Brick by brick: The burning of the annual kiln at Colonial Williamsburg

The annual brickmaking process covers many months, culminating in October and November with the building of a kiln — a new one each year — and its ultimate firing.
The Virginian-Pilot

Colonial Williamsburg workers raise the walls for new structure

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Carpenters, blacksmiths, cabinet makers and people of all trades banded together to raise new ...
Chillicothe Gazette

Let's Grow: Building with brick in Colonial Williamsburg

On our recent visit to Colonial Williamsburg, we saw lots of brick. Bricks were the paver of choice throughout the historic area, not to mention the surrounding neighborhoods and the Visitor’s Center.
The Grio

Brick foundation of America’s oldest Black church discovered in Virginia

The brick foundation of The First Baptist Church, founded in 1776 by free and enslaved Black people, has been unearthed in Colonial Williamsburg. Also Read:Proud Boys leader pleads guilty to burning ...
NBC News

Remnants of one the nation's oldest Black churches uncovered in Colonial Williamsburg

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — The brick foundation of one of the nation’s oldest Black churches has been unearthed at Colonial Williamsburg, a living history museum in Virginia that continues to reckon with its ...
CNN

Brick foundation of one of America’s oldest Black churches has been found, buried under a parking lot

The First Baptist Church in Williamsburg, Virginia, is as old as America, having been founded by free and enslaved Blacks in 1776. At that time, it was illegal for African Americans to gather, so the ...
The Virginian-Pilot

Colonial Williamsburg plans new area to welcome guests

WILLIAMSBURG — By next summer, visitors to Colonial Williamsburg will have a new and closer option for accessing historic sites along Duke of Gloucester Street. Colonial Williamsburg has begun the ...