Jamestown and Yorktown Showcase 2018 Directory

The 2018 Directory of Traditional American Crafts proved bigger than one museum could handle, so we visited two. The twin museums of Jamestown Settlement and the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown were our hosts for photographing the traditional arts and crafts selected as museum quality by our panel of judges—truly the work of the best traditional artists in America. Interpreters at the two museums helped us feature each piece in historic context—we even put pieces in the hands of re-enactors.  [MORE]

A Brownsburg Cabin Christmas

Now available, our new holiday book A Brownsburg Cabin Christmas: Traditions and Friendship in a Small Virginia Town with text and photographs by Early American Life contributing editor Winfield Ross.

In the small village of Brownsburg, Virginia, five families celebrate the season by gathering with neighbors to strengthen friendships and traditions and by decorating their historic cabins. Some of these sturdy structures have passed from generation to generation.  [MORE]

Prario House Details

In our December 2017 issue, we promised more details about Rich Prario's house in Hampton, Connecticut. Rich was kind enough to compile all of his notes about the house, and we now make them available to you simmply by clicking here. We've made a second version with additional photos as well. This is a large file, 20 megabytes, which you can download by clicking here.