Bristol (City) – The UncommonWealth

Providing Service While Straddling Two States

I have never read the book A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, but I feel that I am currently living my version of…

Your Local Public LibrarianNovember 8, 2021

Public Libraries

“Physically distant but still connected”: Public Library Programming During Quarantine

Recent global circumstances have forced us all to change and adapt quickly. It is hard to adapt to a new situation without information, but libraries…

Jessi BennettJune 8, 2020

A Morbid Memento: The Trial of Kit Leftwich

In September 1895, Kit Leftwich (also known as Kit Leftridge) was indicted for the rape of Annie Fogarty, the 12-year-old daughter of his supervisor. The…

Guest ContributorDecember 6, 2017

Newspapers

Happy Holidays from the Virginia Newspaper Project

Similar to our friends at the Mecklenburg Times in 1941, above, the Virginia Newspaper Project is taking some time off for the holidays. Best wishes to…

Silver PersingerDecember 19, 2012