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"We want the machine to work…not as an office ornament" – Charles Keiley vs. the Hooven Automatic Typewriter Company

One of my Sunday pleasures is reading David Segal’s bi-weekly “The Haggler” column in the New York Times. “The Haggler” tries to resolve reader-submitted 21st century horror stories of…

Roger ChristmanJanuary 14, 2015

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Season’s Greetings, We Will Be Back in January 2015!

These are some examples of how soldiers at Camp Lee, Virginia, celebrated Christmas in 1918. The records of the Virginia War History Commission have been processed and…

Roger ChristmanDecember 24, 2014

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Mug Shot Monday: Dr. Robert S. Fitzgerald, No. 38685

This is the latest entry in a series of posts highlighting inmate photographs in the records of the Virginia Penitentiary. Dr. Robert S. Fitzgerald, the subject of…

Roger ChristmanOctober 20, 2014

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Mug Shot Monday: Benjamin Liverman, No. 18759

This is the latest in a series of posts highlighting inmate photographs in the records of the Virginia Penitentiary. Benjamin Liverman, the “Boy Bandit,” the subject…

Roger ChristmanOctober 6, 2014

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Mug Shot Monday: Ernest Harper, No. 18903

This is the latest entry in a series of posts highlighting inmate photographs in the records of the Virginia Penitentiary. Ernest Harper, the subject of this…

Roger ChristmanSeptember 8, 2014

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Council of State Archivists Rising Star Award Goes to Kaine Email Project Team

The Council of State Archivists (CoSA), a national organization representing the heads of the country’s 56 state and territorial archives, presented the Library of Virginia’s Governor Tim…

Roger ChristmanAugust 28, 2014

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Mug Shot Monday: Herbert Irving Roberts, No. 22087

This is the latest entry in series of posts highlighting inmate photographs in the records of the Virginia Penitentiary. Herbert Irving Roberts, the subject of this…

Roger ChristmanAugust 18, 2014

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Mug Shot Monday: John Henry Ellis, No. 28276, 33714, and 43346

This is the latest entry in a series of posts highlighting inmate photographs in the records of the Virginia Penitentiary. John Henry Ellis, the subject of…

Roger ChristmanAugust 4, 2014

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Mug Shot Monday: Clinton Kirby, No. 25830, 42236, and 49236

This is the latest entry in a series of posts highlighting inmate photographs in the records of the Virginia Penitentiary. Clinton Kirby, the subject of this…

Roger ChristmanJuly 21, 2014

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Kaine Email Project @ LVA – Tysons Tunnel Edition

This is the sixth in a series of posts spotlighting recently released email from Governor Tim Kaine’s administration. These posts are not meant to be comprehensive but to…

Roger ChristmanJuly 16, 2014

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We Remember: Bedford County and the 70th Anniversary of D-Day

On 6 June 1944, soldiers of the Allied Expeditionary Force stormed the beaches of Normandy as part of Operation Overlord, the largest seaborne invasion in history. …

Roger ChristmanJune 6, 2014

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Mug Shot Monday: Kenneth Frederick Thomas, No. 15150

This is the latest entry in a series of posts highlighting inmate photographs in the records of the Virginia Penitentiary. Kenneth Frederick Thomas, the subject of…

Roger ChristmanMay 19, 2014

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Kaine Email Project @ LVA – Phone Call Edition

This is the fifth in a series of blog posts spotlighting recently released email from Governor Tim Kaine’s administration. These posts are not meant to be comprehensive but…

Roger ChristmanMay 14, 2014

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Library Makes Second Batch of Emails from Governor Timothy M. Kaine Administration Available Online

The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce the release of an additional 44,534 emails from the administration of Governor Timothy M. Kaine (2006-2010). This…

Roger ChristmanMay 13, 2014

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Kaine Email Project@LVA – Sunshine Week Edition

This is the fourth in a series of posts spotlighting recently released email from Governor Tim Kaine’s administration. These posts are not meant to be comprehensive but to…

Roger ChristmanMarch 17, 2014