Language and Linguistics – The UncommonWealth

Public Libraries Welcoming New Neighbors

At Massanutten Regional Library (MRL), one of the principal ways we serve refugees and immigrants is through accepting I-94 forms, and/or foreign driver’s licenses as…

Guest ContributorDecember 11, 2023

Growing Up with Paternalistic Language: Conversations about Disability in Virginia

This is the second in a series of blog posts I am writing as part of my work as an extern in State Records. In…

Jenna GabrielDecember 28, 2022

Random Reference: Language Lessons

Want to learn another language? The Library of Virginia’s archival collections could be a place to start! Virginians learn new languages for a variety of…

Cara GriggsMay 3, 2021

The Fives Battery and the Injured Lynchburg Lott

When processing a collection of old court papers, sometimes archivists have to use their imagination to interpret what was written. The words don’t always make…

Eddie WoodwardAugust 16, 2017