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Virginia Untold Hires Part-Time Project Archivist ArchivesDigital ProjectsThe Stacks

Virginia Untold Hires Part-Time Project Archivist

Hi! I'm Elle Kim, a new part-time Project Archivist for Virginia Untold: The African Narrative. In this blog post, I’ll formally introduce myself and describe…
Elle Kim
Elle KimJune 24, 2026
Peggy Vahle and her Poodle Poo on America’s Bikecentennial NewspapersVirginia Authors

Peggy Vahle and her Poodle Poo on America’s Bikecentennial

In 1976, Peggy Vahle rode her bicycle across the country, accompanied by her poodle, Poo, sitting in a handlebar bag. Before beginning her trip, a…
Guest Contributor
Guest ContributorJune 22, 2026
Finding People Who Don’t Want to be Found: Students and the Chesapeake’s Unfree People A sketch drawing of a ship with sails raised, and flags on the front and back and each most of the ship. A label reads “Potomack River” in cursive underneath the ship.ArchivesDigital Projects

Finding People Who Don’t Want to be Found: Students and the Chesapeake’s Unfree People

In 1673, a Black woman named Pendall escaped with her son from the Accomack County plantation of Tabitha Browne, where they were enslaved. They stole…
Guest Contributor
Guest ContributorJune 17, 2026
Permission to Explore: World War II Sight-Seeing ArchivesDigital Projects

Permission to Explore: World War II Sight-Seeing

In the midst of World War II, some American men and women were lucky enough to experience fleeting moments of peace and safety where they…
Jessi Bennett
Jessi BennettJune 15, 2026
George Mason and the Virginia Declaration of Rights Archives

George Mason and the Virginia Declaration of Rights

The Virginia Declaration of Rights that members of the Fifth and last of the Virginia Revolutionary Conventions unanimously adopted on June 12, 1776, was one…
Brent Tarter
Brent TarterJune 10, 2026
The Kid Librarians: A New Chapter in Tween Library Connection Public Libraries

The Kid Librarians: A New Chapter in Tween Library Connection

The Kid Librarian program began with a simple but powerful idea. Morgan Esterhuizen, Youth Services Librarian at Radford Public Library, wanted upper-elementary kids to feel…
Guest Contributor
Guest ContributorJune 8, 2026
AI in Virginia Public Libraries Public LibrariesThe Stacks

AI in Virginia Public Libraries

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a hot topic these days, to say the least, and it seems that there are new developments happening weekly if not…
Barry Trott
Barry TrottJune 3, 2026
Newly-Available Archival Accessions, January 1-March 31, 2026 ArchivesThe Stacks

Newly-Available Archival Accessions, January 1-March 31, 2026

The Library of Virginia maintains the most comprehensive collection of information about Virginia’s history, culture, and government. We hold more than 200 million manuscript items,…
Trenton Hizer
Trenton HizerJune 1, 2026
A Life in 3 Journals: Shadrick Franklin Easter Digital ProjectsManuscripts & Special Collections

A Life in 3 Journals: Shadrick Franklin Easter

P resent-day America was significantly shaped by the pivotal events of World War I, the Prohibition era, and the Great Depression. Generations of Americans lived…
Savannah Tweeddale
Savannah TweeddaleMay 29, 2026
The 442nd Regiment Combat Team at the Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation Archives

The 442nd Regiment Combat Team at the Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation

The Library of Virginia’s U.S. Army Signal Corps Photograph Collection includes a handful of photos of the 442nd Regiment Combat Team, which was a segregated…
Cara Griggs
Cara GriggsMay 27, 2026
New Books – May 2026 The StacksVirginia Authors

New Books – May 2026

The Library of Virginia's first-floor lobby and Exhibition Gallery are open Monday-Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The second-floor Reading Rooms are open Tuesday-Friday, 9:00…
Annie Hatton
Annie HattonMay 25, 2026
“The American Style of Life” Digital ProjectsNewspapers

“The American Style of Life”

The contiguous 48 states have always been in awe of the Hawaiian Islands. Virginia yearbooks are full of prom themes like “Hawaiian Sunset,” “Island Paradise,”…
Jessi Bennett
Jessi BennettMay 20, 2026
Richmond is an Archives Road to Travel: MARAC in the River City The Stacks

Richmond is an Archives Road to Travel: MARAC in the River City

The rumbling came from the north. A dull, repetitive thudding. Was it noise from the treads of a stolen armored military vehicle on a joy…
Vince Brooks
Vince BrooksMay 18, 2026
“Declare the United Colonies free and independent” ArchivesEducation & Programming

“Declare the United Colonies free and independent”

Virginia's fifth Revolutionary Convention began on May 6, 1776, the same day that the House of Burgesses gathered as a body for the last time.…
Mari Julienne
Mari JulienneMay 13, 2026
From In-Flight Inspiration to Outdoor Imagination: Williamsburg Regional Library’s Natural Playground Public Libraries

From In-Flight Inspiration to Outdoor Imagination: Williamsburg Regional Library’s Natural Playground

As previously featured in the Library of Virginia’s UncommonWealth Public Library Spotlight, this project highlights how Virginia’s public libraries continue to evolve in response to…
Guest Contributor
Guest ContributorMay 11, 2026
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