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Naming Our Common Ground

In A Brave and Cunning Prince, James Horn questions accepted narratives regarding 17th-century Virginia as he traces the life of Opechancanough, the brother of Chief…

Library of VirginiaMarch 18, 2022

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New Books – February 2022

Early Human Life on the Southeastern Coastal Plain Liberty is Sweet: The Hidden History of the American Revolution / Woody Holton Colonial Complexions: Race and…

Donna PletcherFebruary 28, 2022

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“Will your stock or your children carry off prizes at the Fair…?”

“Will your stock or your children carry off prizes at the Fair this fall, or will both?” This is the question asked in the 1923…

Library of VirginiaFebruary 18, 2022

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Back in the Game: Research renews interest in Virginia-born singer-songwriter Tommy Edwards

Editor’s Note: A version of this article first appeared in Broadside, the magazine of the Library of Virginia, Summer 2008. Approached by MGM to record a…

Don GunterFebruary 16, 2022

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New Books – January 2022

Blood and Treasure: Daniel Boone and the Fight for America's First Frontier / Bob Drury and Tom Clavin James Madison: America's First Politician / Jay…

Donna PletcherJanuary 31, 2022

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New Books – December 2021

The Library of Virginia is now operating under new hours for Fall 2021. The first-floor lobby and Exhibition Gallery are open Monday-Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to…

Donna PletcherDecember 27, 2021

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Ramping Up Local Food Consumption

A lot has changed in our food culture since Barbara Kingsolver first wrote her memoir about eating locally sourced food. The cultural movement to eat…

Library of VirginiaDecember 17, 2021

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The Mysterious Dr. Howard and the Gunston Hall Scandal of 1894

Nineteenth-century newspapers were often filled with tales of fraud. Stories of credit scams, dubious identities, duplicitous lovers, and a myriad of other reported confidence schemes…

Kevin ShupeDecember 15, 2021

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New Books – November 2021

The Library of Virginia is now operating under new hours for Fall 2021. The first-floor lobby and Exhibition Gallery are open Monday-Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to…

Donna PletcherNovember 29, 2021

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New Books – October 2021

Curating America's Painful Past: Memory, Museums, and the National Imagination / Tim Gruenewald Changing Sides: Union Prisoners of War who Joined the Confederate Army /…

Donna PletcherOctober 25, 2021

Education & Programming The Stacks Virginia Authors

Placing Pupils on Common Ground

Charlene Butts Ligon’s book Fearless: How a Poor Virginia seamstress took on Jim Crow, beat the poll tax and changed her city forever focuses on…

Library of VirginiaOctober 22, 2021

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“Retired bus drivers in Martinsville…right alongside Edgar Allan Poe”: 7 Questions with Michael Bingham

This is a series introducing LVA employees and exploring what they do day-to-day. If you are interested in what goes on behind the scenes entries…

Vince BrooksOctober 18, 2021

Virginia Authors

New Books – September 2021

The Library of Virginia is now operating under new hours for Fall 2021. The first-floor lobby and Exhibition Gallery are open Monday-Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to…

Donna PletcherSeptember 27, 2021

Education & Programming Manuscripts & Special Collections The Stacks Virginia Authors

A Fellowship. A Blog. A Video. A Descendant.

For one semester, in the fall of 2019, I received a Virginia Humanities Fellowship, with residence at the Library of Virginia, to study the journey…

Karen ChaseSeptember 8, 2021

Virginia Authors

New Books – August 2021

Washington on Courage: George Washington's Formula for Courageous Living / George Washington Colonial America: Facts and Fictions / K. David Goss From Arlington to Appomattox:…

Donna PletcherAugust 30, 2021