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Eliza House Trist & Thomas Jefferson: A Friendship and a Woman’s Journal of Westward Exploration

Editor's Note: The Library of Virginia, in partnership with Virginia Humanities, sponsors residential fellows during the academic year to conduct in-depth research in the Library's…

Karen ChaseJanuary 8, 2020

“Lafayette, we are here!”

Twenty years ago, a small group of businessmen and former diplomats conceived a plan to build an authentic replica of the French frigate Hermione, the…

Sandra TreadwayMay 27, 2015

Lancaster Co. Records Uncovered in Courthouse

As the Commonwealth of Virginia’s archives and library, the Library of Virginia provides a wide variety of services to local public libraries and government agencies…

Carl ChildsJune 5, 2013

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Everything I know about the Constitution, I learned from Chester the Crab (and Star Trek)

Not long ago, I caught ”The Omega Glory” episode of Star Trek on television. Kirk, Spock, and McCoy are trapped on a planet very similar to…

Trenton HizerMay 29, 2013

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