Emeline Alexander – The UncommonWealth

Reclaiming Virginia’s Lost Records

What happens when a public record goes missing? Throughout the years, records have disappeared, usually as a result of wartime raids or through the acts…

Emeline AlexanderSeptember 7, 2022

Guns, Ships, and Petitions for Payment

The partnership between the French and the Continental Army during the American Revolution has been long celebrated and venerated. A prime example is the Marquis…

Emeline AlexanderJuly 20, 2022

Archives The Stacks

The Virginia State Historical Records Advisory Board

If you ever found yourself clicking through the various pages on the Library of Virginia website, you may have come across one detailing the State…

Emeline AlexanderJanuary 12, 2022