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Ripped From the Family Bible Manuscripts & Special Collections

Ripped From the Family Bible

When I found an unopened envelope labeled “Exhibit A” among the papers of a Rockingham County Chancery cause, I was curious to see what could…
Dale Dulaney
Dale DulaneyAugust 4, 2010
Doppelganger: Double Trouble Archives

Doppelganger: Double Trouble

There is an old saying that everyone has a double somewhere. To my surprise, I found mine in a most unlikely place: the Virginia State…
Roger Christman
Roger ChristmanJuly 28, 2010
Spreading the word ArchivesDigital Projects

Spreading the word

Staff from the Library of Virginia (LVA), including Laura Drake Davis of the CW150 Legacy Project — Western Region, Senior Finding Aids Archivist Trenton Hizer,…
Renee Savits
Renee SavitsJuly 21, 2010
A Tree Grows In… Chancery! Archives

A Tree Grows In… Chancery!

When Mary Walker Cabell died in 1862, a series of chancery suits were filed in Nelson County by her numerous descendants in an attempt to…
Callie Freed
Callie FreedJuly 14, 2010
A New Star: Jefferson in Hollywood? Archives

A New Star: Jefferson in Hollywood?

On 5 July 1858, the remains of former President James Monroe were transported aboard the Jamestown amid much ceremony from New York City’s Marble Cemetery to Hollywood…
Craig Moore
Craig MooreJuly 7, 2010
Blame It On Rio Archives

Blame It On Rio

As I was inventorying a collection of federal records housed at the Library, I stumbled upon a box of papers that did not seem to…
Renee Savits
Renee SavitsJune 30, 2010
Chancery, Pie, Road Trip ArchivesConservationDigital ProjectsThe Stacks

Chancery, Pie, Road Trip

A group of Library of Virginia (LVA) archivists recently traveled to Staunton, Virginia, to visit the Augusta County courthouse.  Their goal was to transfer more…
Dale Dulaney
Dale DulaneyJune 28, 2010
Solid Genealogical Gold ArchivesDigital Projects

Solid Genealogical Gold

Genealogists researching enslaved African Americans face serious challenges. Records that exist for the free population do not exist for the enslaved since slaves were considered…
Sarah Nerney
Sarah NerneyJune 23, 2010
Virginia’s Web Archive ArchivesDigital Projects

Virginia’s Web Archive

Looking for the Web site of Governor Tim Kaine (2006-2010), which was taken down at the end of his term?  The Library of Virginia can…
Roger Christman
Roger ChristmanJune 16, 2010
Russell County Chancery Causes Now Available ArchivesDigital Projects

Russell County Chancery Causes Now Available

The Library of Virginia (LVA) is pleased to announce the completion of an additional digital scanning project.  The processing, indexing, and digital reformatting of the…
Vince Brooks
Vince BrooksJune 11, 2010
“I’m not sure that I ought to say all these things…” Archives

“I’m not sure that I ought to say all these things…”

Founded in 1928, the original intent of the National Conference of Christians and Jews (NCCJ) was to promote positive relations among Protestants, Catholics, and Jews. Over…
Jessica Tyree Burgess
Jessica Tyree BurgessJune 9, 2010
Origami, Poem Signify Big Change in Fairfax Archives

Origami, Poem Signify Big Change in Fairfax

Not all records in the archives are on yellowed paper or centuries old. Correspondence found in the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Records gives unique…
Dale Dulaney
Dale DulaneyJune 2, 2010
Remembering Robert Clay The Stacks

Remembering Robert Clay

Robert Clay, a familiar face to anyone conducting archival research at the Library of Virginia from 1970 until his retirement in 2001, died May 6,…
Roger Christman
Roger ChristmanJune 2, 2010
Out of the Box! Digital ProjectsThe Stacks

Out of the Box!

Every box of records that arrives at the Library of Virginia (LVA) is full of possibilities. We never know what we are going to find…
Dale Dulaney
Dale DulaneyJune 2, 2010
Keys of Death Archives

Keys of Death

These records are part of the Virginia State Penitentiary Collection, 1796-1991 (Accession 41558).  Access to the execution files and four audio cassettes is restricted for…
Roger Christman
Roger ChristmanMay 26, 2010
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