WILLIAMSBURG-Eve Otmar, Colonial Williamsburg Master Gardener, has been tinkering in the dirt since she was a child.
“I’ve been gardening my whole life,” she said. “I started gardening with my dad at home when I was a kid.”
For years, Otmar...
WILLIAMSBURG-Jackie Mazzone, cooper apprentice at Colonial Williamsburg, first became enamored with living history while volunteering at the Strawbery Banke museum in Portsmouth, NH, in the seventh grade.
“I worked for them for four summers doing interpretive camps,” Mazzone said. “My...
WILLIAMSBURG-Sharon Cotner has been with Colonial Williamsburg for four decades. She is Master Apothecary and enjoys sharing her knowledge of 18th century medicine and surgical practices with visitors. Cotner is one of four individuals who actually created Colonial Williamsburg’s...
WILLIAMSBURG-Mary Lawrence Herbert, a carpenter apprentice at Colonial Williamsburg, grew up in Asheville, NC, a town also steeped in history like Williamsburg. She received her certification in architectural restoration and faux painting techniques from the College of London through...
WILLIAMSBURG-Aislinn Lewis first became interested in blacksmithing back in high school when she started volunteering at George Washington Birthplace National Monument located near her hometown on the Northern Neck.
“I spent a lot of time watching the blacksmith working there,”...
WILLIAMSBURG-With summer just around the corner, Madeleine Bolton is gearing up for peak brickmaking season at Colonial Williamsburg.
Bolton, a brickmakers apprentice, started with Colonial Williamsburg a little over two years ago. She is the only female in the trade...
HAMPTON – When Ryan Banas was earning his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering at Case Western Reserve University, the required curriculum didn’t include history, archeology, or marine science classes.
However, all would have been helpful in his current job as...
NEWPORT NEWS-The Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with Christopher Newport University, is hosting an upcoming discussion on key issues impacting the region’s economic development.
The event, titled “Rising Tide” and scheduled for Tuesday, July 18, will offer the...
WILLIAMSBURG-Eve Otmar, Colonial Williamsburg Master Gardener, has been tinkering in the dirt since she was a child.
“I’ve been gardening my whole life,” she said. “I started gardening with my dad at home when I was a kid.”
For years, Otmar...
