James Price (Governor) – The UncommonWealth

"We Give Thanks for Thanksgiving"

As a holiday, Thanksgiving has a long history in Virginia. Arguably the first Day of Thanksgiving intended to serve as an annual holiday was celebrated…

Claire RadcliffeNovember 25, 2015

Mug Shot Monday: Dr. Robert S. Fitzgerald, No. 38685

This is the latest entry in a series of posts highlighting inmate photographs in the records of the Virginia Penitentiary. Dr. Robert S. Fitzgerald, the subject of…

Roger ChristmanOctober 20, 2014

Newspapers

Soybeans and Beauty Queens: Newspaper Coverage of the Queens of the Crop

The Virginia Farm Bureau News has been the go-to publication for farming news since it first appeared in 1941. With articles like “Should Grades be ‘Beefed’…

Kelley EwingMarch 6, 2014

Mug Shot Monday: Clifton Roberts, No. 18699 and Sam Washington, No. 21202

This is the latest entry in a series of posts highlighting inmate photographs in the records of the Virginia Penitentiary. Clifton Roberts and Sam Washington, the…

Roger ChristmanOctober 28, 2013

Mug Shot Monday: James "Jimmie" Strother, No. 33927

Welcome to Mug Shot Monday! This is the latest entry in a series of posts highlighting inmate mug shots in the records of the Virginia Penitentiary. In April…

Roger ChristmanOctober 10, 2011