Fortifications – The UncommonWealth

Finding Family in Transcribe

This is an entry in our “Random Reference” series, which features interesting discoveries made and reference questions answered by our Archives & Library Reference Services…

Bill BynumJuly 6, 2020

Archives Newspapers

Martha Ann Hobson: A Mother’s Day Story

While processing some City of Richmond court records from the Civil War era, I came across the remarkable narrative of a mother named Martha Hobson.…

Greg CrawfordMay 8, 2019

Not Black and White, But Different Shades of Gray

With examples dating back to the 1750s, Norfolk County chancery causes offer an interesting set of solutions to some of the myriad problems associated with…

Callie FreedJuly 22, 2015

Archives Digital Projects

Elizabeth City County Chancery Causes Online

The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce that digital images for Elizabeth City County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1747-1913, are now available online through the Chancery…

Sarah NerneyOctober 29, 2014

Newspapers

Newspaper Accounts on the Death of Lincoln

With the renewed interest in President Abraham Lincoln due to Steven Spielberg’s latest movie, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at…

Silver PersingerNovember 19, 2012

Fort Monroe Records at the Library of Virginia

The recent deactivation of Fort Monroe as a military installation and its transfer back to the Commonwealth of Virginia calls to mind the fort’s rich history. This…

Craig MooreSeptember 22, 2011