Colonial Williamsburg Presents: The Rights of Youth

by Debbie Staughton
Wed, April 11, 2012
The Rights of Youth

Bring your students to Colonial Williamsburg without ever leaving the classroom!  The Colonial Williamsburg Electronic Field Trips allow students to travel through time to experience life in colonial America.

The Titanic: 100 Years Later

The Titanic with Len Goodman

WCVE PBS and WHTJ PBS will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, the deadliest peacetime maritime disaster in history, with two new programs airing on Tuesday, April 10.

Founders Took a Botany Tour

Thea Marshall in Essays

Northern Neck commentator Thea Marshall takes a back-in-time botanical tour.

Celebrate the Birthday of the Crown Jewel of America’s Ballparks

It’s been putting on the show for 100 years — America’s oldest ballpark. Old and quirky, with its odd outfield walls and intimate feel, Fenway Park is more than a ballpark or historic site: it’s a touchstone to our past and cornerstone of a modern city. Now, venture inside and meet the people and hear the stories that give Fenway Park its soul.

Baptist Billy

Thea Marshall in Essays

Northern Neck Commentator Thea Marshall notes an historic act of conscience.

American Experience “Into the Deep: America, Whaling & the World”

For two centuries, American whale oil lit the world — powering the start of the industrial revolution and laying the groundwork for a truly global economy.

“Virginia Valuables”: Where “Antiques Roadshow” meets “History Detectives”

Beatles Memorabilia

Virginia Valuables returns on March 12 at 8:00 p.m. with all new appraisals from our local experts.

This one-hour special, produced by the Community Idea Stations, captures the joy – and disappointment – as local appraisers meet with central Virginia residents and discover if their treasures have more than just sentimental value.

Early Suffragette Lived in Northern Neck

Thea Marshall in Essays

March is Women's History month, and Northern Neck commentator Thea Marshall remembers one of America's earliest suffragettes...

Founders' Food

Thea Marshall in Essays

Commentator Thea Marshall celebrates a founder's birthday.

 

"American Experience: Clinton"

From draft dodging to the Dayton Accords, from Monica Lewinsky to a balanced budget, the presidency of William Jefferson Clinton veered between sordid scandal and grand achievement. In Clinton, the latest installment in the critically acclaimed and successful series of presidential biographies, American Experience explores the fascinating story of an American president who rose from a broken childhood in Arkansas to become one of the most successful politicians in modern American history and one of the most complex and conflicted characters to ever stride across the public stage.