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Subject: Re: Colonial Williamsburg
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Ray,
As you know I went to Williamsburg last year. From the standpoint of
being a colonial coin collector, I was disappointed. Not in 4 days
was I able to find real colonial money to see or anyone who knew if
they had any/where it was. I was just given the friendly but unending
run around, and I was constantly directed to replicas for sale. I
even went with good information from Bill Anton about the donation to
C. Williamsburg of the Laffer (I think that was it, it has been a
year) collection of colonial paper money. I also found that the re-
enactors (I think that is what they call them) need to be taught more
history, especially when it comes to basics about colonial money. And
I mean basics, the sort of things they tell kids should be correct.
For example, I was told that our entire coinage was copied from the
spanish. Wouldn't our dime have a different name and be worth 12.5
cents had that happened? When I asked, I was told that Thomas
Jefferson had nothing to do with our coinage system.
I agree it is a good place to take kids, but keep your personal
expectations low and you'll have more fun. Compare it to Disneyland
in the back of your mind, and the odds you'll go away happy will be
greater.
And ask three people every question. All the answers will be
different. One person will tell you that a restaurant is open. The
next will tell you it is open, but only for lunch. The third will
tell you it is closed for the season. If you ask only one person and
then walk a long distance with hungry kids only to find it closed,
you'll be unhappy. This sort of thing goes on repeatedly there. And
when you ask the management, they say, "who did you ask? Oh, they
(hotel staff, re-enactors, etc.), they don't know anything."
Disneyland has them beat hands down in such areas.
I'd love to forward my beef to someone who cares at Williamsburg, but
I seriously doubt anyone there really does.
Buell
--- In colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com, Ray Williams <njraywms@o...>
wrote:
> Hi All,
> Below is a post the Gail Baker had asked me to forward to you.
Many of
> you had met Erik Goldstein at the C4 Convention and mostof us know
John
> Kraljevich and Richard Doty. John gave an interesting presentation
at C4
> about the coinage and economics of colonial NYC. The concept of
this event
> and what it is to acomplish sounds interesting. For those of you
not
> familiar with the area, it is a great place to plan a family
vacation if
> necessary to be able to attend. It's early now so you'll have time
to make
> plans to attend.
>
> Ray W
>
>
> Subject: Colonial Williamsburg
>
>
> > Hi Ray,
> > Would you be able to get this to the C4 members?? This Seminar is
going
> > to be fantastic and obviously right up C4s alley.
> > Thanks,
> > Gail
> >
> > 18TH Century Numismatics Seminar at Historical Colonial
Williamsburg
> > August 3-6, 2003
> > In August 2003, Colonial Williamsburg and the American
Numismatic
> > Association will
> > partner to host a very special seminar on Colonial Numismatics.
Richard
> > Doty, numismatic
> > curator at the Smithsonian Institution and John Kraljevich,
numismatist,
> > Bowers and Merena
> > Galleries will join Erik Goldstein, numismatic curator at Colonial
> > Williamsburg and the
> > professional staff of Colonial Williamsburg for a once-in-a-
lifetime
> > opportunity to learn about
> > 18th century numismatics in the original 18th century setting.
> > Participants will view Colonial Williamsburg's foremost
collection
> > of Colonial and
> > Continental paper money; coinage from the era, including
extensive sets
> > of French, Dutch and
> > Spanish colonial pieces; exquisite Massachusetts and New England
silver;
> > Continental
> > Currency, Colonial copper coins and much, much more. Students
will go
> > behind the scenes of
> > the DeWitt Wallace Museum Collections and Conservation Building at
> > Colonial Williamsburg
> > for demonstrations in the state-of-the-art conservation areas,
> > photography studios and archives.
> > Williamsburg, Virginia was the capital of the colony of
Virginia
> > from 1699 to 1780. Here,
> > Thomas Jefferson studied law, and later he, George Washington,
Patrick
> > Henry, and other patriot
> > leaders plotted America's freedom from Great Britain. Today
Colonial
> > Williamsburg has been
> > recreated with more than 500 restored and reconstructed buildings
with
> > historical interpreters
> > representing citizens from the 18th century. Colonial
Williamsburg is a
> > living, working city.
> > Skilled craftsmen create items like saddles, garments and
cartwheels;
> > people actually live in the
> > homes you'll pass by, and real commerce takes place within the
town's
> > many shops and taverns.
> > The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's professional staff of
3500
> > includes archaeologists,
> > researchers, curators and historians who are dedicated to
restoration,
> > conservation and the
> > vision "that the future may learn from the past."
> > The Colonial Numismatics Seminar tuition packages include: 3
nights
> > in the Williamsburg
> > Lodge or Woodlands Hotel (Sunday - Wednesday), all general
education
> > sessions (Monday,
> > Tuesday and Wednesday), the Sunday evening welcome reception,
a "Freedom
> > Pass" for
> > Colonial Williamsburg's historic buildings and activities, Monday
dinner
> > at one of the famous
> > taverns on Duke of Gloucester Street and a very special dinner on
> > Tuesday evening. Most
> > seminar programs are held at the Williamsburg Lodge.
> > Prices begin at $700. Please contact ANA Education for more
> > information or go to http://www.money.org/edu_williamsburg.html.
> >
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