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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

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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

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Men are Spendthrifts, Says 1928 Congresswoman.

Recently, while researching a totally unrelated topic in the Richmond Times Dispatch, I stumbled upon an intriguing article from Dec. 2, 1928 titled, “Ninth Woman…

Kelley EwingMarch 8, 2019

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A Titanic Love Affair

And we're not talking about Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio! In advance of our soon to be released new and improved Titanic web site and…

Errol SomayFebruary 14, 2019

Education & Programming Newspapers Virginia Authors

Poe, Richmond, and the Universe

Editor's Note: The Library of Virginia, in partnership with Virginia Humanities, sponsors residential fellows during the academic year to conduct in-depth research in the Library's…

Richard KopleyJanuary 16, 2019

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From Virginia Chronicle, One Century Ago: Three Dailies & Four Weeklies Report the End of the Great War

Library of VirginiaNovember 9, 2018

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A Talent at the Starting Gate: Nell Blaine and the Monocle

Richmond's John Marshall High and its outstanding student newspaper, the Monocle, have had a lot to be proud of over the years and a recent…

Kelley EwingOctober 17, 2018

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Assembling The Digital Page: Team VNP Attends National Digital Newspaper Program Conference In DC

What’s true of most conferences was true of ours last week in Washington: An opportunity to share a common language with people of the same mission…

Henry MorseOctober 4, 2018

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Reading Obituaries as Historical Texts

On February 19, 1887, the Afro-American Churchman published an obituary for Reverend Samuel V. Berry. From this entry, we learn how Rev. Berry received his…

Kim BowmanSeptember 5, 2018

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Back to School

As the start of the K-12 school year looms, and college students gear up for their fall semester, the Library of Virginia peers back at…

Kyle RogersAugust 14, 2018

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WWI Centennial Anniversary – “Queens of the Spy World”

In recognition of the centennial anniversary of the Allies' victory in World War I, the Newspaper Project remembers the "Queens of the Spy World Whose…

Kyle RogersAugust 1, 2018

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“By What Right?” Two Baptist Newspapers from Tazewell

Recently, the Library of Virginia acquired two Baptist newspapers, the Primitive Baptist and the Tazewell Baptist, both from Tazewell, Virginia. The two papers share more…

Kelley EwingJuly 23, 2018

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Extra, Extra! Virginia Chronicle Reaches 1,000,000 Pages!

Virginia Chronicle has surpassed a major milestone: 1,000,000 pages! Thanks to grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, agreements with publishers, cooperative projects, generous…

Kelley EwingJuly 9, 2018

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Virginia’s Lost Papers

As part of an ongoing effort to give voice to nineteenth-century African Americans through digital projects like Virginia Untold and Virginia Chronicle, the Virginia Newspaper…

Kyle RogersJune 26, 2018

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The Idle Hour: The Eccentric Life of Capt. John Cussons

Captain John Cussons, Jr., is one of Glen Allen’s most fascinating historical figures. A nineteenth-century English immigrant with an entrepreneurial spirit and an insatiable wanderlust,…

Kyle RogersJune 13, 2018