets
of colonial life
with " gambols " — old-
By Susan Q. Bruno
and
musicians. He told us how he had grown up in the
area, gone to California to pursue an acting
career —but been drawn back to Williamsburg,
We watch our breath and jump back on the tread-
Winter seminars will
He loves
The winter ambience of the Historic Area af-
fords visitors the rare opportunity to get a closer
look at such specifics as the clothes 18th -century
Williamburg residents wore, the music they en-
400 miles south — and 300 years back in time — to
it — and his love is infectious.
joyed, the decorative arts they cherished and the
Williamsburg, Va. It' s an oasis for the soul —a
soothing reminder that life does not have to be a
It is easy to romanticize the appeal of stepping
back in time —especially in such an ideal environment. Mr. Kidd reminded us of the realities: keeping a fire going all year for cooking; no indoor
plumbing; bathing once or twice a year; diseases
gardens
rat race, that happiness
is best pursued
on foot,
not on an interstate.
This was spring break for our three children —
ages 10 to 18. They have been to Disney World.
This was their cultural experience.
It was painless.
outhouses
in Charlottesville,
put
us in touch with our history —but a lot more than
that.
It put us in touch
and what
with life:
one had to watch
worlds — enjoying
Colonial Williamsburg makes it possible to step
back in time and really experience the past. Its
mile -long main street, lined with exquisitely
restored shops, homes, taverns, and government
buildings, wonderfully recaptures the essence of the
18th century. There are no intrusions from the
20th century, a few blocks but a world away —just
foot traffic and horse -drawn carriages.
comforts
without
that have taken over our lives.
exception.
highlight " Style
in the Eighteenth Century: Straightlaced or Unlaced," beginning Jan. 27 -29. Participants will hear
lectures on 18th- century tashion, take a behind the- scenes tour of the Colonial Williamsburg
costume shop and get an opportunity to try on
some 18th -century -style fashions Registration fees
range from about $ 207 at the Williamsburg Inn to
about $ 147 per person ( double occupancy) at the
Motor House, and includes two nights' lodging,
two receptions, Saturday breakfast, Sunday
brunch, Saturday dinner and 18th -century play,
the Colonial
the Historic
Weekends
Area.
program and admission
The program
to
will be repeated
on
knew it was not a race.
The message of Williamsburg is: Slow down.
Get away from the tunnel vision of Progress and
man.
Then he retired to Williamsburg — demonstrating a
term " American
look around
as covering a whole range of American decorative
We have turned it into a treadmill
He
and the good folk of Williamsburg —so charmingly
recreated along with the restoration of buildings —
Everywhere are craftsmen and women,
demonstrating the hand -crafted quality our
technology cannot match. We came across a cobbler, happily making shoes with a primitive artistry
that gives nobility to the adjective, " old- fashioned.
He had been in aerospace on Long Island for
If
at where we are, where we' ve been
topics during the program. Registration is $ 245 per
The cobbler knows.
So does Mr. Kidd.
perts in the field will discuss
this and other
related
person.
Performing Arts in the Eighteenth Century:
Music" is the focus of the 1989 Learning Weekend
at Colonial Williamsburg, March 2 -5 at the
Williamsburg Lodge. Participants will experience
live performances of various types of music popular
200 years ago — from a chamber
candlelight
1st Street and Capitol Landing Road
October 15
8: 30 a. m. to noon
Raindate: October 22
organ
recital
concert
to presentations
and
of martial
music of the period and more. Registration is $ 200
per person
Winter Dream, Spring Delights" will be the
focus of the 1989 Williamsburg Garden Sym-
The Hospitality and Courtesy Committee will provide the space and the advertising, and a port-a -potty.
You bring your own table or mat to display your stuff to sell, your own change, and some friends to buy your
things. Other than your enthusiasm, we ask only that you clean your space —pick up paper and cups and take
home the treasures you either buy or don' t sell. Also, keep in mind that this is not a Hobby and Craft Show —this
is a yard sale
Just fill out this form and send it to Donna Whalen, Hospitality and Courtesy Committee, Franklin
Street Office Building, by October 7.
You don' t have to arrive at 9 a. m. and you don' t have to stay until noon. A special parking area is
provided for the vendors. We want to leave the parking areas in front of the lot for our customers. This sale
has flexible hours to accommodate your schedule So, don' t miss this opportunity to turn good trash into good cash.
posium, April 10 - 13, when experts in the field of
horticulture and landscape architecture gather in
Williamsburg for the 43rd annual garden event. An
audiovisual
tour of the gardens
of Cincinnati,
CW Yard Sale
October 15 ( or 22 if we need a rain date)
Name:
Yxt
I understand that I must provide my own table or mat for displaying my items and that I must
bring my own change. I agree to leave the space that I use as clean as I find it and to park in the
vendor' s parking area ". In order to give everyone a fair chance, I agree not to set up before 8 a. m.
Ohio,
opens the 1989 program, which is followed by lectures,
gardeners'
clinics,
special
films and tours and
several social events. Registration is $ 170 per
person.
For information or registration for any of these
programs,
write Forums Registrar,
Colonial
Williamsburg Foundation, P. O Box C,
Williamsburg, Va. 23187, or call ( 804)
Call Donna Whalen at ext. 7118 for answers to any questions.
Call ext. 7118 for answers to any questions.
has been promoted
arts from the third quarter of the 18th century. Ex-
too — happier,
onto our space at the corner of
and not to sell anything before 8: 30 a. m.
Chippendale"
can make ourselves better people,
less hassled, more content.
for as many families as we can squeeze
address:
style furniture made between 1740 and 1775, the
We can keep making this a better world but we
We' re having a Yard Sale.
Your space has been confirmed
no
41st annual Williamsburg Antiques Forum, Feb.
5 -10, at the Williamsburg Lodge. While the name
of the famous English cabinetmaker Thomas Chippendale has long been used to describe rococo -
happiness."
aren' t pursuing anymore.
Work
various aspects of 18th -century life. This winter is
Feb. 3 -5, 10 -12 and March 10 - 12.
American Chippendale" is the topic of the
Maybe he led us astray with " the pursuit of
Everyone is in colonial dress —and a colonial
professional
our modern
series of special -focus events which delve into
The 1989 Colonial Weekends
and
becoming slaves to our high -tech culture.
Jefferson built so many innovations into Monticello that it' s easy to imagine him being fascinated
with our gadgetry. But it' s hard to imagine him
putting off the Declaration of Independence for a
fling on a jet ski. His values, his sense of what is
important in life, would not be corrupted by the
conveniences"
mood. There is about them the courtesy and contentment of people in no hurry— because they
a successful
for snakes
alluring. And the refreshing promise of
Williamsburg is that we can find the best of both
what is important
is not.
years — obviously
where
black widow spiders.
Still, the pace and style of a simpler life is
The beautifully restored Williamsburg, plus a
visit to Jefferson' s Monticello
that limited life spans to half of what we know;
they tended.
Each winter, Colonial Williamsburg sponsors a
220 -7255.
�6, Colonial Williamsburg News, September 1988
People in the News
Archives
and
Records: meeting the challenge with quality
Quality Performance
winners exhibit a
beautiful attitude'
By Pat Saylor
Cooperation and teamwork are but two of the
many things which make us successful here at Col-
onial Williamsburg. It' s not unusual to have several
departments involved in a project, such as the
recently - completed Dr. Barraud House. This
month' s Quality Performance Award winners, Archives
and Records,
are no exception.
Most any large project here begins with
research in the archives,"
says Bland Blackford,
director of Archives and Records. " We' re very
much involved. There' s probably not any department that is as aware of the things that go on, and
which sees how all the pieces fit together.
This group works together as the best team
I' ve ever seen," notes Kathy Whitehead, vice presi-
dent for Human Resources. " The feeling you get
when you talk to them is that they know their jobs
and are well trained."
And what a job it is. While most of our efforts
are aimed at preserving and interpreting
Williamsburg' s 18th - century past, Archives and
Records' mission is to preserve the history of Colonial Williamsburg itself.
Pat Saylor
A WILLINGNESS TO ADAPT to the needs of Colonial Williamsburg is just one of the many qualities
shared by the members of Archives and Records. Joined by Steve Elliott and Kathy Whitehead, they are:
back row, from left - Betty Stewart, Tammera Conklin, Donna Cassell and Bland Blackford ( far right).
Seated, from left - Patty McIntyre, Mary Hall and Dianne Gilette.
Using computers to their advantage
they're constantly looking for ideas that will improve the way they do their work."
As the use of computers continues to grow, so
too does the volume of records which must be
stored
and
cessible,"
managed. "
Bland
says. "
All
our
records
must
and Records
KNOWN FOR
technologies,
HER EXPER-
the members
have adapted
mostly computer- based. " We' ve tried
has
received
recognition
In
of the time. For current records,
of two categories — permanent
records
historical or legal significance and are appraised to
be of permanent value," Bland explains. " Tem-
porary records are those which need to be kept for
Records which are deemed
are
our records,
yet
people know their services are available and being
A `beautiful attitude'
Best of all, according to Kathy, the members
of Archives and Records do it all with a smile.
to look at how we can maintain
a fixed
level of
staff while meeting the needs of Colonial
Williamsburg in the future," Bland continues. " We
determined that the computer could help us."
In 1984 we began a program aimed at
permanent
to retain
records are secure."
to meet IRS or other re-
quirements."
to public
the dilemma is between being visible enough that
or
temporary records.
Permanent records are those which have
are open
invisible' so that users remain confident that their
ourfuture
We are responsible for Colonial Williamsburg
records, from the time they' re created through their
entire life," Bland says. These records generally fall
records
tant to the organization
our tradition
Keeping track of miles of files
their
scrutiny," says Kathy Whitehead. " It' s very impor-
uality..
others.
periods,
for information.
the successful response rate was 100 percent.
won' t think
Eastman
Kodak, among
shorter
to requests
This is especially noteworthly if you consider
that, many times, Archives and Records may not
have the particular records being requested.
It' s a tricky situation, in that Archives and
Records tries a keep a low profile, so that people
Cordelia
into one
responses
July, requests for permanent records were successful 95 percent
the use of new
microfilming,
from
and Records has consistently improved their rate of
successful
of Archives
TISE at
Chandler
By adapting this new technology, Archives
be ac-
We have to know where
they are, and be able to get to them quickly."
To meet this end,
Keeping a high rate of success
They have always gotten high ratings on their service,
helpfulness
and friendliness,"
she says. " You
get a real sense of quality in the way they do their
jobs, and they' re always courteous to their users
and to each other."
automating the function. Bit by bit, we' ve been
able to use the computer to help handle our
I don' t think
group,"
you' ll find a more
hospitable
Bland adds, " even under the pressure of
currently copied on microfilm which is then stored,
with the original document, in a climate - controlled,
records, through indexing and other means. We' ve
also begun meeting with our users before new
learning new things or trying to juggle five or six
important requests. They have a really beautiful at-
archival setting. Back -up copies of the microfilms
records are created,
titude
are also made
and
stored
off -site in case the
to determine
whether those
toward
our users and each other,
which
records need to be kept and to set up systems for
makes things go very well."
originals are damaged or destroyed. Temporary
transferring them on computer disc, rather than in
records don' t require this level of care and are
paper form. This way they are much cheaper to
stored,
store and take up a lot less space."
But why is this all important? How does this
add to the quality of our work at Colonial
Williamsburg?
We try not to re- invent the wheel. If a particular topic has come up before, people come to
in their original form,
in two warehouses.
Records are generally stored in special archival
storage boxes.
These boxes,
which measure
about
One thing we' re really excited about is the
optical
disc.
This will allow us to store documents
10 inches high, 12 inches wide and 16 inches
which were not created on the computer
deep, hold one cubic foot of records. Last year,
form, on a computer disc which is similar to those
don' t appraise records correctly, or aren' t able to
Archives and Records took in more than
cubic feet of records. Placed end to end, that' s
used in Compact Disc players. This will be a great
space saver, as one disc can hold the equivalent of
could mean a lot of time and money lost for Col-
more than a third of a mile.
five four -drawer file cabinets."
onial Williamsburg."
1, 400
None of us had touched
in digital
a computer,"
Bland
us for needed information,"
find things... if we' re careless
Bland says: " If we
or misfile things,
it
They' ve been able to learn and are willing and
flexible enough to make changes. They' re very
They' re constantly asking, ` What do we
need, and what' s best for Colonial Williamsburg ?'
They really have the good of the organization at
heart," Kathy concludes. " It' s really refreshing to
sensitive
see that
says of her staff, " and they' ve adapted so well.
to the needs of the organization
and
kind
of
attitude."
�September 1988, Colonial Williamsburg News, 7
Setting a ` fine example'
Junior performers show leadership and love of their work
By Maura Fulham
Have you ever wondered what it would be
like to have been a young person in the 18th century? Well, here at Colonial Williamsburg we
have people who can tell you first -hand. They are
our juvenile performers.
For the past 14 years
they've been bringing their unique talents for
dance, music and, most recently, character interpretation
to the Historic Area.
Presently, they are being showcased in three
special programs: Young Gentlemen of the College, Young Ladies of Accomplishment, and new
this year, The Pleasures of Music and the
Dance.
It all began in 1974 when Charles Harden,
then the master music teacher at the Music
Teacher' s Room, decided to begin a small dance
AT THE POWELL
group with some of his music students. Gradually,
this small group has grown into a troupe of more
HOUSE,
than 50 young performers, many of whom are
trayed Nancy Powell.
proficient
in all three
character
disciplines—
music,
dance
left, por-
She receives loving care
interpretation.
and
from her mother, played
by Kristin Everly.
August 12 marked the graduation of six of
our juvenile performers:
Elizabeth
Stockmeyer,
Jamie Axtell, Chris
Pat Saylor
pretive Education,
Matheme, Rob Nagle, Elizabeth Stockmeyer,
and the Research department.
Finally, in the spring of 1985, Young Gentlemen
of the College was born.
Two years later, in the spring of 1987, the
Young Ladies of Accomplishment program began
in the Music Teacher' s Room. Like the young
gentlemen, the young ladies were all members of
the student dance and music classes. Each of the
ladies were chosen because of their talent for and
interest in character interpretation. Many of the
girls had participated
in special programs at the
than last season, when a shortage of funds
threatened the existence of the Young Gentlemen
of the College. Rather than abandon the project,
the boys volunteered to work for no pay. Now
that' s dedication.
Where do they go from here? Many of our
graduates have gone on to such places as Oberlin,
Oxford and Princeton University, just to name a
few places. The list of prestigious universities and
conservatories
goes
on
and
on.
So, here' s to our juvenile performers, those
Powell House, the Geddy House, and in the Ac-
who are graduates and those who remain.
cording to the Ladies tour.
for all of your hard work and dedication. You set a
This spring we added a new and exciting addition to this list of programming.
Thanks
fine example for people of all ages!
The Pleasures of
Music and the Dance. The program is especially
noteworthy because it was developed, performed
and supervised by the students themselves. Six
days a week for four hours a day, these young
performers present a twenty- minute program,
discussing and performing music and dance of the
ROB NAGLE
shares a laugh
with
a
18th century. The program has been a huge success with the visitors,
back time and again.
visitor
during Young
The students' ability to handle not only the
Gentleman.
Heather
Rencher
some of whom have come
and Susanne
Rublein.
These
young men and women have spent, in some
Schedule
Young Gentleman— Saturdays at 9, 9: 30 and
10 a. m. at the Wren Building, College of
William and Mary.
See the Visitor' s Companion
for schedules for
Young Ladies and Pleasures.
material but the crowds and the oppressive heat is
a testament to their maturity and commitment.
Their love of their work was never more apparent
cases, up to five years at Colonial Williamsburg
and now, having graduated from high school, must
give up their status as juvenile performers.
Jamie Axtell,
one of this year' s graduates,
began as a dancer and became a character interpreter
as well
as one
of the
supervisor /
interpreters
for The Pleasures of Music and the Dance. It was
his visit to the Powell House during Christmas,
1984 which inspired Mary Wiseman, supervisor
of Character Interpretation, to create Young
Gentlemen
of the College,
the first program
for the
junior character interpreters.
While in the person of Mrs. Powell, Mary
asked Jamie, then in the role of the visitor, " How
does your Latin, young sir ?," to which he respond-
ed completely in Latin.
The following January, work began on the
new program. For the next six months the young
SHARING A LAUGH
with Merry Feyock,
center, and Mary
gentlemen, including three of our graduates —
Jamie,
Chris
and Rob — studied
after school
Wiseman, Jamie Axtell
got his start at inter-
and on
weekends under the watchful eyes of Mary
Wiseman,
Alex Clark,
the department
preting by responding
of Inter-
to
Heidi
Personal problems got you down?
Call EAP, The Employee Assistance Program
Ext. 7EAP ( 7327)
Moore
a
question
in Latin.
�8, Colonial Williamsburg News, September 1988
C. W.
New book celebrates
Salutes
art, interpretation
of Historic Trades
Russell
Roosevelt
Pete
Sara
By Pat Saylor
A brand new publication, celebrating the practice
and
interpretation
of traditional
trades
of the
18th century, has made its debut. Historic Trades,
published by the department of the same name, is
chock full of informative and entertaining articles,
historical
information
and book reviews on the
historic trades and related topics.
Volume
I, just released,
includes
articles
on
Chairbuilding," by Mack Headley, " Reconstructing
the American Bloomery Process," by David
Harvey, and " The Casks from Cork," by Kerry
Shackelford. There are also reprints of selected
historical documents, including " The Art of
Gilding," " The Carpenter' s Tap," and more, as
well as book reviews by Bill Weldon, Harold Gill
and Marcus Hansen
In his foreword,
Historic Trades director
Earl
Soles notes that " throughout the world there are
many [ others] attempting to preserve early skills
and technical knowledge.
We believe.. that the
research in this field deserves to be shared with a
wider
audience
courage
With this journal
specialists
throughout
we hope to en-
the world
to record
and share their studies of traditional technology
Matt
with both scholars and the widening audience of
serious lay- students of historical processes."
We' re really excited about it," Earl said. " A
lot of people have worked very hard on it,
especially Roy Underhill. He sort of became a
Pat
Employees of the Month
Edith Jones - Inn Kitchen
Sherwood Butler - Inn Kitchen
Russell Gibbs - A Good Place to Eat
Roosevelt Taylor - Bus Operations
Josephine Wainwright - Bus Operations
maniac with a mission' and kept pushing it along.
I think
it looks good."
According to Roy, who is co- editor with
Harold Gill; Historic
Trades is one of the first Col-
onial Williamsburg books to be produced using
desktop publishing —a process in which pages are
laid out on a computer rather than by the traditional " cut and paste"
Syany Pong - Chowning' s
Pete Cruikshank -
method.
There was a good bit of work involved," said
Roy. " It was all done on a Macintosh computer.
which
academic
was very inexpensive."
standards;
yet we wanted
to people
outside
Pat Lockeman - Lodging Reservations
Theresa DeVincentis - Retail Operations ( Tarpley' s)
Jodi Norman - Visitor Aides
the information
the field and in-
Maryann
teresting visually."
helped us develop a look and editorial style of the
highest possible standards, while keeping the pro at a low cost."
represented —
Customer of the Month
pitched in, by covering for the authors and more.
Even though you don' t see their names, it belongs
to everyone in the department."
it is hoped
that Historic
Trades
Sarah Singleton - Company of Colonial Performers
will
The Employee of the Month program is sponsored by the Colonial
Williamsburg Hospitality and Courtesy Committee. If you' d like to know
become self- supporting, the first volume was given
an extra boost through
grants from
Louise Sellars, of Marietta,
Chase Manhattan Bank.
Georgia,
Alan and
more
and from The
It' s been a good experience for us," Roy
noted. " Now that we' ve learned the way to go
Visitor Center
Marjorie White - King' s Arms
authors and others are named in the book,
While
Center
James Harkins - King' s Arms
I have to say, too, that even though the
in the shops
Visitor
Phyllis Smith - Visitor Center
Amanda LeGare - Visitor Center
Burrell Bassett - Golf Course Maintenance
Charles Harrold - Golf Course Maintenance
non Wooten and Sharon Thelin- Blackburn. They
everyone — especially
Dixon -
Fran Drda -
We got a tremendous amount of help from
the Publications department, especially from Ver-
ject in -house
Resources
Steve Erickson - Lodge
Matt Soniat - Lodge
What we were aiming for is a sort of scholarly journal, like Scientific American, with high
to be accessible
Human
Sara Lattimer - Inn Housekeeping
Jodi
The disks were then sent to Wisconsin for typesetting,
Theresa
about
it, call Roxann
Norman
at ext. 7100.
The Customer of the Month program is sponsored by the Costume
department Hospitality and Courtesy subcommittee. For more information,
Fran
about it, we' ll feel more comfortable with the se-
cond volume. It was neat. I' m happy with the
results."
Copies of Historic Trades are $ 4. 95 each.
They are available at both Craft Houses, Wallace
Gallery and Visitor Center bookstores, and in the
hotel gift shops.
Phyllis
Edith
call Phyllis
Maurer
at ext. 2139.
�September 1988, Colonial Williamsburg News, 9
Manfred
Roehr
Manfred Roehr becomes
fifth C. W. chef to join
Heidi
Moore
THE `COOKIE CUTTER MACHINE', operated by Vicki Broshear, allows the Commissary to make up to
4, 000 cookies
per hour.
Academy of Chefs
Manfred Roehr, manager of Shields Tavern
New machine allows `Commissary Elves'
to produce 4, 000 cookies in an hour
By Heidi Moore
About a year ago, Gene Liberati,
They're called the " commissary elves," but we
manager of
and Hilda Bur-
the Commissary, arranged for the purchase of
special machinery to handle the gingerbread cookie
rell, bakers at the Commissary, measure well over
the " cookie
can assure you that Vicki Broshear
each week making the wonderful gingerbread
room."
The " Rondo Sheeter," really a giant rolling
chef,
has been
inducted
into the
Academy of Chefs, the honor society of the
American Culinary Federation. To be considered
for this prestigious
honor,
you must be certified
as
a master, executive, or executive pastry chef, or a
culinary educator and maintain that certification;
demand and the conversion of a storage room into
four feet tall! These ladies spend the better part of
and an executive
and, be in the culinary profession for 15 years, ten
of which must be at the executive chef level.
You
must also have completed
ten of the 20
Attainable Goals" required for Academy induc-
cookies for which the Raleigh Tavem Bakery is
pin, rolls the dough out to the desired thickness.
famous.
tion, which includes being elected " Chef of the
Year" of a local chef' s association; writing articles
Vicki uses a special rolling pin and rolls the dough
Yes, the secret is out. Those folks at the
for food service publications; judging apprenticeship
up onto the pin and carries it to the Production
Raleigh Tavern Bakery don't make the cookies on
site. Instead they are made at the Commissary on
examinations;
Table, or " cookie cutter" machine. The dough
association; and, participating in local or national
passes beneath a cylinder with round shapes on it,
known in the restaurant world as a " die."
Hilda then takes the cut cookies and places
culinary demonstrations,
the cookie dough. It takes 50 lbs. of sugar, 18 lbs.
of butter, six gallons of milk, five gallons of
them on baking sheets lined with paper, and
readies the cookies for baking. With the updated
pastry chef and head pastry chef, Commissary,
molasses, extra large dashes of cinnamon, nutmeg
machinery,
and lemon, and 350 lbs. of flour to make 4, 000
Herion, bakery manager and executive pastry chef.
and prepare them for baking in approximately one
Lafayette Street.
Each Friday, Vicki starts her day by mixing up
cookies. Now, multiply all those ingredients by
three and you have enough dough —about three
quarters of a ton — to make 12, 000 cookies —
enough to get us through a busy weekend in the
Historic Area.
two people can process 4, 000 cookies
hour.
But, just one more thing. Now that you know
that the Raleigh Tavern staff doesn' t really make
the cookies by hand, we ask that you " keep it in
the family" —you know, just our little secret!
serving as an officer in a local chef' s
just to name a few.
As a member of the Academy of Chefs, Manfred joins members Marcel Walters, executive
Ted Christiansen, executive chef, Lodge; Rolf
Commissary; and Hans Schadler, executive chef,
Inn
Rolf and Hans served as Manfred' s sponsors.
Manfred is active in the Virginia Chef' s
Association
and has served
as their sergeant - at-
arms, secretary, president and is currently their
treasurer. He was elected their Chef of the Year in
1981 and is published in their cookbook, Great
Chefs of Virginia
He has been involved with organizing the food
The
service for the Chamber of- Commerce' s annual
Wallace Gallery
for Temple Sinai in Newport News.
Octoberfest and in organizing fund -raising dinners
Cafe
20 Percent Discount on all Meals
Choose from a menu of lighter fare, including:
Quiche, Soup of the Day, Pasta Salad, Fresh Garden Salad,
Shrimp Salad on a Croissant, Fresh Fruit Salad
Colonial Williamsburg News congratulates
Manfred on receiving this prestigious honor!
Joe Sciegaj named
head pastry chef at
Commissary
and more, plus an array of tantalizing desserts
Joe Sciegaj has been named head pastry
chef at the Commissary, according to Rolf Herion,
bakery manager and executive pastry chef. Among
All Entrees are under $ 5
Joe' s duties will be the ordering of necessary sup-
The Wallace Gallery Cafe is located at the
Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Gallery.
Enter through the Public Hospital.
This offer includes all menu items, except alcoholic
beverages. Just show your employee pass or name badge.
This offer good through December 31, 1988.
Cafe Hours: 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Daily
plies and scheduling production of pastries and
dessert items for our hotels and restaurants and for
special events.
Joe has been with Colonial Williamsburg since
1970. A pastry specialist since 1979, he has also
served as a baker, ice cream specialist and pastry
specialist at the Commissary. His wife, Mechelle, is
an
assistant supervisor in
Accounting.
�10, Colonial Williamsburg News, September 1988
Working to improve the quality of work life for everyone
Pete shares his dream
of making this a
better place for all
July's management and functional reorganization
resulted in a number of changes here at Colonial
Williamsburg. This article is the first in a series in
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
which we' ll talk to administrative officers about their
new responsibilities, and how the changes will af-
is one of several areas
in which Pete hopes to
concentrate his efforts.
fect each of us in our work. This month, we hear
He recently met with
Pam Reiss, left, Hubert
from Pete Cruikshank, vice president for Equality
Development
and Administrative
Services.
Alexander, right, and
others to discuss the
By Pat Saylor
issue.
Pat Saylor
Everything I' m going to be working on, in
one way or another, addresses the whole issue of
making Colonial Williamsburg an even better place
to be," Pete said, " of improving
work life for all employees."
the quality
of
several key areas, including the development of an
aggressive affirmative action program; serving as an
ombudsman for Foundation employees; developing
a corporate communications strategy for the
organization; increasing management' s involvement
in employee training and development; and,
assisting in the Quality Performance program as it
relates to the quality of work life for employees.
Realizing that many of these items are already
being done in one form or another by others, Pete
efforts
that his activities
currently
We need a more formal way to provide
career planning assistance to our employees. Every
In order to do this, Pete plans to focus on
stressed
A common message for common values
Building career opportunities
are intended
to enhance
year we have over 1, 000 employees bid on promotional
opportunities
through
the job posting
system. While we do notify employees about these
women
According to Pete, Colonial Williamsburg has
mon values — those of quality, hospitality and
realistic career objectives and have they developed
a reasonable strategy to get there? These are the
areas where we should be helping our employees."
I also think we in management can do a bet-
ment potential and who could benefit from a
planned
training
Employee Opportunity ( EEO) laws. Yet, we have
fallen short in terms of providing opportunities for
career growth and promotion, especially for
minorities.
There are a lot of things we can do," he
said. " We' ve met the legal responsibilities, but that
doesn' t really mean a thing to our employees.
schedule — or anticipating
person-
time developing educational programs for our
visitors and budgeting for our operational and
capital needs. The same kind of attention must be
devoted to the people side of the business."
done a reasonably good job of hiring minorities,
women and others protected under Equal
I think our communication problems here are
help in preparing for the interviews? Have they set
nel shortages for recruiting needs."
As an organization, we spend a great deal of
and
aspects of life here at Colonial Williamsburg —is
another area in need of attention, Pete noted.
and the geographic dispersion of our employees.
ly want to push projects along and keep the ball
minorities
we all
counseling," Pete said.
Are the employees bidding on the right jobs
given their abilities and ambitions? Do they need
outstanding performers who have good advance-
Improving opportunities for
the information
opportunities, we can do better in the area of
I' m very sensitive to the fact that many of
these things are already being done," he said. " I' m
not here to take projects away from others. 1 simprolling."
communication —
more serious because of the diversity of our work
ter job in our personnel planning— identifying
underway.
Formal
receive about the organization, our jobs and other
An `informal safety valve'
In his new position Pete will be acting as an
ombudsman, a sort of " informal safety valve" for
employees who are having difficulties in their work
but who don' t wish to file a formal grievance.
This is a chance to assist Don Wooldridge
and Rich Villella in problem resolution," Pete
noted. " I see my role as providing employees a
What is meaningtul to them is help, in terms of
grievance,
disappointment, too, that we haven' t been able to
person does go through
spread out geographically, we all should have com-
courtesy, and the importance of the individual. We
in management must do a better job of living these
values every day so that through our actions they
will be communicated
to our employees."
Communications, affirmative action, training
and development,
identifying
outstanding
people
and helping them develop their careers— all these
things are designed to make this a better place to
be. These are the things I' ll be working on."
They can' t all be done overnight, and can' t
succeed unless we all understand that they are important for the long -range health of this organization. I hope that before too long all employees will
see in their everyday work life the results of our effort. That' s the dream."
Next month we' ll talk with Kathy Whitehead,
vice president for Human Resources,
about people
issues, her concerns and plans for the future.
place to go when they don' t want to file a formal
their career development. I think there' s been some
But while we may have diverse interests and are
attract more minorities into management."
I' ve been meeting with members of Human
Resources as well as others to discuss the problem
and what we might do about it." Possible solutions
could include such things as internships or a co -op
program, in which students could work part- time
while going to school; a more intensive recruiting
effort; and, greater community involvement, Pete
noted.
Mid Day
and to serve as a neutral third party if a
with the process."
Express
More than that, though, 1 want to help
managers to do their jobs. Ideally, if an employee
has a problem he or she should be able to sort it
Keeps you running
on schedule!
out with the supervisor. But sometimes they just
can' t. I would act as a sort of consultant to super-
A selection of fresh salads,
visors, to help them in whatever way possible,
through
counseling
or other
a variety of rolls and breads baked
daily, hot luncheon meats
means."
Pete added that the ombudsman' s role won' t
sliced to order deli style...
of this— plus iced
stop at assisting in problem situations. Improving
There are a lot of families with very bright
children here in Williamsburg, yet they leave to go
to school and never come back. In the future we
must do more to attract these talented people. Our
the conditions that lead to problems is high on his
strategy has been to bring in local people, train
the poor condition of break rooms for many
and promote them," he added. " But it has been a
slow process. I' m hoping we will be able to find
ways to accelerate the process."
or coffee -
list of priorities.
9
11: 30am to 2pm
There are a lot of things that we can do to
show we respect the employees.
all
One example is
We' ll keep you running
on schedule with
Cascades style!
employees. This sends a bad message to
employees, and says something about the way
Al '
corkaaeaa also available
they are viewed by management."
I' m hoping that the ombudsman won' t just be
Cascades
dealing with complaints or problem resolution, but
AColoeal Williamsburg Restaurant
will be initiating things that will help the whole
quality of work life here."
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�September 1988, Colonial Williamsburg News, 11
Program aims to combat pests while reducing use of chemicals
By Wesley Greene
There are few issues which stir public opinion
or generate as strongly opposed viewpoints
use of toxic chemicals in the landscape.
On one hand is the " organic"
chemical
pesticides
as the
view —that all
are harmful to the environment
and shouldn' t be used.
On the other hand,
the
idea that pesticides provide a chemical " quick fix"
to all problems
in the landscape
too often serves
only to further aggravate the problem.
The Landscape
middle
ground
department
on this issue,
of an Integrated
has chosen
the
with the development
Pest Management ( IPM) program.
It brings together techniques
from both the organic
and the chemical approaches to pest control.
Most importantly, IPM involves not only a
change in the ways we treat a pest problem,
but a
change
weeds
in the way in which
we view insects,
and disease -causing organisms in the landscape.
IPM uses a " holistic"
approach
MARTIN JOHNSTON
to plant health,
recognizing that pesticides aren' t always the best
ed throughout
solution.
IPM is built around
three basic components:
practices;
pest monitoring
give
control.
Cultural
A plant in weakened
Practices
condition
is far more
tors, including water and nutrient availability;
soil
compaction and pH; wounds caused by pruning or
and,
rapid
For example,
changes
excessive
in temperature.
amounts
of nitrogen
produce thin walled, succulant stems and leaves
that attract
chewing
and sucking
insects
such as
caterpillars and aphids. Too much nitrogen has
been shown to increase the incidence of fire blight
on apples and pears. If the soil pH is too high or
too low, nutrients in the soil become
unavailable
for plant uptake.
Probably the single most important limiting factor to plant health here at Colonial Williamsburg is
soil compaction.
prints
over
the
We encourage
root
systems
mature tree can support
a population
of thousands
of scale insects or aphids without noticeable
damage.
millions of foot
of our plants
each
year. Tree experts from around the country have
expressed amazement that our trees along the
plants' health is in danger. We also stopped the
yearly spraying of the elms in town after university
studies showed that these sprays are, at best,
The anthracnose fungus which attacks our
likely to be attacked by insects or disease than is a
healthy one. Plant health is affected by many fac-
construction;
population.
and control
strategies that employ biological controls; and,
when necessary, the least toxic chemical agent
will
the Historic
Area to count the insect
good cultural
which
in-
spects one of the traps us-
marginally effective in controlling the elm bark
sycamores every spring does not generally harm
beetle.
the trees. Thus, even though there are chemicals
which will control this fungus, we choose not to
use them. On the other hand, a single borer insect
can kill a peach or dogwood tree. In this case,
We rarely apply sprays to our fruit trees
because we feel that this would not be economically or environmentally responsible. And, " perfect
control measures are justified any time these insects
historically accurate
fruit," of grocery store quality, is certainly not
are present.
Before any spray operation is begun, both the
type of pest and its population are considered.
Populations can be monitored either visually or by
the use of traps, which employ colors that attract
certain
insects,
or pheremones—
chemicals
which
attract insects to the trap site.
We use several types of sticky traps at Colonial Williamsburg. Insect populations are
measured in greenhouses at the nursery with sticky
yellow traps to determine when insect numbers
reach a level that warrants control. You may have
noticed the green and white traps placed in trees
Duke of Gloucester street look as good as they do,
around the Historic Area to monitor the population
of the elm bark beetle, which carries Dutch Elm
with the terrible conditions they must grow under.
disease.
PEGGY MAR TINO checks
one of the weed
mats used at
Carter' s Grove.
When it is necessary to spray, we look first for
non -toxic alternatives.
We' ve increased our use of
horticultural oils to control scale insects. A bacteria
is used to control the yearly infestation of Catalpa
worms. We now use a soap to control aphids on
fruit trees and crape
PRESTON ARMSTEAD, spray
manager
trainee,
wears
control. Rather than spray all plants which may be
pro-
vulnerable ( " just
tective clothing every time he
must spray. Non -toxic
chemicals
are
used
from our spray crew. They must be able to
Many of you may have seen us out on the
Duke in the winter, drilling holes under all the
trees and adding organic matter to try and stay
our plants in the best
possible health at all times. Any cultural condition
that weakens a plant or produces
recognize the many insect and disease organisms,
These traps not only tell us when the bugs are
flying and their approximate number, but they also
the related
plant symptoms,
and to make a judge-
ment about when a spray is needed and when it is
abnormal growth
increases the chance of attack by insects or disease
organisms.
give us some measure of control as insects which
not. It also requires that they spend more time in
are caught die on the trap. We also work with the
problem.
Overall, our front line of defense against pest
problems is to maintain
we apply the spray only
IPM requires a higher level of professionalism
whenever
of the compaction
in case "),
to those which are actually infected.
possible.
ahead
myrtles.
At Carter' s Grove, weeds are controlled with a
weed mat buried under a layer of mulch. Organic
compounds such as Sabadilla are used to control
beetles. If we must use toxic materials, we select
the least toxic product that will give acceptable
the field looking for problems on individual plants,
state forester' s office by placing gypsy moth traps
throughout Colonial Williamsburg properties, to
so that pests can be controlled before they reach
monitor the advance of this very destructive insect.
Control Measures
Several years ago we stopped the yearly
epidemic
proportions.
We can all agree that the extra training and
man -hours needed to make this program a success
are more than offset by the thousands of gallons of
spraying of several pests, such as the boxwood leaf
Pest Monitoring
In order for an IPM program to be effective,
we must know what pests are present and what
their estimated population is. The presence of a
pest does not in itself warrant control measures. A
pesticides we no longer use each year.
miner, the holly leaf miner and the bagworm commonly found on junipers and other plants.
Wesley Greene is a landscape supervisor in
the department of Landscape Maintenance,
Facilities and Property Managment division.
We feel that these plants can withstand a certain number of these insects without serious
damage. Sprays are applied only when we feel the
�12, Colonial Williamsburg News, September 1988
Retirements. .
Pat Hurdle assumes
deputy director post
in Museums division
Pat Hurdle has been named deputy director,
Museums, according to Beatrix Rumford, vice
president, Museums. She will direct the day - -day
to
operation of the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art
Center, Bassett Hall and the James Anderson
House archaeological exhibit, and will supervise
support staff assigned to the Office of Archaeological Documentation.
Pat will oversee budget preparation
sonnel functions, including coordination
and per-
of training
activities and drafting related procedures manuals
for Basset Hall, museum
monitors
stationed
MILLICENT
at the
with
Anderson House and Public Hospital exhibits, support staff at the Office of Archaeological Documentation,
and secretarial
and custodial
GILLEY,
Lloyd
Dobbins
during taping
Anderson
at the
Forge.
staff at
AARFAC.
She will also serve
as liaison
with Admissions
Marketing in matters pertaining to ticket sales, and
will manage
tendance
the preparation
and sales reports
and distribution
and division
Travel, real estate among retirement plans
of at-
By Heidi Moore
schedules.
In addition, Pat will serve as acting director of the
DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Gallery in Carolyn
Weekley' s absence.
Prior to joining AARFAC as registrar in 1979,
Pat held several positions with museums and
historical agencies in Atlanta, and in Greensboro
Millicent enjoys golf and chinese cooking. She
Millicent Gilley, unit manager, Audiovisual,
retired August
1 after 31 years of serivce.
As unit
January, 1984.
Pat is a graduate of Duke University. She
received a master' s degree in Early American
History from the College of William and Mary and
has participated in the Seminar for Historical
and then
with 20 years of service
even operated
directed
and edited
As a pantry worker, Ethel set up the pantry
the camera
for lunch and served the food prepared there. She
of CWF productions, and is an " encyclopedia"
since
in real
logistics and props, assisted with make - up and
produced,
served
Museums,
estate.
a career
Also retiring on August 1 was Ethel
Holloway, pantry worker at Chowning' s Tavern,
Millicent
hundreds of motion picture elements from 30 years
director,
with a vacation
pursue
Internal training video productions. She handled
manager,
and Raleigh, North Carolina. She was named administrative curator of Bassett Hall in 1980 and has
as associate
will start her retirement
She maintained the film library, which contains
film sequences
that are in our archives.
She and her husband,
sons
and
one
maintenance
of
daughter.
mechanic
Hershel,
Hershel
ed. Ethel was pleasant to work with and always
got along well with fellow employees.
Ethel has six sons and five daughters and her
have three
was a
in the hotel
was always willing to help whenever she was need-
properties
and
son,
Kenneth,
is employed
as a kitchen
steward
retired from Colonial Williamsburg in 1984 after 27
plans include travel and time to spend with her
years of service.
Administrators.
at
the Williamsburg Inn She enjoys fishing, crabbing,
canning vegetables and traveling. Her retirement
family.
Jim Miles completes
Executive Program at
Univ. of Virginia
James Miles, executive vice president,
Colonial Williamsburg Hotel Properties, Inc.,
recently completed The Executive Program at the
Darden School at the University of Virginia in
Charlottesille
The six -week program is a demanding, comprehensive
management
development
experience
which is designed to broaden participants' practical
understanding of business problems. Discussions
focus on both domestic
and global issues as well as
the economic and political climate within which
business functions.
HPI MANAGERS
The Darden School, one of the nation' s
took
leading graduate business schools, conducts more
than 50 different
management
part
in
an
all-
day seminar aimed at
helping them im-
development
courses each year through its Executive Programs
prove
division.
their
operations.
Remembering Friends
HPI managers attend restaurant seminar
Mr. Willie B. Taylor, a retired employee, died
Saturday, June 23 in Williamsburg Community
Some 27 managers,
assistant managers
Ms. Cretella stressed several key factors in
management.
These
included
Mr. Taylor retired from the Foundation on October 1, 1973 after 37 years of service Prior to his
retirement he was a garden foreman and was in charge
of the gardens and grounds at Bassett Hall.
Survivors include his wife, three daughters, one
taverns attended an all -day seminar on dining
knowing what your mission is; setting realistic
room
goals; being available on the floor to coach and
sister,
food service
one brother,
and six grandchildren.
management
at the Cascades
and
good restaurant
management
A funeral was conducted at New Zion Baptist
Church with burial in the church cemetery.
trainees from our restaurants
and
Hospital.
August
23.
Sponsored by the Educational Foundation of the
National Restaurant
Association ( NRA) , the
seminar addressed a variety of issues relating to
managment.
The seminar was led by Lucia Cretella, of the
follow up with employees; setting up systems
which can save work and time; and,
quickly and
properly handling guest complaints.
The class is one of several hotel and
restaurant management training courses being of-
NRA. Topics covered included basic management
fered through the department of Human Resources
skills, personnel administration, dining room opera-
Development. If you' d like to know more, call Peg
tions and guest relations.
Monahan, HPI training
specialist,
at
ext.
7115.
�September 1988, Colonial Williamsburg News, 13
MISTEAD, RALPH TERRY, MIKE JONES, PAM SAUDNERS,
BRUCE BARTLETT, ROSE OWENS, OCTAVIOUS CKAHAR,
position as principal of Gold Canyon Elementary School. Sue and
children are looking forward to a different kind of scenery as well as
ARRONSTEAD
climate. Good luck to all.
RANSDALE,
and RANDALL
MARTIN.
We are happy to have one of our senior waiters, JACK
PATRY, back after a bout of illness and also, JANICE PIGGOTT,
On Site
our secretary. Good workers aren' t missed until they are not here!
Congratulations to the newlyweds DANA SCHMIDT,
PRESTON OWENS, JOE PHILLIPS and PHILLIP ARTMAN.
Congratulations
to Deborah
and her husband,
BELL,
MARY WRIGHT,
MARION
TYLER,
and
MARY JOHNSON all celebrated service anniversaries.
VISITOR
all electricity was off for 4 1/ hours. We gave her a proper sendoff
2
months of June, July and August!
So long, until next time.
AIDES
niversaries
with lunch by candlelight and an exciting day to remember. Good
COSTUME SHOP
people
who
helped
us with
much - needed
ice and
extra
breaks
By Debbie Frecker
JACKIE JONES and SUZANNE FOLDS celebrated service an-
We do appreciate it!
We say goodbye and good luck to HOLLY WISNER, who
has taken a job in Products in their Catalog Sales department.
HOLLY was previously our On - Site reporter.
Most of our summer casuals have returned
to school.
SUSAN HALL is entering Riverside' s School of Nursing; MAR VIN
STRONG
has
returned
to Norfolk
State,
GINGER
HAZELWOOD returned to Longwood; and, LAINIE EVANS
enters VCU this fall.
KELLY WIGGINS is back while she waits for her orders
Good bye and good luck to BETSY PAINTER Betsy was with
us for eight years, most recently in the development of clothing for
By Ginger Turner
the African- American program. She will be retuming home to be
with her family in Massachusetts.
Congratulations to ELSIE LEWIS, our most recent addition to
the African- American Special Projects team. Elsie has been with the
Eat. We had a " perfect" softball season, with an 0 -7 record. Con-
costume department for 17 years.
offered a presentation for Colonial Williamsburg' s Hospitality and
Courtesy Committee on August 18. The presentation included all
Congratulations
HURDLE
on her promotion
to
in theater
FRANCES
DRDA,
LOUISE
It is good to have GLORIA
GRAVES
usher. She gave birth to a bouncing
We said goodbye
to JANET
back at work as an
baby boy on June 20.
BOWMAN,
who has enlisted
in the Army; HELENA FAGAN, who returned to Crestar Bank;
CAROLYN IMOEHL, who transferred to the Inn as a flower arranger; CONNIE THOMAS, who plans to stay at home with
her children; and DARLENE WASHINGTON, who has moved
to Gloucester. We also bid a fond farewell to our summer stu-
dent employees. We have enjoyed having you with us and look
forward
to your return.
go
you.
with
This change
Our wishes for a successful
school
year
Welcome new employees LESLIE CYRUS, ANGELA
ELLIS, CARYN TRICIA GUTIERREZ, NICOLE HOLLOWAY,
KAREN PARK, VERA THILE AND MARVIN WHITEHEAD.
Congratulations to FRAN DRDA and AMANDA LEGARE,
Hospitality and Courtesy winners for June and to MARY ANN
DIXON and PHYLLIS SMITH who were the Hospitality and
Courtesy winners for July
Incentive winners for June were PAT ELEY, LOUISE PET TENGELL, RACHEL ELLIOTT, MARY STEELE AND
SHARON BENNETT.
The July sales achievement winners were first place,
recognizes
Pat' s considerable
of all museum
Archaeological
PETTENGELL,
administrative
and
units in the division and the Office of
Documentation
Documentation,
and secretarial
and custodial
staff at AARFAC.
Pat
Hurdle will also serve as acting director of the Dewitt Wallace
Gallery in Carolyn Weekley' s absence.
Congratulations to LUTHER FLORSTEDT, museum monitor,
who became a grandfather for the fifth time with the birth of his second granddaughter on July 4.
Happy birthday to BARBARA DEVILLE, museum monitor,
September
16.
last June.
How about that KATastrophe? They are the CW Co -ed B
League softball champions with a record of 6 -1. Congratulations go
The staff wishes SHERON
JONES congratulations
Welcome back to RANDY HAUFE,
with the
Advanced Officers Training Camp at Fort Bragg, NC.
MARCUSON,
our part- time houseman
supervisor
has nicknamed
SHIRLEY
HILL has also joined the supervisor' s staff. New
regular employees in house- keeping are SHERRY THOMPSON,
CONNIE
WONSON,
TAMMY
JONES,
FRANCH
Happy belated birthday wished to DELORIS
WHITE, BRAD COURSEN, and EVON WHITE.
The employees and their families thank BRAD,
good
had a good time
Until next month,
bye!
who is retiring after 20 years with Colonial
her
Yes, we do have some new employees and they are very
welcome,
especially
since they are utility workers,
the real
backbones of the tavern. . LONG T. SON, SAVATH CHIM, SAMUON CHIN, CHHEM CHHOM V., and PONG SYANY.
ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING
By Phil McCormick
MARK KIRK, while technically no longer a member of the A &
E team, is a close associate with his July 5 promotion to construction manager
in the C. M. department.
Farewells
were expressed
at
position.
WILL GWILLIAM attended the thirty -sixth Attingham Summer
School on the British Country House, July 8 -26 in England The
program was held at three college centers: West Dean, in Sussex,
our three summer
TIM HUDGINS,
intems,
and KERRY LANKFORD,
are now back at school
with diverse
ex-
perience in the day -to -day world of architecture, engineering,
and landscaping. An appreciation / farewell luncheon for them
was held August
12 at the Lodge.
Sorry, we goofed.. .
Our July / August issue of the CW News was our
biggest yet - 28 pages! Unfortunately, we made a few
mistakes. On page 21, the Haiku, " Windows," by
Donald Kline, should have read:
I look into eyes
That are windows of your self,
Fascinating depths!
And, again, his limerick, " Bike Hike," on page 26
wishes'
HISTORICAL INTERPRETERS
should
By Bobbie Sanders
have read:
busy one, not only for our visitors, but for many of our co- workers
As a boy scout, the Duke of Gloucester
Signed up on a local troop roucester,
who have been vacationing also.
We' ve had the pleasure of working with four delightful interns
On the back of his bike,
Well, we know it has been a terribly hot summer -and a very
ELNORA,
and CARMAINE for hosting the wonderful picnic at New
Quarter Park. Everyone
JONES.
September birthdays to ROBERT GRASSI, LAURA BOOTH,
KEVIN POWERS, PHILLIP FORGIT, TYRONE STRONG, KIM
BAUM, BOBBY YOUNG and MATT LOHR and to all other
employees with September birthdays! Happy birthday and best
PEREO, MARY BALL, DIANA BROWN, CONNIE DAVIS,
CHRISTINE MEAR, SHARON RICE, and SANDRA
MASCATO.
and SHERON
HOLLOWAY,
Williamsburg The kitchen is not going to seem the same without
who has just retumed from
EDWARD,
the linen room the " trailer" because it is so long
copiers. a big congratulations goes to pantry person ETHEL
And,
BUZZ CROSBY,
computer is now, has FELICIA WILSON in charge. DOUGLAS
of the linen room now
last year from college and will start his business career selling
Great Britian visit.
Farewell to KIM BAUM, who has relocated to DC with her
husband and daughter —we wish you much success.
Belated August happy birthdays go to PAUL FREILING, SHIRREEN NASSIRI, FRANCES HARPER, ANGELO ALSTON, VIOLA
PEACE, MAURICE BLACK, MIKE ALLUMS, JACK VINES, KENT
the supervisor
CHOWNINGS
Nottingham University, at the Nightingale Hall of Residence, and at
birth of her new son!
has an assistant; the branch off from the linen room where the
and RENATA DODSON.
the College of Ripon and York, St. John, at York. About 25 country houses were studied in lectures, seminars, and tours. In addition
to the joy of his sketches, we were treated to a slide show of Will' s
Also, congratulations to JOE LAPASATA on being chosen
WILLIAMSBURG
staffs. JANE WILLIAM,
SMITH,
home.
By Willie Mae Welch
employee of the month! Super job!
We think everyone has gotten used to our large linen
TONY
There is good news of Mark and Pat's son David' s recovery
from cardiac surgery on August 5. He is now progressing nicely at
KING' S ARMS TAVERN
We are happy to report that RAY WOWK continues to improve from his surgery and is at home.
room. Now we' re not only issuing linen and uniforms to
housekeeping but to the dining room, kitchen and bellman
SHANNON
ANNE TUCKER,
Summer birthday cheers go to Liz, Debbie, Chad, Carl, Glenn,
Fannie, Jimmy, Anne, Russ and Garry.
chitect to fill his vacated
new KATasTROPHE!
By Elizabeth Parsons
BAILEY,
a luncheon at the Backfin Restaurant. Interviews continue for an ar-
DON THOMAS thanks his co- workers for the many acts of
kindness shown to him and his father on the death of his mother
fellowship and especially the games led by our manager of the
INN
BRIAN
Also leaving us is garden waiter MARK RYAN, who graduated
operation and maintenance of the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art
Center, Bassett Hall, the James Anderson House Archaeological exhibit and supervise support staff assigned to the Office of Archaeological Documentation. Specifically, Pat will oversee budget
preparation and personnel functions, including coordination of training activities and drafting related procedures manuals for Bassett
Hall, museum monitors stationed at the Anderson House and the
Public Hospital, support staff in the Office of Archaeological
ROB WEIR
him.
His replacement has not yet been named at this writing.
In her role as deputy director, Pat will direct the day -to -day
Our annual picnic was held on July 28. The food was
great and those who attended really enjoyed the food,
Visitor Center,
Jim comes to us from
By Cindy Bowser
We will soon be bidding a fond farewell to assistant manager
SCOTT COELLN, who is going into banquet sales at the Lodge
to KATIE ALLEN, SONYA BANKS, JENNIE GIFFORD, JOHN
GRANT, HERB HARRIS, REGGIE HODGES, GLORIA
HUNDLEY, JOE " SARGE" LAPASATA, WES MCCULLEN,
KEVIN POWERS, TYRONE STRONG, JANE SULENTIC, JEFF
WOODY, LAURA BOOTH, KAYLEY HARDEN, KATIE GILLIS,
STEPHANIE HATCHER, and DAVID RANDALL Now we' re the
SHARON BENNETT; second place, RACHEL ELLIOTT; third
place, JEANNIE CLARK; fourth place, STACEY LEE; and fifth
place, DAWN BLUMENFELD. Congratulations to you all.
College.
and we look forward to working
JULIE STONE, AMY ETHERIDGE
to PATRICIA
projectionist
CURTIS,
and Wales
SYKIMA LEE, ARTHA PRETLOW, WARDRENA CYPRESS,
MAGNUS JOHNSON, SHAWNE HOGGE, GOLDEN CARTER,
managerial skills and her increased involvement in the daily
TARMA D. SMITH, PAULINE C. WEAVER, ROBERT WEIR;
and WINSTON COSBY of theater operations.
of Johnson
SIDEHAMER,
KATHLEEN
VELISA
We also have a new assistant manager on board, JIM COOK,
A big hello to our new hires, including
aspects of the customer of- the -month criteria, selection and past
operation
so much fun.
with
WALLACE,
operations.
gratulations to all the employees and spouses who made the games
the manager training program,
By Barbara Banks
Happy September birthdays to CLARA CRITTENDON,
This has been a busy month for the gang at A Good Place To
graduate
MUSEUMS
JACKSON,
See you then!
A GOOD PLACE TO EAT
the new position of Deputy Director, Museums, effective August 1.
and MORRIS
on the death of her aunt
SINGLETON!
AIDA BOYLE, NANNIE FRANK, MICHAEL GREBB,
KATRINA LEE, NILA SIVAKUMAR, LOLA SOMERVOLD,
BETTIANNE SWEENEY, ELEINE TUCKER, MARY
WARREN;
RABALAIS
We certainly hope this fall will bring more pleasant weather for
CENTER
By John R. MacDonald
Happy belated August birthdays to JAMES ALLRED,
and RUTH
everyone
recipients.
VISITOR
mother
We are happy to have DORIS THUMM back after her injury
The costume department' s hospitality and courtesy committee
JODI NORMAN was our July Employee -of- the -Month.
luck, Hilary!
Our condolences to DAVID DESIMONE on the death of his
father, to JUDY KRISTOFFERSEN on the death of her grand-
in September.
We welcome new employee MARGARET PATRICK.
Our customer of the month for August is SARAH
KELLY is in the Army Reserves.
Welcome aboard to HELEN HOLMAN, LEAH NAGEY,
and ANN GOLDEN
Congratulations to JEANINE KELLEY on the birth of her new
baby boy.
HILARY HICKS has now departed for Cooperstown, New
York. Her last day was at the Capitol when the air conditioning and
Happy birthday wishes to all who had birthdays during the
By Kathy Thompson
We are happy to report that the Visitor Aides have made it
through another summer! Many thanks to the concerned crafts-
They even exchanged gifts and had such a good time, they are
planning a Chinese New Year party in September. This group really
has a good time together.
Mark; their new
son has arrived — Ross Anthony Howard
LILLIA
The combined Palace / Carter's Grove Academy class of 1987
held a " Christmas -in -July" party at JIM MACDONALDS' house.
this summer. They are JENNIFER BRYAN, CAROLINE KUNKEL,
Took a girl for a hike
And pedalled so fast that he loucester.
CASCADES
MONICA MCCONNAGHY and SUSANNE OLSON
By Elizabeth Wallace and Ellen Bridgeforth
It' s been a long time since we' ve told you about the Cascades
happenings. Here is a little catching up
We extend a warm and hearty welcome to our new
been working at the Wythe, Wetherburn and Carter' s Grove
BETTYE JEAN LENDRIM took her Core Curriculm at MESDA
recently and enjoyed it thoroughly Then she prepared for son,
on page 20, the last line should have read: " Better than
Roberts wedding on August 13. Sounds like a pretty busy
were beautiful."
employees: CRAIG KROONBLAWD, manager, MARY ELLEN
MEEHAN, CHRISTINE MAIOLO, assistant managers; TEMPIE
HAYES,
conference
manager;
DEBBIE JONES,
conference
secretary; and ANGIE HEAD, CYNTHIA JOHNSON, KENDALL
GARRETT, MICHAEL YOUNG, JOHN CICERO, KARLO HARMON,
VALERIE
MITCHELL,
ANGIE
JACKSON,
STACY
LIPPEN-
COTT, CHRISTINE TIMBRELL, CARLTON TYLER, DARREN
BAUCUM, JOHN ELLIOTT, KARLA CAMPBELL, JACKIE AR-
schedule
to
They have
me!
July 7 was farewell day at the Palace for MARY HELMS who
retired
after 13 1/ years as a hostess / interpreter
2
We wish her much happiness in her retirement and hope she will
come by to see us often.
SUE FRILLICI has joined her husband, Vince, in a move to
Junction,
Arizona ( near Phoenix)
where
he has accepted
being beautiful, she thought, was being treated as if you
And, finally, on page 18, the call letters for
AM 740
in the buildings.
Her co- workers honored her with a cake, party, food and flowers
Apache
In Mildred Arthur' s short story " Anniversary Gift,"
a
are
WMBG.
�14, Colonial Williamsburg News, September 1988
Happenings Around Town
Deadline is Sept. 16
Sign up for hotel,
Are you interested in a career in the growig
hospitality industry? Look no further. Colonial
Williamsburg Hotel Properties, Inc. ( CWHPI) is
continuing to offer food and beverage management
and hotel management courses, sponsored by the
Educational
Institute of the American
Hotel and
restaurant
classes
243) Basic Sanitation -
This course is
mandatory for all food and beverage supervisors.
It covers FDA and state sanitation
codes and
shows how to effectively manage a food and
beverage
sanitation
program.
Tuesdays,
6: 30
p. m. to 9: 30 p. m., October 4 - December 13.
Motel Association.
You may take the courses separately, or as a
series of five courses in either of two areas — food
and beverage management
or hotel
DRIED
Hotel Management
332) Front Office Procedures -
FLOWER
AR-
management — leading to an industry - recognized
course
RANGING
will
certificate
related
Each course runs for
ten weeks.
be the topic of
one
of specialization.
please contact
fall courses:
Food and Beverage
it' s
Management
done.
465) Food
acand
4-
December
13.
Controls -
This
This course is intended
managers,
resident
managers,
for hotel
front office managers
and attendants, food and beverage managers,
assistant managers, accounting, hotel sales, con-
tant managers,
ference service and reservation
food cost controllers
room supervisors.
of the trade'
beverages,
from our floral experts
Colonial Williamsburg is known far and wide
tor a variety of things, not the least of which are
the beautiful floral creations by Libbey Oliver and
her talented partners
and Beverage
System -
course is intended for restaurant managers, assis-
You can learn the
tricks
affect other departments
468) Hospitality Industry Computer
Marquardt
how
and
how front office
7119 by September 16 to enroll in the following
fall. Martha
shows
and shows
the guest. Tuesdays, 6: 30 p. m. to 9: 30 p. m.,
October
Peg Monahan at ext. 7115. Call ext. 7115 or
workshops this
employees,
This
for all hotel front office
tivities and functions
If you' d like more information,
of the
flower
is intended
in the flower section.
You
and store
It covers the control of foods,
labor and sales income.
Thursdays,
9: 30 a. m. to noon, October 6 - December
15.
office employees.
The course demonstrates how to improve a property' s efficiency through the use of computers.
Thursdays, 4: 00 p. m. to 6: 30 p. m., October 6
December
15.
Wellness and Recreation
can learn some of their secrets this fall during a
series of special workshops.
The series will kick off October
Health Topic:
24 with a
workshop on making 18th -century floral arrangements using dried materials. On November 8
The straight scoop about drug abuse
there will be a workshop on Christmas table
d^ corations. On November 15 and 16 there will be
workshops on making 18th -century Christmas
wreaths.
All workshops
are from 9 a. m. to 3 pm.
The cost for each workshop is $ 32. This price
includes lunch, a lecture, instruction
You' ll be able to take your creation
and materials.
home!) Reser-
vations can be made after September 5 by calling
Eugenia
Corrigan
at 220 -7209 ( ext. 7209) . Call
information on Drug Abuse Awareness through the
Health
Topic
bulletin
boards.
In the 1960' s and 1970' s, many Americans
or, even worse,
actively
approved
Cocaine
health
problems
associated
cocaine
Struggles to ratify the U. S. Constitution 200
with each one:
Cocaine
To varying degrees, alcohol affects us all —
man, woman, child or unborn. Physically,
it depletes the body' s supply of vitamins A,
Makers:
follows
the first
prevent
forum on the ideas and events that led to the crea-
interferes
tion of the document.
The disease
Pauline Maier, professor of history at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will be
speaker.
vitamin
and
or
is a powerful
stimulant
that acts on
Within seconds
This sudden
respiratory failure, brain seizures, and
death. There is no such thing as " safe"
amounts
of cocaine.
Even first -time users
are at risk for these potentially fatal side
absorption.
keynote
with
you
overstimulation can cause cardiac arrest,
cells, erodes the lining of the stomach and
Edifice,"
may
and blood pressure increase.
magnesium
History Forum October 27 -29. " The Constitution
cocaine
of using cocaine, heart- rate, ' respiration,
and zinc. In extreme amounts, alcohol
damages the heart and liver, destroys brain
The Federal
problem
the central nervous system.
B, and C, as well as calcium,
years ago and to adopt the Bill of Rights three
years later are the focus of the second annual
to be a
We now know
someone you love from becoming the next
cocaine fatality.
drugs used and
Alcohol
By Evelyn Cassidy
tonic."
is really a medical nightmare. The truth is,
cocaine kills. Learning the facts about cocaine and where to find help if you have a
information
is a list of the more popular
was once believed
medicinal
know that there are many serious and long- lasting
mental and physical effects of excessive drug use.
the health
behind ratification
important
has
Cocaine
the use
about the dangers of excessive drug use. Today we
Below
struggles
to ignore
Marijuana
been known to be even more damaging to
the lungs than cigarette smoke, increasing
your risk of lung diseases
of drugs. This misguided attitude caused many
Second History Forum
explore
easier to catch infections.
Program, in conjunction with the Employee
Assistance Program ( EAP), will provide you with
people
will
impair the immune system— making it
This month Colonial Williamsburg' s Fitness
passively
now, because these workshops fill up fast!
by as much as 50 percent and appears to
By Sharon Randall
of alcoholism
mineral
effects.
Prescription or
is a powerful
addiction. Alcohol becomes part of the
Also on the program are Richard
Beeman, director of the Center for Early American
over -the -counter drugs
body chemistry, and takes control of your
behavior and thinking. It is neither a
Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, speaking
character weakness nor a moral
on the conflicts
Legal, easily obtainable prescription drugs
are often abused. Many people convince
shortcoming.
over ratification;
Walter
Berns,
pro-
fessional lecturer at Georgetown University, on the
Bill of Rights; and Christopher Collier, professor of
history at the Univeristy of Connecticut,
1787 Philadelphia
Constitution.
convention
on the
that drafted
the
Registration is limited. The $ 180 fee covers
forum sessions in the Hennage Auditorium of the
Dewitt Wallace Decorative Arts Gallery, tours, four day passes to Historic Area attractions, two receptions and a luncheon.
If you' d like more
informa-
tion contact the registrar, Colonial Williamsurg
History Forum; Post Office Box C; Williamsburg,
VA 23187.
Or, call 220 - 7255.
themselves
Marijuana
from a
prescription drugs most commonly abused.
If you' re one of the many people who
believe marijuana is a relatively harmless
substance
that drugs obtained
physician cannot cause them any serious
harm. Valium and Librium are the
that
went
out of style
in the
For additional information concerning the
1960' s, you' ve been misinformed. Nearly
above,
25 percent of all Americans
have ex-
perimented
and it is
during the month of September at:
The Williamsburg Inn ( employee' s lounge)
The Williamsburg Lodge ( employee' s
with marijuana,
estimated that as many as 20 million
Americans smoke pot regularly.
Marijuana
can lead to severe
physical
smoking
Topic bulletin boards
lounge)
and
emotional damage. The immediate effects
of marijuana
look for the Health
are short- term
euphoria, mental confusion, memory loss,
Carter' s Grove ( employee' s breakroom)
Facilities and Property Management ( FSO
breakroom)
Or, contact me, Sharon
Randall,
at extension
decreased reaction time, and impaired vi-
7021 ( 220 -7021) or 7EAP ( 220- 7327).
sion. Also, marijuana increases heart rate
All
help
is
confidential!
�September 1988, Colonial Williamsburg News, 15
THE COLONIAL
BANKERS
were winners
of tournament
and regular
Heidi Moore
season
play in the Coed ' A' league. They are: back row, from left - J. P. Parrott, Henry
Bond, Cheryl Sparks, Eddie Jackson, Thomas Jackson, Rusty Brown, Tom
Smith, John Parrott. Front row, from left - Kelly Wiggins, Pamela Partin,
Carolyn Brown, Jean Ferguson and Cathy Stewart.
Softball league
competition
KATASTROPHE finished in first place in regular season play in the Coed `B'
league. They are: back row, from left - Gloria Hundley, Jeff Wooddy, Herb
Harris, Rick Newton, David Randall and Tyrone Strong. Front row, from left John Grant, Joe Lapasata, Katie Gillis, Kevin Powers and Wes McCullen.
was `
hot as the winds of Araby'
close and exciting scrapes. Representing employees
By Carl Lounsbury
from Campbell' s, King' s Arms, Chownings,
If you went to your local drug store this summer you may have noticed a run on bandages,
Cascades, and Landscape, these burly ballplayers
iodine, heating pads, soothing ointments, smelling
fielded everything that moved.
salts,
and other pain relievers.
No, there
fought the good fight, hit the low inside curve, and
were no
At the end of the season
when
the dust settl-
In the more competitive of the coed leagues,
the perennial favorite, Colonial Bankers, once
again dominated play. Well back in the pack, but
fighting hard for the honorable position of runner up were teams from the Lodge and Architecture &
Engineering. Also giving it their all were a team of
local disasters or calamities; just the usual results of
ed, Campbell' s won first place in the standings,
assorted
another competitive
followed closely by King' s Arms and Landscape.
the Inn' s favorite, Mixed Nuts.
Chownings and Cascades fought hard to ward off
the fate which befell the Baltimore Orioles this
Where talent and strategy were cast to the
winners the second coed league was dominated by
season of the Colonial
Williamsburg Softball Program.
This year more than 250 men and women
braved the rough savannah plain of the Whaley
Field, where temperatures hovered in the mid -90's
throughout
muscles,
the entire
coordination,
summer,
to test their
stamina,
year. Rumor has it that the Baltimore birds may try
their wings
here next summer.
Because of the fine response of employees
and the addition of new teams, Coed Softball was
and pride in
athletes
named
No Name
Collections,
and
a young, enthusiastic crowd from King' s Arms.
Breathing down their necks were the D. C.
Players, followed by the big guns in Security, aka
America' s noble pastime. Once svelte athletes ( out
divided into two separate leagues. This was done
to prove that five, ten, or twenty years of inactivity
2600 Club. The aging and egregious Composite
Order captured its accustomed position near the
made no difference in their prowess) soon found
in part to encourage those who have not played in
the last few decades or in their life to come out
bottom of the standing. Coasting to last place in
their fielding finesse fluctuating, that hitting homers
and give the game a try in a more relaxed at-
was harder, and their ability to run rounders was
mosphere
of
recreational
the win column but not in heart and endeavor was
a new team ( one to be reckoned with in the com-
ing decades) from A Good Place to Eat.
adventure.
retarded.
Although weather conditions were less then
ideal and the competition
as hot as the winds
of
Araby, most paticipants maintained a cool
equanimity. After all, the name of the game is fun
and good sportsmanship. This year was no
exception.
In the torrid Men' s League,
where few
prisoners were taken, the five teams had many
Mark your calendar now
for Battle of the Stars
Saturday, October 8
GOING FOR A STRIKE
is Patty McIntyre of Ar-
On Saturday, October 8, Walsingham
Academy will be the sight of the fifth annual
Battle of the Stars! The Battle is a semi - serious
athletic competion between local employers —
similar to the " Battle of the Network Stars" on TV.
chives and Records.
A strike doesn' t always mean you' re out...
By Sue Houser
It is staged to raise money for Big Brothers / Big
Sisters, a United Way agency.
Employees came in, bowled, and set new
highs —Susan Close bowled her high of 120 and
Williamsburg will compete against teams from
Fifty one teams of employees participated in
Colonial Williamsburg' s Summer Fun Night Bowling Tournament at Williamsburg Bowl on August
Anheuser -Busch, BASF, Williamsburg Community
23. The following areas were represented by at
Hospital, Berkeley Realty, Howmet and others; not
least
Each employee received a memento of the
occasion- a wooden bowling pin which expressed
only for the Battle championship, but also for the
Records, Human Resources, Inn, Archaeology,
Sportsmanship Award. ( We have alot of fun, and
we won the Sportsmanship Award twice out of the
Controller / General Accounting, Club House Grill,
Conservation, Reservations, Historic Area Stores,
What 1 like is a strike.
three years it has been awarded!)
Media Realtions,
What 1 care for is a spare.
Fourteen employees from Colonial
There will be door prizes, music and food!
one
team:
Department,
Security & Safety, Archives &
HPI Administration,
Historic
Trades,
Costume
Information
Systems,
Bill Houk bowled a 253. ( They didn' t bowl against
each other — this was for fun!)
the philosophy of the event:
You hear a mutter I' m in the gutter.
I' ll make it right another night!
We' ll be participating in volleyball, tennis, track,
Govemor' s Inn, Office Services, Campbell' s,
tug -of war, water balloon toss, an obstacle course
Cafeteria,
and
Maintenance ( MOM), King' s Arms, Carter' s Grove,
Architecture &
Engineering, Motor House
years standing, and participation is growing. Join
Big Brothers / Big Sisters and have a great day —
Maintenance,
us next August - in this case a " Strike" doesn' t
everybody wins!
Interpreters.
much
more!
Come on out and cheer for our team! Support
Multilith,
Bus Operations,
Gift Shops,
Mechanical
and Historical
The Bowling Fun Night is a tradition of many
mean
you' re out!
�16, Colonial Williamsburg News, September 1988
Join us in December for
a Christmas tradition:
The Nutcracker Suite
One of the traditions
of the Christmas
season
is watching the " Nutcracker Suite." A trip to the
Kennedy Center is planned for Friday, December 9
to see the Joffrey Ballet perform Tchaikovsky' s
magical
masterpiece
The cost is just $ 65 per person. This includes
the theatre tickets and bus fare. Retirees,
Join
for
us
a walk
in the
park
Sept. 24
Imagine the cool breeze blowing through the
leaves... listen to the squirrels as they chatter .. focus on stretching those muscles and
breathing easily... On Saturday, September 24 at 8
a. m., employees, retirees, family members and
friends are invited to share in the joys of walking in
3 until 10 a. m. Bring something for your
breakfast and talk with fellow walking enthusiasts.
This is a great way to exercise and relax at the
Newport News Park.
tions, please call Sue Houser at extension 7029
Colonial Williamsburg' s Walking Club is sponsoring this group walk at Shelter 14 in Picnic Area
same time. Also, we' d like to hear your sugges-
tions or ideas for future Walking Club activities.
If you need information or have any ques220 -7029) .
employees, spouses and their guests may par-
ticipate. Payment by check made out to Colonial
Williamsburg Foundation is requested.
We will be leaving Williamsburg at 1 p. m. and
will return approximately 13 hours later. The bus
should arrive in Washington around 4 p. m. The
ballet begins at 8 p. m. You' ll have approximately
four hours to do what you want before the ballet
begins.
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140
There are a couple of places to eat at the
Kennedy Center. Depending upon your choice,
you
can
eat in a cafeteria
or in a restaurant
at the
Center ( we have a copy of the restaurant menu if
you' d like to know what is offered),
else
in the
Hobby and Craft Show
or somewhere
area.
If you' d like to join this trip, call Sue Houser
at ext. 7029 ( 220 -7029) . Share this enjoyable
perience
with
Saturday and Sunday
ex-
us! You' ll have a great time at the
November
Nutcracker!"
19 and 20
Application
You can manage stress!
Learn how during
special wellness class
Reservations are accepted until November 1, 1988 or until space is filled. Setup begins at 8 a. m. and
ends at 10 a. m. Show is 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. both days.
Name
Department /
Division
Full description
Stress
is a fact of life and some stress can be
good for you.
challenges
It inspires
Muscles
you to better
tighten,
meet
blood pressure
life' s
rises,
the heart speeds up, and extra adrenaline rushes
through
Its purpose
from it.
much stress can harm your physical and mental
well- being. Last year, the cost of stress in the
workplace was over $ 150 billion. Nearly one out of
seven occupational disease claims were stress related. The American Heart Association reports
that sent peo-
ple to doctors had some connection to stress.
You can manage stress! Colonial
of
defining, recognizing and controlling stressful situations. The class is scheduled for Wednesday nights,
5,
12,
19 and 26, from 6: 30 to 8: 30. The
cost for employees
will be $ 20 ( Colonial
Williamsburg will be paying the remaining $ 25
balance per employee.) Payment by check made
out to Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is
requested.
If you're interested in registering for this class or
have any questions, please call Sue Houser at ext.
7029 ( 220 -7029) .
Check those which apply:
I will be exhibiting.
1 will be exhibiting and selling.
I will be exhibiting and demonstrating.
I will need to be close to an electrical outlet.
1 will need a 3' x6' draped ( gold) table.
I would like to share a 3' x6' table.
I will need one side of a 4' x6' tent style A- frame.
tend to a length of 12'.
four -week, eight -hour class on Stress Management.
October
profession.
I will need two sides of a 4' x6' tent -style A -frame which will be side by side to ex-
Williamsburg, via the Education Office of
Williamsburg Community Hospital, is offering a
The class focus will be on practical applications
I plan to exhibit under the status of professional because my craft is a full -
I plan to exhibit under the status of an amateur because my craft is a pastime only.
is to give you the extra
strength you need to fight off " danger" or to flee
that 70 to 80 percent of all ailments
Check one:
time / part- time
your system — an age -old survival
response:
Work phone
of items to be displayed:
A- frames should be used for hangings large items such as paintings, quilts, photography, rugs, etc. You
will need to supply your own " S- hooks"
Special requirements:
How would you best describe your craft?
Paintings and Drawings
Photography
Ceramics and Pottery
Needlework such as cross- stitch, knitting, crocheting, crewel, and candlewicking
Woodworking such a cabinets, tables, wooden figures
Crafts such as woven baskets, papercutting, straw wreaths, dried or silk flower arrangements,
batik, jewelry, etc.
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CW News
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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 41, number 8, September, 1988
Creator
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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Publisher
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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Date
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1988-09