Films and Television – Page 2 – The UncommonWealth

Highlights Manuscripts & Special Collections

"Nelson County in Hollywood"

The papers of Earl Hamner, Jr., creator and writer of the popular television series The Waltons, are now available for research at the Library of Virginia.…

Jim GreveNovember 12, 2014

Archives

The Lure

When creating a who’s who list of the early days of film, the list is dominated by men – Cecil B. De Mille, D. W.…

Joanne PorterJuly 31, 2013

Newspapers

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

Archives

Lawless!

On 29 August, the movie Lawless, starring Shia LaBeouf, Gary Oldman, and Jessica Chastain, opens around the country. Based on the bestselling novel The Wettest County in…

Greg CrawfordAugust 29, 2012

Archives

"Dead! And Never Called Me Mother!"

"Jugglery, slight of hand , comic concerts, and songs” brought the congregation of Centenary Methodist Church and members of the Sons of Temperance, Pendleton Division…

Bari HelmsAugust 22, 2012

Library Cart: Wooden library chart holding various types of archival storage boxes

The Stacks

Who Do You Think You Are?

Dusty documents and grimy ledgers get a dose of Hollywood glamour as the third season of NBC’s Who Do You Think You Are? continues tonight, February 24,…

Bari HelmsFebruary 24, 2012

Archives

"Lord Have Mercy! There is a ‘Reefer Man’ in Here!"

In the early morning hours of 31 May 1936, Margaret Jacobs was awakened by a “lumbering in the kitchen.” She awoke to find the lights…

Mary Dean CarterJanuary 25, 2012

The Stacks

Who Do You Think You Are?

Genealogists, take a break from the microfilm machine and those dusty documents! Find a seat on the couch and get ready to see your passion…

Dale DulaneyFebruary 2, 2011

Digital Projects Manuscripts & Special Collections

CW 150 in Print and on Television.

In case you missed it the CW 150 Legacy Project ‘s visit to the Campbell County courthouse in Rustburg was featured recently in the Richmond Times-Dispatch and on…

Dale DulaneyJanuary 25, 2011