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Introducing the Ideas in Action Project

But first things first, I’m Eric Johnson, the coordinator of the Ideas in Action: Virginians Petition Their Government, 1776-1786 project, a three-year initiative at the…

Eric JohnsonAugust 5, 2026

Newspapers The Stacks

The Mountain Laurel

Editor's Note: Intern Haylee Ziegler is working with the Virginia Newspaper Program to collect, inventory, and catalog newspapers from across Virginia. Ziegler has her graduate…

Haylee ZieglerAugust 3, 2026

Archives Newspapers

“Whoever said that told a damned lie!”: The Witcher-Clement Feud

Whether attributable to St. Augustine, Chaucer, or Aesop the trope that familiarity breeds contempt has plenty of historical precedent – the Hatfields and McCoys, Alexander…

Vince BrooksJuly 29, 2026

The Stacks Virginia Authors

New Books – July 2026

The Library of Virginia's first-floor lobby and Exhibition Gallery are open Monday-Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The second-floor Reading Rooms are open Tuesday-Friday, 9:00…

Annie HattonJuly 27, 2026

Archives Digital Projects

Ann Brooks: Piecing Together a Life Hidden by History

Editor's Note: Brianna Oxford is a rising senior at Hampton University studying Criminal Justice. She is interning with Virginia Untold this summer through the Library’s…

Brianna OxfordJuly 22, 2026

Newspapers

Reading on Company Time: Virginia Corporate Newspapers in Virginia Chronicle

Virginia Chronicle, the Library of Virginia’s freely-accessible digital newspaper database, has recently added something new to its archive—corporate newsletters. These newsletters are vital records about…