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Follow LVA on Twitter!

The Library of Virginia is now on Twitter, so there’s yet another way you can keep in touch with what’s happening at the library. We’ll…

Bari HelmsJune 15, 2011

Digital Projects

CSI: OLD VIRGINIA: SCENES OF MURDER AND MAYHEM IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT RECORDS COLLECTION

Editors Note: This post originally appeared in the former ”Virginiana” section of Virginia Memory. The beautiful maps in the Voorhees collection and those that reside in Special Collections are…

Ryan SmithJune 15, 2011

Archives

A River Runs Through It.

Editor's Note: The two transcribed letters below are found in the Prince Edward Chancery case Gdns. of Jacob Michaux vs. William Smith, 1788-001. The case…

Chris KolbeJune 9, 2011

Archives Digital Projects The Stacks

And They’re Off Too!

The City of Petersburg chancery records scanning project officially began on Friday June 3! The first 50 boxes of case-files were loaded for transfer to…

Carl ChildsJune 7, 2011

Archives

Peabody’s Improbable History: “Sherman, set the Wayback Machine to 2008….”

Last week President Barack Obama made minor news when he incorrectly signed the guest book at Westminster Abbey in London “24 May 2008.” Obama did not make…

Roger ChristmanJune 1, 2011

Archives

Mapping segregation in Virginia’s early public schools

Before the Civil War, Virginia did not have a comprehensive public school system. Lawmakers passed various measures to fund public schools, but these measures were…

Catherine OBrionMay 18, 2011

Digital Projects

History in Motion

One of the benefits of studying more recent history is the opportunity to see and hear historical figures on film, providing information about speech, mannerisms,…

Jessica Tyree BurgessMay 11, 2011

Archives

Library of Virginia Receives $155,071 NEH Grant to Scan Petersburg Chancery Records

The Library of Virginia has received a grant of $155,071 from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support the scanning of the City of Petersburg chancery…

Dale DulaneyMay 5, 2011

Digital Projects

New Look, New Blog

We here at Out of the Box are so excited about our one-year anniversary that we decided to throw a new coat of paint on…

Dale DulaneyMay 5, 2011

Archives

Tractors on Rabbit Trails.

When I found a little booklet titled “Presented with the Compliments of B.F. Avery & Sons…” in a box of oversized Smyth County Chancery Court…

Dale DulaneyMay 4, 2011

Conservation Digital Projects

See Montgomery County’s Cohabitation Register Conserved!

The staff at Montgomery County’s Circuit Court Clerk’s Office recently rediscovered the county’s cohabitation register, one of the most valuable records used for African American…

Dale DulaneyMay 2, 2011

Archives Conservation

Treasure in the Attic: Accomack County Colonial Era Records

In 1996, Samuel Cooper, circuit court clerk of Accomack County, contacted the Library of Virginia about a large amount of county records he found in…

Greg CrawfordApril 27, 2011

Conservation

Join Us as We Celebrate Preservation Week

In recognition of Preservation Week, April 24–30, the Library of Virginia is offering a special event highlighting the Library’s ongoing commitment to preserving Virginia’s history for future generations…

Dale DulaneyApril 25, 2011

Archives Digital Projects

Loudoun County Chancery Now Available Online!

Did you ever wonder where “Egypt” was in Loudoun County or how the Civil War affected the settlement of estates when legatees lived outside of…

Library of VirginiaApril 21, 2011

Archives

"I shall die by my hands" – The Death Row Suicide of Joseph "Cocky Joe" Robinson

Joseph Robinson, alias “Cocky Joe”, was convicted on 9 April 1951 in the Portsmouth City Hustings Court for the 1943 murder of Marc A. Terrell…

Roger ChristmanApril 20, 2011