Colonial Williamsburg Research Division Web Site

Webography, Historic Area

The following electronic resources lead the researcher to bibliographic and textual information about 18th-century Williamsburg.

Internet Resources from Colonial Williamsburg

Map of the Town
View a modern map of Colonial Williamsburg.

E-Williamsburg
Choose a eighteenth- or twentieth-century map of Williamsburg and click on an area (for example, "near the Capitol") and read historical, archaeological or architectural articles about the buildings.

See the Places
A brief introduction to the historic buildings.

88 Original Structures
A list of 88 buildings in the Historic Area that date from the eighteenth century, arranged by block and building number.

Research (Division) Report Series
This in-house series reflects over 60 years of historical, architectural, and archaeological research for each lot and each house in the Historic Area at Colonial Williamsburg. View or search documents by author, title, or location.

Research (Archaeology) Reports
Summaries of recent excavation and research projects undertaken by members of the Department of Archaeological Research.

House Reports
Summaries of recent research by Colonial Williamsburg's Architectural Research Department.

Planned Preservation Reports
Summaries of recent research by Colonial Williamsburg's Architectural Collections Department.

York County Probate Inventories
Selected from the York County Records, Wills and Inventories, Volumes 21 and 22 (1760-1771 and 1771-1783 respectively) ,show belongings at death of property owners in Williamsburg.

Selected Manuscripts
Transcribed from the originals in the Rockefeller Library, these include account books, letters and other papers of colonial government officials and tradesmen.

Colonial Williamsburg Journal Index (Database)
An author/title keyword index, 1978-2003, to the colorfully illustrated journal which features the culture, arts and political heritage of Virginia's 18th-century colonial capital. Photocopies of articles can be requested through interlibrary loan.

Images of the Historic Area can be ordered from the Visual Resources Collection.

Articles from the Colonial Williamsburg Journal are available on the Internet.

History of the Restoration
William Archer Rutherfoord Goodwin, rector of Bruton Parish Church dreamed of 18th-century Williamsburg preserved and worked to achieve that dream.

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Historic Buildings Virginia Williamsburg
Williamsburg VA
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation History

Subscription Resources (available only to Colonial Williamsburg staff)

Early Encounters in North America
Over 1000 accounts from the 15th-20th centuries are currently in this expanding database. Search the text by keyword, "Williamsburg," to find early mentions of the town.

Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639-1800
Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker, 1801-1819
Search Full-text books, pamphlets, broadsides and other imprints for "Williamsburg".

ECCO, Eighteenth-Century Collections Online
Search full-text of 150,000 printed volumes for "Williamsburg".