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Read The Virginia Gazette for breaking news covering Williamsburg, James City County and York, Virginia.
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Read The Virginia Gazette for breaking news covering Williamsburg, James City County and York, Virginia.
News and information from The Virginia Gazette for Williamsburg, James City County and York, Virginia.
The Virginia Gazette was the official newspaper of Virginia, printed in Williamsburg from 1736 until 1780. When the capital of Virginia moved to Richmond in 1780, printers transferred their businesses to the new seat of government.
The Virginia Gazette is the local newspaper of Williamsburg, Virginia. Established in 1930, it is named for the historical Virginia Gazette published between 1736 and 1780. It is published twice a week in the broadsheet format.
Virginia Gazettes Browse All Issues. Select one of the links below to view issues for a specific printer and year. Virginia Gazette 1 (1730–1780)
Though its news sections focused on faraway places, the Virginia Gazette published countless advertisements, essays, and poems from local authors. Its advertisements document the minutiae of everyday life in early Virginia like few other sources.
Virginia Gazette serves Williamsburg, James City County and the surrounding area with community news and information.
The Virginia Gazettes are one of our best windows onto slavery in early Virginia. Their “runaway” notices document the resistance of enslaved people fleeing bondage. Their pages also brim with advertisements seeking to buy, sell, or hire enslaved people.