Character interpretation, now a Historic Area mainstay, was once a foreign — and frightening — concept
Trend & Tradition Magazine
Summer 2020
Turn the Page
Read a sample of stories from this issue of our quarterly magazine. Discover articles, photography, and art that showcase the life of Williamsburg’s historic core and its people — then and now.

Inside the Issue
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An insect became the object of American fears — and Thomas Jefferson’s attention
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How Americans took economic matters into their own hands to sustain a revolution
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Museum curators share some of the objects of their affections
Recipes & Crafts
Beans were on most everybody’s table in the 18th century
