Videos around Williamsburg

Now of course there aren't videos directly in Colonial Williamsburg, but I took several videos while we were going through Colonial Williamsburg recently.

We took a tour of the capitol building and I recorded part of the presentation.


I saw a nail being made in the blacksmith's shop.


Amy and I always like going into the kitchen next to the Governor's Palace. The cooks make food and then leave it out on display for a while so that people can see the different dishes. It is always fun if you can see them when they are actually making the various dishes.

The three historical 18th century oyster shells contain three dozen modern oysters!

In the evening we saw the tail end of a Revolutionary City presentation. I've always enjoyed the sounds of the fife and drums, so I recorded two different segments:





~Matt

Smokies Sights and Sounds

While we were the Smokies I also took several videos with my camera.  It takes high-resolution video and as long as I remember to not jerk the camera around too much they seem to turn out okay.

I enjoy driving through tunnels.  I remember driving through the Eisenhower tunnel several times with my parents.  So we took this video while on one Smoky Mountain road.


We also visited the grist mill in Cade's Cove and I took video of both the interior machinery and the waterworks outside.



~Matt

The Cat in the Shop

The crew in the Art Studio tried to startle people with a cat. I think it worked for some, but not Brian.

~Matt

-- Posted from my iPhone
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Save time in your kitchen

Today you get something better than a picture. I have a video to share. It is a bit of nostalgia that I found while cruising through the Prelinger Archives. I've dived into these databases before, but not for a while. Now that I can watch videos on my iPhone I'm back at it, downloading old videos of historic interest. This piece is from 1949 and details many features of a modern "step saving kitchen." Yes, some of the material is dated, but some of the ideas are still relevant today. Take a look and tell me what you think.

~Matt

PS If you like old videos then go searching through Prelinger. You can find some real gems...I love the old travelogues.