Living History

Step into 18th-century life.

Walk a working colonial capital where blacksmiths, printers, apothecaries and tavern keepers practice their trades exactly as they did in 1776.

Colonial craft demonstration
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Blacksmith

Watch hammer meet anvil as smiths forge the tools that built a colony.

Printer

See a hand-set press produce the broadsides that carried revolutionary ideas.

Apothecary

Discover 18th-century medicine, herbs, and the early science of healing.

Wigmaker

From horsehair to high society — meet the craftspeople behind colonial style.

Cabinetmaker

Hand-cut joinery and furniture that has lasted more than 250 years.

Tavern keeper

Hear the gossip, songs, and politics of a colonial public house.

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