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Mug Shot Monday: Walter E. Stiars, No. 5833

This is the latest entry in a series of posts highlighting inmate photographs in the records of the Virginia Penitentiary. Walter E. Stiars, the subject of…

Roger ChristmanSeptember 23, 2013

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The Amateur Press

The American Antiquarian Society recently donated two miniature amateur newspapers to the Library of Virginia from its large and impressive collection of early amateur publications. …

Kelley EwingSeptember 18, 2013

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Pets in the Papers

With the “Importance of Being Cute, Pet Photography in Virginia 1840-2013″ exhibit currently at the Library of Virginia, the Virginia Newspaper Project thought it a pertinent…

Kelley EwingSeptember 10, 2013

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Updated Guide to Digitized Virginia Newspapers

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Silver PersingerAugust 29, 2013

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An Introduction to 19th Century American Newspapers

The University of Illinois has recently posted a couple videos that discuss the history and evolution of newspapers in the US. They are well done…

Silver PersingerAugust 22, 2013

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Lucky Number 13

The Virginia Newspaper Project has just added thirteen titles to Virginia Chronicle, the Library of Virginia’s newspaper repository and database.The titles are: The Commercial Bulletin (Richmond)…

Errol SomayAugust 21, 2013

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Excavating the Collections–Using the Virginia Newspaper Project Database

Editors Note: The original content of this post was updated in June 2021 to reflect changes in the database interface. Sometimes, trying to figure out…

Kelley EwingAugust 5, 2013

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A VNP Rescue Report: New On Microfilm

In the last month the Project has transitioned a number of newspapers, granting an allowance of alliteration, from danger and decay to safety and stability.As,…

Henry MorseAugust 2, 2013

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Happy Birthday John Mitchell, Jr.

John Mitchell, Jr., fighting editor of the Richmond Planet, was born 150 years ago today. Celebrate Mitchell’s birthday by checking out digitized copies of the Richmond Planet on Virginia…

Kelley EwingJuly 12, 2013

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Virginia Chronicle

Exciting News!The Virginia Newspaper Project and the Library of Virginia invite you to visit Virginia Chronicle, the Library’s online newspaper database and repository. We have added…

Errol SomayJuly 2, 2013

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Cooking today with Our Church Paper

New Market, established 1796 in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley and settled largely by German Lutherans and Mennonites, was home to Our Church Paper, a Lutheran weekly published…

Natalie DraperJune 26, 2013

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Elizabeth Van Lew: Portrait of a Union Spy, From Print to Video

In recent years, Greg McQuade, morning anchor of WTVR in Richmond, Virginia, has produced award winning news segments on local Richmond history. Some of the stories have…

Kelley EwingJune 12, 2013

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The Short Happy Life of The Chickahominy Sun

The above title stands as a slight upgrade, it is hoped, to the first headline of this small town weekly’s blog introduction, the simply descriptive-Now…

Henry MorseMay 29, 2013

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Courage Undaunted: Project staff brave the elements to help preserve and provide access to the Southwest Virginia Enterprise.

Thanks to the many alert colleagues throughout the Commonwealth, the Virginia Newspaper Project continues to receive tips from the field about original ink press newspaper…

Errol SomayApril 16, 2013

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The Beauty of Hand Lettering in Newsprint

There is a growing interest in the lost art of hand-lettering as evidenced by the recent premier of Sign Painters at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. in…

Silver PersingerApril 12, 2013