Working Wood in the 18th Century

The 29th Annual Working Wood in the 18th Century

Out of the Woods, Into A Home: Building Communities in Two Centuries

January 21-24, 2027

It all starts with a tree: a house, its architectural ornament, its fine furniture. To celebrate 18th century craftsmanship and Colonial Williamsburg’s first century, this year’s conference will take us out of the woods and into a home as we trace how craftspeople transformed raw materials into the built environments that housed communities for centuries.