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Virginia Chronicle and Chronicling America

If you read this blog, you might know that the Virginia Newspaper Project (VNP) contributes digitized newspapers to two websites, Chronicling America and Virginia Chronicle.…

Olin JohnsonMay 7, 2018

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Our Own Community Press

In August of 1976, gay and lesbian members of Norfolk's Unitarian Universalist church formed a branch of the Unitarian Universalist Gay Caucus (UUGC), and quickly decided…

Olin JohnsonApril 18, 2018

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St. Patrick’s Day Miscellanea

To celebrate St. Patrick's Day, we found a selection of the (very) broad ways that newspapers have chosen to acknowledge the feast day over the…

Olin JohnsonMarch 14, 2018

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The 1907 Monuments in the Press

In the late spring of 1907, forty-two years after the end of the Civil War, Richmond was flooded with veterans and tourists for a 5…

Olin JohnsonJanuary 9, 2018

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“A Carol of Clothes:” Winter Fashion and Hints for the Holiday Hostess

The holiday season has long meant family gatherings and a a full social schedule. Women of early twentieth century Richmond who wanted to make sure…

Olin JohnsonDecember 21, 2017

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To-night is Halloween!

Happy Halloween From the VNP! In honor of the spookiest of holidays, here’s a look back at how Richmonders of the past celebrated Halloween.For young…

Olin JohnsonOctober 31, 2017

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There Be Great Witches Among Them: Witchcraft and the Devil in Colonial Virginia

Salem witch trials are among the most well-known instances of witchcraft in colonial America, but belief in witches was not limited to New England. The colonists…

Olin JohnsonOctober 26, 2017

Complicated History: The Memorial to Robert E. Lee in Richmond

People have always been complex, making history a complicated topic. When history is distilled down to be straightforward, the reality of human failings and flaws…

Olin JohnsonJuly 27, 2017

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Virginia Suffrage News

Virginia Suffrage News was a monthly newspaper published by the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia. Beginning with its first issue in October 1914, the paper aimed…

Olin JohnsonJuly 12, 2017

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Mary Johnston: A Suffragist of, and Ahead of, Her Time

Mary Johnston, born 1870 in Buchanan, Virginia, was a prolific author of 23 books, outspoken suffragist, and founding member of the Equal Suffrage League of…

Olin JohnsonJune 28, 2017