Digital Projects – Page 9 – The UncommonWealth

Make Some History From the Comfort of Your Couch!

Stuck at home? Need a project? We’ve got three! These three projects use crowdsourcing to help make historical materials at the Library of Virginia more…

Sonya ColemanMarch 19, 2020

Digital Projects Manuscripts & Special Collections The Stacks

Welcome to 2020!

Library of Virginia, Visual Studies Ephemera Collection A reminder that the Library is closed today for New Year's. We will reopen tomorrow, January 02,…

Jessi BennettJanuary 1, 2020

Digital Projects

The Uncommon Wealth of 2019!

Even though our new combined blog only launched in the second half of this year, we already have some popular posts. Thank you for reading…

Jessi BennettDecember 30, 2019

Digital Projects Newspapers

“Lindomania” Sweeps Richmond

Jenny Lind, September 1850 (Image courtesy of the Library of Congress). Before there was Hamilton, before Beatlemania, before Elvis, there was Lindomania; and in 1850…

Jessi BennettDecember 18, 2019

Digital Projects Manuscripts & Special Collections

What’s For Dinner?: Thanksgiving Menus Through the Ages.

E very year there are Americans who are not able to spend the Thanksgiving holiday with their families. Some of these individuals are members of…

Jessi BennettNovember 28, 2019

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A Virtual Veteran Cemetery

Next Monday is Veteran's Day. We honor veterans but we can never truly understand everything that they have experienced. At the end of World War…

Jessi BennettNovember 6, 2019

Digital Projects Manuscripts & Special Collections

Still Looking for a Halloween Costume?

If you have not explored our "Look What We Got" Tumblr, check it out! Our tumblr is updated consistently with amazing images we have added to…

Jessi BennettOctober 30, 2019

Digital Projects

Welcome to the UncommonWealth

Welcome to the new blog of the Library of Virginia, The UncommonWealth! As the Library of Virginia approaches its 200th birthday in 2023, it seemed…

Claire RadcliffeSeptember 25, 2019

Digital Projects Newspapers

1,000,000 Lines Corrected on Virginia Chronicle

Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! Virginia Chronicle, the Library of Virginia’s digital newspaper database, has surpassed an impressive milestone! The Virginia Newspaper Project would…

Kelley EwingMay 6, 2019

Digital Projects Newspapers

Titanic Web Exhibit Updated

Titanic, Titanic, Titanic. One would think we’ve heard enough about a ship that sank over 100 years ago. Well, the fact you’re reading this tells…

Errol SomayApril 11, 2019

Digital Projects Newspapers

Breaking News! Now available on Virginia Chronicle!

The following titles are now on Virginia Chronicle:Virginia Beach WeeklyThe Musical Advocate and Singer’s FriendAlexandria Daily Gazette, Commercial & PoliticalAlexandria Gazette & Daily AdvertiserAlexandria Gazette,…

Kelley EwingApril 5, 2019

Digital Projects

A Virginia Soldier in Mexico

Ed. note: Today we have a guest post from Brexton O’Donnell, Tour Counselor, Virginia World War I and World War II Commemoration Commission, highlighting some…

Guest ContributorMarch 27, 2019

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Library of Virginia and Virginia Museum of History & Culture Merge Databases of Records of Enslaved Virginians

The Virginia Museum of History & Culture (VMHC) and the Library of Virginia are cooperating to provide greater access to African American history and genealogy…

Greg CrawfordFebruary 21, 2019

Archives Digital Projects

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

The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce the release of 100,343 emails from the administration of Governor Timothy M. Kaine (2006-2010). This latest batch…

Roger ChristmanJanuary 30, 2019

Archives Digital Projects

The Elephant in the Room: Artificial Intelligence Used to Process Governor Tim Kaine’s E-mails

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in Fall 2018 issue of Broadside, the quarterly magazine of the Library of Virginia. How do you eat an elephant?…

Susan Gray PageJanuary 9, 2019