A history
drenched in legend.
The Williamsburg History Library — a growing archive of the records, rooms and residents behind every route we walk.
Seven collections, opened one volume at a time.
- Vol. 01
History of Williamsburg
From the 1633 Middle Plantation palisade to the capital's founding and decline.
Forthcoming - Vol. 02
Colonial Williamsburg
The restored town, its reconstruction, and what the restoration chose to leave out.
Forthcoming - Vol. 03
Historic Locations
Courthouse, gaol, magazine, Palace Green — building by building, room by room.
Forthcoming - Vol. 04
Famous Residents
Governors, printers, physicians and the enslaved men and women who built the town.
Forthcoming - Vol. 05
Legends & Ghost Stories
Accounts collected from diaries, letters and two centuries of retelling.
Forthcoming - Vol. 06
Historical Documents
Wills, inventories, court orders and parish registers, transcribed and annotated.
Forthcoming - Vol. 07
Timeline
A chronology of the town from 1633 to the present, marked by the events we walk.
Forthcoming
Prefer the archive on foot?
Our historians read from the originals at each stop. Every ghost has a surname, and every surname has a citation.