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New Books – June 2024 The StacksVirginia Authors

New Books – June 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 PletcherJuly 1, 2024
Like Mother, Like Son ArchivesDigital Projects

Like Mother, Like Son

Abimeleck is a name you don’t forget. So when Greg Crawford came across this name in records from the same region as the much-written-about Jane Webb—he…
Library of Virginia
Library of VirginiaJune 26, 2024
Clarke County Chancery Causes Now Online ArchivesDigital Projects

Clarke County Chancery Causes Now Online

The Clarke County chancery causes, 1838-1912, have now been indexed, conserved, and digitized. They are freely accessible to researchers via the Chancery Records Index (CRI).Clarke…
Vince Brooks
Vince BrooksJune 24, 2024
Newly-Available Archival Accessions, January 1- March 31, 2024 Archives

Newly-Available Archival Accessions, January 1- March 31, 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 HizerJune 21, 2024
Lessons from Lucyville Education & Programming

Lessons from Lucyville

Now celebrated as a federal holiday, Juneteenth marks the date of June 19, 1865, when the Union Army arrived in Galveston and announced that the…
Guest Contributor
Guest ContributorJune 19, 2024
Envisioning Ancestors with AI Education & ProgrammingHighlights

Envisioning Ancestors with AI

On Saturday, February 10, 2024, the Library of Virginia hosted Envisioning Ancestors with AI, an image-generating workshop using historic records and free artificial intelligence tools…
Library of Virginia
Library of VirginiaJune 17, 2024
Records Room Road Trips: More Day Trippin’ ArchivesConservationThe Stacks

Records Room Road Trips: More Day Trippin’

This past March marked the eight-year anniversary for my colleague, Tracy Harter, and myself in our positions as Circuit Court Records Preservation Program (CCRP) consulting…
Eddie Woodward
Eddie WoodwardJune 12, 2024
Preserve Your Memories at the Vinton Library Public Libraries

Preserve Your Memories at the Vinton Library

If we had to guess, you probably have boxes or drawers full of outdated media. Don’t worry, we do too!  And we have a solution…
Guest Contributor
Guest ContributorJune 10, 2024
Justice for Ourselves: Black Virginians Claim Their Freedom After Slavery Education & Programming

Justice for Ourselves: Black Virginians Claim Their Freedom After Slavery

In December 1889, James A. Fields took his seat in Virginia's House of Delegates. He had escaped slavery as a young man, attended school behind…
Library of Virginia
Library of VirginiaJune 7, 2024
“Yours in Utmost Disgust”: Desegregation Letters to the Governor of Virginia ArchivesThe Stacks

“Yours in Utmost Disgust”: Desegregation Letters to the Governor of Virginia

How do archivists describe documents that reflect years of trauma and oppression with sensitivity? What if these documents are inflammatory letters written during an era…
Library of Virginia
Library of VirginiaJune 5, 2024
“Every Other Interest was ‘Eclipsed'”: Norfolk’s Day in the Sun ArchivesManuscripts & Special CollectionsNewspapers

“Every Other Interest was ‘Eclipsed'”: Norfolk’s Day in the Sun

I was fortunate enough to be able to visit family living in the path of totality for the solar eclipse on April 8. The day…
Nathan Verilla
Nathan VerillaJune 3, 2024
Gilbert Hunt, Richmond Hero, Part II: Finding Judy Martin Archives

Gilbert Hunt, Richmond Hero, Part II: Finding Judy Martin

This is part two of a two-part blog series on Gilbert Hunt and his first wife, Judy Martin. You can read the first part here.…
Jennifer Taylor
Jennifer TaylorMay 31, 2024
The Movement: Danville Civil Rights Demonstrations in 1963 ArchivesEducation & Programming

The Movement: Danville Civil Rights Demonstrations in 1963

On June 10, 1963, after months of peaceful protest of Danville’s segregationist policies and entrenched racism, the city's white police force, aided by deputized municipal…
Mary Ann Mason, They/Them
Mary Ann Mason, They/ThemMay 29, 2024
New Books – May 2024 Virginia Authors

New Books – May 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 PletcherMay 27, 2024
CCRP Records Rooms Road Trips: Teaming up with Virginia Untold ArchivesConservationDigital ProjectsThe Stacks

CCRP Records Rooms Road Trips: Teaming up with Virginia Untold

My first three locality visits this season also involved traveling with my colleague and Virginia Untold project manager Lydia Neuroth. While my visits pertained specifically…
Tracy Harter
Tracy HarterMay 22, 2024
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