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November 12, 2021Posted in: Special Collections -
October 20, 2021Posted in: Special CollectionsI am old enough that several of the places that I have lived over the years have been torn down, including the house on South Boundary Street that I lived in for two years as a W&M student. To all those who wander up and down DoG Street: think about the street's very different appearance before Colonial Williamsburg and many buildings were removed during its development. The stereoview below shows a very familiar building (the powder magazine), which had a very different setting prior to CW. -
October 8, 2021Posted in: Special CollectionsApril 13th, 2021 marks the entry of the first TikTok into William & Mary’s Special Collections web archives. -
June 30, 2021Posted in: Special CollectionsRecently, I began a process to show my appreciation to William & Mary, in a modest way, for my education and to give something back to the College as I approached the 50th anniversary of my graduation in 1970.
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May 19, 2021Posted in: Special CollectionsOn one level a virtual reality headset works the same way as the old View Master toy. -
May 7, 2021Posted in: WM LibrariesW&M Libraries, Music Library and Special Collections teamed up to bring you “Finals Fuel”: some fresh tunes from the last decade for powering through finals season and easing into those upcoming summer vibes. -
April 30, 2021Posted in: WM LibrariesTo celebrate International Amateur Radio Month, the Music Library talks to Sara Belmont, '97, W&M alumna and former WCWM DJ, in this third installment of the podcast "Nuts + Bolts + Sprinkles." -
April 29, 2021Posted in: WM LibrariesTo celebrate International Amateur Radio Month, the Music Library talks to Emma Shahin, WCWM DJ and editor-in-chief of WCWM’s magazine "Vinyl Tap," in this second installment of the podcast "Nuts + Bolts + Sprinkles."
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April 28, 2021Posted in: WM LibrariesTo celebrate International Amateur Radio Month, the Music Library talks to Corey Bridges, Senior Station Manager at WCWM, in this first podcast of "Nuts + Bolts + Sprinkles."
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April 28, 2021Posted in: Special CollectionsOver the winter and spring of early 1941, a towering landmark rose on the rural landscape less than two miles from downtown Williamsburg. The structure housed the screen for the Stockade Theatre Auto-Torium at Casey’s Corner, where Richmond and Ironbound Roads intersect.