What was it like to be at the birth of a new nation, as our forefathers took those first, bold steps as leaders of our country? What could the men and women of that time have been feeling? Did they know that their first tremulous grumblings would soon turn into a tidal wave that would sweep the world and result in the United States of America?

When you visit Colonial Williamsburg you get a chance not only to walk in the footsteps of history but to meet and speak with both the icons of these times and the everyday people just trying to earn their keep. This historic place has taken great pains to provide visitors with a realistic glimpse of what life was like and how the events of their times affected everyone from the governor to the blacksmith.