John sold our house quickly with a most professional package targeting the right buyer. This man will go to bat for you and will tirelessly earn your business. John is also a trustworthy and honorable person to be on your team for buying or for selling.
He just helped us in the purchase of a new townhome which we did from out of state and the process could not have been made more seamless. First and foremost, John listens and responds and communicates well. He is also calm, knowing when to talk and when to be quiet.
His comprehensive knowledge and love of Williamsburg makes for a great way to get to know the area. My wife and I have worked with many Realtors over the years, a few of whom were excellent. John blows them out of the water.
No exaggeration. The sale of our home presented many unexpected difficulties, and John handled them immediately and with much kindness. I appreciated the breadth of information John made available about the area and life in Williamsburg, so I reached out. Plus, he had great reviews! We worked thru the summer, emailing, texting, and taking a few trips. In the end, an incredible home at crazy good price came up.
John was with us every step of the way and represented our best interests regarding acquiring the property. Transition has been an amazingly smooth and almost unreal experience. All owed to John. He sold the property in one showing and got the deal closed! He Gave appropriate advice of listing price and expected market price. He also provided advice on how we should counter buyers offer and requests. John helped us with everything we needed. I strongly recommend John.
My wife and I were very very pleased. He made us feel comfortable and informed throughout the whole process. In our case we were looking for a retirement home in Williamsburg.
Given we do not live in Williamsburg we were a little worried navigating through the process from afar. John was there for us every step of the way. John knows everything about Williamsburg. More importantly he has a tremendous network of people who can help you with anything; from contractors to landscapers, he knows them all.
John Womeldorf is a true real estate professional and we are grateful he helped us find our dream home! You will feel completely taken care of and watched out for as you navigate the process of buying a home with John and his team. Somehow John makes the process of buying a house a smooth and relaxed experience even though it is as stressful on occasion as any. I highly recommend working with John and I would not hesitate to work with him again! We consider ourselves extremely fortunate to have found Mr.
He exhibits exceptional attention to detail. Throughout our buying process, Mr. Womeldorf was attentive and tenacious in helping us find the right home.
Our phone calls, texts, and emails were always answered promptly. Womeldorf is a fount of resourceful information and knowledge of the Williamsburg area. Months after our closing, Mr. Womeldorf continues to be available in helping us find reputable tradesmen and service providers.
Although we began our relationship as professionals, we now consider Mr. In December , the House of Burgesses hosted a ball at the capitol in honor of Governor Norborne Berkeley, baron de Botetourt , and the attendees followed the lead of recent protestors by not wearing clothing that was either imported or made of imported materials—meaning they refused to pay what they considered to be unfair taxes on such materials.
Following a brief period of popularity, he dissolved the General Assembly in May after its members protested the Coercive Acts, measures taken by Parliament in the wake of the Boston Tea Party. The burgesses continued to meet extralegally at Raleigh Tavern, on the Duke of Gloucester Street, and other public and private buildings in the city, where members elected delegates that summer to attend the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia.
Other acts of protest followed. Four years later, as war raged to the south, concerns mounted over the vulnerability of Williamsburg. Encyclopedia Virginia Grady Ave. Virginia Humanities acknowledges the Monacan Nation , the original people of the land and waters of our home in Charlottesville, Virginia.
We invite you to learn more about Indians in Virginia in our Encyclopedia Virginia. Skip to content. Contributor: Katherine Egner Gruber. Establishment of Middle Plantation. Print Made from Bodleian Copperplate. Dudley Digges House, Williamsburg. February 1, The General Assembly orders a palisade built around a settlement it calls Middle Plantation, between the York and James rivers. It is located within the palisade wall.
September 19, A day after the capital is abandoned by Governor Sir William Berkeley, Nathaniel Bacon orders his men to "laye itt level with the Ground. May 29, Cockacoeske signs the Treaty of Middle Plantation, and at her request several tribes are reunited under her authority.
But having been free of Powhatan domination since , the Chickahominy and Rappahannock stubbornly refuse to become subservient to her or to pay tribute. February 8, A royal charter is granted for the College of William and Mary. October 20, Fire destroys the statehouse in Jamestown. May 1, Students from the College of William and Mary deliver orations in support of moving Virginia's capital from Jamestown to Williamsburg. October The College of William and Mary is destroyed by fire.
February 18, Queen Anne signs Alexander Spotswood's commission as lieutenant governor of Virginia. July 28, The Crown grants Williamsburg a royal charter, providing for a mayor, aldermen, and council. August 6, William Parks publishes the inaugural number of the Virginia Gazette , the colony's first newspaper. January 30, The capitol, in Williamsburg, burns to its foundations.
October The General Assembly reconvenes after Williamsburg's smallpox epidemic. November 23, The General Assembly narrowly approves rebuilding the capitol at Williamsburg instead of shifting the capital elsewhere in the colony. September 29, The Associates of Dr. Bray opens a school for the education of free and enslaved black children in Williamsburg.
Skip to content. Contributor: Anders Greenspan. Beginnings W. Goodwin and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. An original mid-eighteenth-century engraved copperplate depicts Virginia flora, fauna, and Indian life, as well as the College of William and Mary and government buildings in colonial-era Williamsburg. The Emergence of Social History Things finally changed following lower-than-expected attendance during the bicentennial celebrations of Modern Challenges Reenactors at Colonial Williamsburg.
June Residents of Williamsburg are informed of official planning for Colonial Williamsburg and of the project's financing through John D. Due to lower-than-expected attendance, the following year would mark a change to incorporate an updated and more socially oriented version of colonial history, allowing for elaboration on the position of marginalized parties, under the leadership of historian Cary Carson.
Greenspan, Anders. Creating Colonial Williamsburg. Washington, D. Handler, Richard, and Eric Gable. The New History in an Old Museum. Durham, N.
Huxtable, Ada Louise. The Unreal America: Architecture and Illusion. New York: The New Press, Kopper, Philip. Colonial Williamsburg. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Rouse, Park, Jr. Richmond, Va. Wiencek, Henry. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
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