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Johnny 99: The Records of the Virginia Penitentiary Now Available

The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce that the records of the Virginia Penitentiary (Accession 41558) are now available to researchers. The collection contains 289 bound…

Roger ChristmanSeptember 28, 2011

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Fort Monroe Records at the Library of Virginia

The recent deactivation of Fort Monroe as a military installation and its transfer back to the Commonwealth of Virginia calls to mind the fort’s rich history. This…

Craig MooreSeptember 22, 2011

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Petersburg Chancery Reveals Rich African American History

The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce that the first installment of images from the Petersburg chancery causes digitization project have been added to…

Vince BrooksSeptember 21, 2011

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New friends in wartime, an ocean apart

In late 1943, Leona Robbins was 12 years old and living in Norfolk, Virginia. Her neighbor and close family friend, Army Lieutenant Charles Field, was…

Jessica Tyree BurgessSeptember 14, 2011

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Franklin Co. Chancery Added To CRI!

The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce that digital images for Franklin County chancery causes, 1787-1912, are now available on the Chancery Records Index. Digital…

Vince BrooksSeptember 2, 2011

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A Few of Our Favorite Things: Letterheads in the Archive Part 2

Editor's Note: As promised in a previous post, here’s another look at the plethora of letterheads and stationery found in our archives. The original text…

Vince BrooksAugust 31, 2011

Archives Conservation

Why We Fight: History’s Raw Materials Saved, Conserved, and Shared.

The first blog entry I wrote back in 2009 was about the shredded first pages of an old family Bible that were part of a Rockingham County …

Dale DulaneyAugust 26, 2011

Archives Newspapers

Earthquakes and Dirty Dancing. Yes Virginia, There Is A (Very Tenuous) Connection.

News reports seem to conclude that yesterday’s earthquake, centered in Mineral, Louisa County, was the most powerful earthquake to ever strike the state. Fortunately, damage…

Dale DulaneyAugust 24, 2011

Archives Digital Projects

Accomack and Fluvanna Chancery Now Available Online!

The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce that the Accomack County chancery causes, 1727-1805, and Fluvanna County chancery causes, 1779-1882, are now available on the Chancery…

Vince BrooksAugust 23, 2011

Archives Conservation

Preservation of Jefferson’s Papers in the News

In case you missed it, the Library of Virginia’s conservation of the gubernatorial papers of Thomas Jefferson was featured in Style Weekly. The letters and manuscripts documenting…

Bari HelmsAugust 17, 2011

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Documenting Virginia’s Participation in the Civil War, Take One?

Recent efforts by the Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission to digitize Virginia’s Civil War legacy is reminiscent of a similar, yet very different, endeavor by the state…

Craig MooreAugust 17, 2011

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More Augusta County Images Are Here!

The latest images from the Augusta County Chancery Causes are now available on the Chancery Records Index. With this addition, one hundred boxes of Augusta County…

Greg CrawfordAugust 16, 2011

Archives The Stacks

What’s New in the Archives

Interested in what’s new in the archives at the Library of Virginia? You can find out in two reports compiled quarterly by LVA staffers: The…

Roger ChristmanAugust 15, 2011

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Primary Source Offers Questions and Clues About Will, Runaway Slave

Located among the odds and ends of Accomack County court records is this 1758 advertisement from Landon Carter of Richmond County for his runaway slave…

Sarah NerneyAugust 10, 2011

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Additional Prince Edward County Chancery Causes Added to CRI!

Additional Prince Edward County chancery causes are now available on the Chancery Records Index. These additions span the years 1754 through 1883. Combined with the previously…

Dale DulaneyAugust 8, 2011