“We have hit fundraising records from the (Colonial Williamsburg Fund) my first two years, and I think we're exceeding it this year as well,” Reiss said. “People really care about this place, and it's not just the physical place, it's the idea that Colonial Williamsburg represents: a time when politics is toxic, when the political parties are polarized, there is a place here that seems safe, that seems calm, that allows people to reconnect with first principles and our founding values.”