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A Richmond City Chancery Cause and 19th Century English Opera Archives

A Richmond City Chancery Cause and 19th Century English Opera

While processing Richmond City chancery causes that ended between 1879 and 1881, I stumbled across a suit involving several former members of an English opera…
Caroline Collins
Caroline CollinsJanuary 8, 2025
What’s New on Virginia Chronicle Digital ProjectsNewspapers

What’s New on Virginia Chronicle

Virginia Chronicle, the Library of Virginia’s freely accessible database of historic newspapers, has surpassed the 4.5-million-page mark with new additions spanning over 250 years now…
Kelley Ewing
Kelley EwingJanuary 6, 2025
Norfolk Burning Archives

Norfolk Burning

By February of 1776, the once bustling Borough of Norfolk lay in ruins. After being routed at Great Bridge in early December of 1775, Royal…
Paige Neal
Paige NealJanuary 3, 2025
New Books – December 2024 The StacksVirginia Authors

New Books – December 2024

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…
Donna Pletcher
Donna PletcherDecember 30, 2024
A Shoeshine Box of Memories ArchivesDigital ProjectsManuscripts & Special CollectionsNewspapers

A Shoeshine Box of Memories

Editor's Note: This blog came about as staff members explored some of the old gift catalogs in our collection. We know that during the holiday…
Cara Griggs
Cara GriggsDecember 23, 2024
Those Who Surveyed the Commonwealth ArchivesEducation & ProgrammingManuscripts & Special Collections

Those Who Surveyed the Commonwealth

"He lacked the polish and dazzle in some degree that is so captivating to mankind, and which is often mistaken for merit itself,” wrote one…
Cassandra Farrell
Cassandra FarrellDecember 18, 2024
War Comes to Chatham Manor: The Battle of Fredericksburg, 1862 Manuscripts & Special Collections

War Comes to Chatham Manor: The Battle of Fredericksburg, 1862

They say that war makes for strange bedfellows, and the Battle of Fredericksburg was no exception. In 1862, three notable Americans – Clara Barton, “Angel…
Lee Ann Timreck
Lee Ann TimreckDecember 11, 2024
Virginia Public Libraries: An Essential Community Resource Public Libraries

Virginia Public Libraries: An Essential Community Resource

If you ask a person on the street if they value their public library, most will respond “Yes.” But while people have a general appreciation…
Barry Trott
Barry TrottDecember 9, 2024
Newly-Available Archival Accessions, July 1-September 30, 2024 Archives

Newly-Available Archival Accessions, July 1-September 30, 2024

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 HizerDecember 6, 2024
Records Room Road Trips: Fall 2024 ArchivesConservationThe Stacks

Records Room Road Trips: Fall 2024

Have I mentioned that this was going to be an unusually slow travel season for me? Yes, I have.Prior to the opening of the annual…
Eddie Woodward
Eddie WoodwardDecember 4, 2024
An M2A2 of the 29th Tank Company: An Interwar Period Multi-Turreted Tank of the Virginia National Guard Side view, M2A2 Light Tank, Danville, VA, circa 1937Archives

An M2A2 of the 29th Tank Company: An Interwar Period Multi-Turreted Tank of the Virginia National Guard

I am not only a reference archivist, but also a U.S. Army veteran. I served as an M1A1 Abrams and M551 Sheridan armor crewman in…
Kenneth Forest
Kenneth ForestDecember 2, 2024
Destroying Public Records: RM-3 Basics ArchivesThe Stacks

Destroying Public Records: RM-3 Basics

Per the Virginia Public Records Act (VPRA), every agency, regional authority, and each branch of local government must report the destruction of their public records…
Emily Johnson
Emily JohnsonNovember 27, 2024
New Books – November 2024 The StacksVirginia Authors

New Books – November 2024

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…
Donna Pletcher
Donna PletcherNovember 25, 2024
Lafayette’s 1824 Visit to the United States: Return of a Revolutionary War Superhero Newspapers

Lafayette’s 1824 Visit to the United States: Return of a Revolutionary War Superhero

Whether an exactly true account or not, the above dispatch from Boston reported in the Richmond Enquirer is just one small example of the extensive…
Errol Somay
Errol SomayNovember 22, 2024
Records Room Road Trips: July-August 2024 ArchivesConservationThe Stacks

Records Room Road Trips: July-August 2024

Established in 1990 and jointly sponsored by the Library of Virginia and the Virginia Court Clerks Association, the Circuit Court Records Preservation Program (CCRP) is…
Tracy Harter
Tracy HarterNovember 20, 2024
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