Angelia Kane

Bill & Angi Kane, owners of Jolly's Mill Pond Farm in Williamsburg, Virginia. Like a lot of people, the Black history we learned in school was thin. It was the same eight names every February, paired with a few bullet points about the horrors of slavery. It was flat, and honestly, it wasn't presented in a way that made you want to learn more. When I had questions beyond what I was taught, I went looking for the answers myself. Years later, when Bill and I became owners of our property, we...

Bill & Angi Kane, owners of Jolly's Mill Pond Farm in Williamsburg, Virginia. Picture a 1/8th mile-long earthen dam, hand-carved by the enslaved over 200 years ago, that once powered a working grist mill. Now picture the state saying: bring this dam into modern compliance, or we'll breach it at your expense. The price tag of compliance, $3 million. That's the story I share in “The Dam”, Part 2 of our FAQ audio series, the history of the dam and the community backlash that Bill and I never saw...

Over the years, people have been curious about our story: how we met, how we started doing this work, etc... So, this Jolly's Mill Pond Farm Origins series answers all of these questions and more! Bill & Angi Kane, Jolly's Mill Pond Farm owners You can download "How We Met" (Part 1) here.