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“Colonial Williamsburg”

This popular history magazine offers articles, photography, and art that showcase the life of Williamsburg’s historic core and its people—then and now. The full-color magazine is published three times a year by the nonprofit educational foundation responsible for the restoration, preservation, and interpretation of the city that was Virginia's capital from 1699 to 1780.

The online version of the journal highlights several stories from each issue, offering additional images, and occasionally audio and video clips. The printed magazine is mailed to individuals and organizations who donate $35 or more a year to the charitable, tax-exempt, and publicly supported Colonial Williamsburg Fund.

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Other Journal Features

New in the Collection

An online adaptation of the Colonial Williamsburg journal's regular fixture "Just Arrived," this living exhibit is updated quarterly.

Then and Now

"Then and Now" contrasts early Williamsburg photographs with present-day appearances. A printed version, called "Pleasantly Situated," appears in each issue of Colonial Williamsburg's journal.

Featured Book

"1607: Jamestown and the New World"
Drawn from the pages of the popular history magazine “Colonial Williamsburg” and gathered to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the settlement, the stories in “1607: Jamestown and the New World” are written by prominent historians and journalists and lavishly illustrated with period illustrations and dramatically reconstructed scenes.