Life in the 18th Century

People, places, and the making of history

A resource for bios, essays, and articles on the everyday lives of extraordinary Americans. Check here for background and research on the people and places of 18th-century Virginia.

Online Resources

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  Meet the people

  Meet famous founders and lesser-known architects of a new republic.
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  See the places

  These restored and reconstructed sites and buildings are at the heart of history.
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  Experience the life

  Learn the rhythms of the lives of 18th-century Virginians.
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• Clothing

  

  The clothes that made the people.
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• Gardens

  

  See what's blooming, and why.
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• Animals

  

  Feathered and furry partners in toil.
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• Tour the Town

  

  Open the city with a click.
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Calendar

Today's Programs

Friday, July 3, 2009

• Museum exhibits
• Archaeological Excavation at the Ravenscroft Site, Family Program
• Family Activities: Get Your "Hands on History", Day Program, Family Program
• Orientation Walk, Walking Tour
• Mother Goose's Riddles and Rhymes Tour, Family Program
• Mother Goose's Riddles and Rhymes Tour, Family Program
• "In Their Own Words:" African Americans in the Revolutionary Era, African American
• Revolutionary City: Citizens at War, 1776 - 1781, Revolutionary City

View more daily programming, special events, and evening programs.