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“Every Other Interest was ‘Eclipsed'”: Norfolk’s Day in the Sun

I was fortunate enough to be able to visit family living in the path of totality for the solar eclipse on April 8. The day…

Nathan VerillaJune 3, 2024

Archives Manuscripts & Special Collections Newspapers

Uncovering the Source: Waddy Family Genealogical Notes, Richmond Times-Dispatch, 1914

Among my work projects, I correct Optical Character Recognition (OCR) newspaper text for the Virginia Chronicle website. One of the features of the Sunday editions…

Nathan VerillaApril 3, 2023

Division of Motion Picture Censorship Records at the Library of Virginia

The Division of Motion Picture Censorship existed as a section of the Department of Law (now the Office of the Attorney General) from 1922-1966. Originally…

Nathan VerillaDecember 6, 2021

Random Reference: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Exhibition Files

I have written about a specific exhibition in the past, but for this post, I wanted to delve into the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts…

Nathan VerillaDecember 7, 2020

Andy Warhol Comes to Richmond

In early 1978, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts was a stop for the traveling exhibition “Athletes by Andy Warhol.” The exhibition, comprised of silk-screen…

Nathan VerillaOctober 3, 2018