Books & Media

2026 Colonial Williamsburg Wall Calendar

Now 50% off! Available online only. All sales final - no returns. This item is excluded from other offers and discounts. The 2026 Colonial Williamsburg Wall Calendar commemorates the 100th anniversary of Colonial Williamsburg. Our exclusive wall...

Recipes from the Raleigh Tavern Bake Shop

Gingerbread cookies and other goodies from the Raleigh Tavern Bake Shop bring back delicious memories for generations of Williamsburg visitors. In this cookbook, original recipes from rare 18th-century cookbooks are presented side by side with their...

Colonial Williamsburg: The Guide

No visit to Colonial Williamsburg is complete without our official guidebook! This first new edition of Colonial Williamsburg's official guide since 2014, this book includes information on all of Colonial Williamsburg's historic sites. This guide...

The Williamsburg Bray School: A History Through Records, Reflections, and Rediscovery

Seven letters that trace the arc of the Williamsburg Bray School—from its founding in 1760 to its closing in 1774—are the foundation for a collection of essays that explores history and implications of the 18th-century school for enslaved and...

Restoring Williamsburg

From our fascinating and highly readable best-selling classic, Williamsburg Before and After to our revised and expanded edition, Restoring Williamsburg combines the history of a major restoration bringing the story up to present. Sheds new...

Colonial Williamsburg: The Story

It was in Williamsburg, Virginia, that American independence—and democracy—took root. And it is in the Historic Area of Colonial Williamsburg that millions have learned about the continuing relevance of America's founding ideas. Spanning...

Four Documents of Freedom

Choose this unique set for the American history buff in your life, young or old. This impressive set of four antiqued historical documents includes the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, the Bill of Rights, and Abraham...

Entertaining Ideas from Williamsburg

Virginia, of course, is famous for its hospitality. Drawing on that tradition, here's a treasure trove of ideas for celebrating special occasions throughout the year from Colonial Williamsburg Publications. From a winter anniversary to a spring wedding,...

Melody Harp

This finely crafted wood zither, or Melody Harp, is one of the easiest instruments a child can play. Slide one of the included song sheets under the strings and follow the "dots" with the pick - no reading skills required. The song sheets include the...

Painters and Paintings in the Early American South

Painters and Paintings in the Early American South by the Juli Grainger, Curator at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, gathers into one volume a large body of materials related to the paintings and the artists of the American South between 1564 and...

Colonial Williamsburg Feather Quill Pen Boxed Gift Set

This exclusive Colonial Williamsburg Feather Quill Pen Boxed Set makes a great gift for history lovers and a fun classroom activity! Incorporate it into civics lessons and studies of the United States foundational documents. The set includes a feather...

Williamsburg x Dogwood Hill Raleigh Floral Green Notecards

Send a thoughtful handwritten note with timeless sophistication using the Williamsburg x Dogwood Hill Raleigh Floral Green Notecards — a graceful blend of history, artistry, and modern craftsmanship. Inspired by a woodblock print textile in the...

Williamsburg x Dogwood Hill Finley Floral Notecards

Send a thoughtful handwritten note with timeless sophistication using the Williamsburg x Dogwood Hill Finely Floral Notecards — a graceful blend of history, artistry, and modern craftsmanship. Inspired by a textile fragment in the collections of...

Williamsburg x Dogwood Hill Palace Garden Notecards

Send a thoughtful handwritten note with timeless sophistication using the Williamsburg x Dogwood Hill Palace Garden Notecards — a graceful blend of history, artistry, and modern craftsmanship. Inspired by a French textile fragment in the...

Williamsburg x Dogwood Hill Butterfly Chintz Notecards

Send a thoughtful handwritten note with timeless sophistication using the Williamsburg x Dogwood Hill Butterfly Chintz Notecards — a graceful blend of history, artistry, and modern craftsmanship. Inspired by an 18th-century French wall covering...

Old World Internet Address & Password Logbook

Keep track of websites, passwords, software licenses, and device information with this Old World Internet Address & Password Logbook. Features an antique map cover, tabbed A-Z pages, and a removable cover band. Features Multicolor antique map...

Insiders' Guide: Williamsburg and Virginia's Historic Triangle

Experience America's past and present-day glories in beautiful, historic Williamsburg, Jamestown, and Yorktown, Virginia! Written by local Susan Corbett, Insiders' Guide: Williamsburg and Virginia's Historic Triangle includes: Comprehensive...

A History of Tea

As the world's most popular beverage, tea has fascinated us, awakened us, motivated us, and calmed us for well over two thousand years. A History of Tea tells the compelling story of the rise of tea in Asia and its eventual spread to the West and beyond...

Red Thunder

While cannons thundered, swords flashed, and the sky turned red with flame, Nate Chandler and his enslaved friend, James, went about the darker business of espionage. Their spy world of whispered conspiracies, secret missions alone in the dead of night,...

Changing Keys: Keyboard Instruments for America

The transition from harpsichord to piano and the accompanying shift in taste between 1700 and 1830 was a musical revolution in revolutionary times. So, also, was the transition from London's monopoly on the manufacture of instruments to a burgeoning...

Why The Turkey Didn't Fly

In the Colonial Williamsburg book, Why The Turkey Didn't Fly, the answers to the following questions are revealed: Why did the eagle become our national symbol, even though Franklin preferred the turkey? How did Gilbert Stuart's portrait of Washington...