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
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
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
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
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
“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
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
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
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
Please Direct your Attention to Out of the Box and the Legacy of John Henry James
Fit to Print invites you to read yesterday's Out of the Box blog which tells the tragic story of Albemarle County native, John Henry James.…
Kelley EwingJune 7, 2018
Into the Woods: VNP Visits the CCC
Looking for something fun to do this summer? Well, look no further. Recently, the staff of the Virginia Newspaper Project returned newspapers to the Civilian…
Kelley EwingMay 17, 2018
Virginia Chronicle and Chronicling America
If you read this blog, you might know that the Virginia Newspaper Project (VNP) contributes digitized newspapers to two websites, Chronicling America and Virginia Chronicle.…
Olin JohnsonMay 7, 2018
Our Own Community Press
In August of 1976, gay and lesbian members of Norfolk's Unitarian Universalist church formed a branch of the Unitarian Universalist Gay Caucus (UUGC), and quickly decided…
Olin JohnsonApril 18, 2018
“We Are Passing Through A Metamorphosis From The Old To The New.” Ashland, Bowling Green & Hopewell: A Virginia Newspaper Vanishing Act
The above quote is from the inaugural issue of the newly merged, freshly hyphenated Ashland Herald-Progress of 1919. The editor requests the reader’s forbearance as the…
Henry MorseApril 16, 2018
