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The Razor’s Edge: Using the Coroner’s Inquests in Elizabeth City County

Editor’s Note: Jerry Hunt is a graduate history intern from Virginia Commonwealth University and is working on processing and indexing Depression-era coroner’s inquisitions from Elizabeth…

Guest ContributorAugust 6, 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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A Different Kind of Local Record

Smallpox is an infectious disease caused by two variants of a virus—variola major and variola minor. Since smallpox was certified as eradicated by the World…

Callie FreedJuly 11, 2014

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Montgomery County’s African American History

The varied experience of the African American residents of Montgomery County, Virginia, reveals itself in many documentary sources, but perhaps none as unexpected to some…

Sarah NerneyJuly 2, 2014

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Digital Images of All Legislative Petitions Now Available on Virginia Memory

The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce that the final batch of digital images of legislative petitions to the Virginia General Assembly, 1776-1865, is now…

Greg CrawfordJune 11, 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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Big Find Friday: A voice from the past

Here at the Library of Virginia, we love seeing patrons locate records that answer a long-held question, fill in branches of the family tree, or otherwise connect the…

Jessica Tyree BurgessMay 30, 2014

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“We Are Not Saved The Land Boom & Real Estate Speculation in Montgomery County, VA

In the late 1880s and early 1890s, Southwest Virginia was gripped with “boom” times as the Norfolk & Western Railroad opened up the region for…

Scott GardnerMay 28, 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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A Monument of Debt

The Washington Monument is finally reopening on 12 May 2014 after undergoing restoration for damage caused by an earthquake in August 2011. I was curious what the…

Bari HelmsMay 12, 2014

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The Name Game

The Library of Virginia is pleased to welcome the National Genealogical Society 2014 Family History Conference to Richmond, Virginia, 7-10 May. If you’re inspired to start researching your…

Louise JonesMay 7, 2014