Jan was born in Beloit, Wisconsin and visited Williamsburg as a child of six or seven. He loved watching the costumed staff at work, and was inspired also by a…
The longtime tradition began in 1915, when townspeople gathered on Christmas to pray, sing carols and light their first community tree. Over the years, the event has continued to grow.
Three days after New York City s public design commission voted unanimously to remove a statue of Thomas Jefferson from the city council chambers owing to the fact that he owned hundreds of slaves during his lifetime, President Joe Biden took a different tack.