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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…
Your Local Public Librarian
Your Local Public LibrarianMay 11, 2026
Read All About It, New to Virginia Chronicle! Newspapers

Read All About It, New to Virginia Chronicle!

Fantastic new titles from throughout the state have recently been added to Virginia Chronicle, but before diving into the newly digitized Virginia newspapers, a shoutout…
Kelley Ewing
Kelley EwingMay 8, 2026
Freedom’s Inherited Rights: A Richmond City Chancery Cause Archives

Freedom’s Inherited Rights: A Richmond City Chancery Cause

The chancery cause of Arthur Brown vs. Rachel Goode, et al. (1872-113) was a dispute presented to the Richmond City Hustings Court. The suit revolved…
Sherri Bagley
Sherri BagleyMay 6, 2026
2026 Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month at the Library of Virginia! ArchivesManuscripts & Special CollectionsNewspapers

2026 Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month at the Library of Virginia!

According to the 2020 U.S. Census, out of the 331,449,281 people who reside in the United States, 7.5%—or 24,897,495—people in the United States identify as…
Cara Griggs
Cara GriggsMay 4, 2026
Finding Peter Crippen’s People Archives

Finding Peter Crippen’s People

Back in January, we made a new connection with the Huntington African American Museum in New York. Executive Director & Chief Curator Tiarra Brown reached…
Lydia Neuroth
Lydia NeurothApril 29, 2026
New Books – April 2026 The StacksVirginia Authors

New Books – April 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 HattonApril 27, 2026
Gardens Abound in Library of Virginia Special Collections Manuscripts & Special CollectionsThe Stacks

Gardens Abound in Library of Virginia Special Collections

As you tour the gardens of Virginia during Historic Garden Week, you may be inspired to plan your own garden or learn more about the…
Amanda Allgood
Amanda AllgoodApril 22, 2026
Founding Fathers Fan Fiction Digital Projects

Founding Fathers Fan Fiction

In 1976, America celebrated the Bicentennial, its 200th birthday. Patriotic imagery was everywhere, including Virginia yearbooks. What counts as patriotic imagery? Plenty of red, white,…
Jessi Bennett
Jessi BennettApril 20, 2026
Transfer of Power: Administrative Transitions and the Library of Virginia ConservationManuscripts & Special CollectionsThe Stacks

Transfer of Power: Administrative Transitions and the Library of Virginia

In January of this year, Virginians were focused on events surrounding the history-making inauguration of Governor Abigail Spanberger, but few realized that preparations for the…
Alicia Starliper
Alicia StarliperApril 15, 2026
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