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“They thought I hunted down library patrons to collect unpaid fines” : 7 Questions with Deanna Chavez seven questionsThe Stacks

“They thought I hunted down library patrons to collect unpaid fines” : 7 Questions with Deanna Chavez

This blog entry is part of a series introducing LVA employees and exploring what they do day-to-day. If you are interested in reading more like…
Vince Brooks
Vince BrooksJuly 18, 2022
A Deed Undone Archives

A Deed Undone

If only the dead could talk! This paradoxical statement proved sadly appropriate in the early 19th century. Enslaved people faced undue hardship from those who…
Sherri Bagley
Sherri BagleyJuly 13, 2022
Around the World with Libraries Public Libraries

Around the World with Libraries

As a teenager working in the library at Tabb High School in York County, Virginia, I came across a book in a career exploration series…
Guest Contributor
Guest ContributorJuly 11, 2022
“Charging Hell with a Bucket of Water”: The Virginians of the 370th Infantry ArchivesDigital Projects

“Charging Hell with a Bucket of Water”: The Virginians of the 370th Infantry

In 2018, we shared a blog post detailing the World War I experience of James P. Spencer, a Black soldier in the 370th Infantry of…
Jessi Bennett
Jessi BennettJuly 6, 2022
Random Reference: Fraktur Fractions Archives

Random Reference: Fraktur Fractions

While many archival items contain interesting content, the item itself may look rather boring. That is certainly not the case with an arithmetic book from…
Ginny Dunn
Ginny DunnJuly 4, 2022
A Case Study of Freedom: John Hopes ArchivesDigital Projects

A Case Study of Freedom: John Hopes

Nearly a week and a half ago, the country celebrated Juneteenth, which commemorates emancipation from slavery in the United States. Juneteenth refers to the historic…
Lydia Neuroth
Lydia NeurothJune 29, 2022
New Books – June 2022 Virginia Authors

New Books – June 2022

The Library of Virginia's first-floor lobby and Exhibition Gallery are open Monday-Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The second-floor Reading Rooms are open Tuesday-Friday, 9:00…
Donna Pletcher
Donna PletcherJune 27, 2022
The Perennial Past Education & ProgrammingVirginia Authors

The Perennial Past

Suzanne Stryk views her assemblages as more than just art. In the preface to her book The Middle of Somewhere: An Artist Explores the Nature…
Library of Virginia
Library of VirginiaJune 24, 2022
Libertà, Uguaglianza, Fraternità!: Court Records Shed Light on Immigrant Beneficial Societies Archives

Libertà, Uguaglianza, Fraternità!: Court Records Shed Light on Immigrant Beneficial Societies

Angelo J. Farnocchia came to the United States from Pedona, Italy, in December of 1909. By 1911, he was clerking for Richmond confectioner Achille Cipriani.…
Vince Brooks
Vince BrooksJune 22, 2022
Telegraph Logic in a TikTok World: 7 Questions with Chad Owen seven questionsThe Stacks

Telegraph Logic in a TikTok World: 7 Questions with Chad Owen

This is the first blog entry in a series introducing LVA employees and exploring what they do day-to-day. If you are interested in what goes…
Vince Brooks
Vince BrooksJune 20, 2022
Civic Season 2022 Digital ProjectsEducation & Programming

Civic Season 2022

The Library of Virginia is excited to partner with Made by Us, a coalition of history museums, archives, historical societies, and civic education organizations, in…
Library of Virginia
Library of VirginiaJune 15, 2022
Floyd Free Fridge Public Libraries

Floyd Free Fridge

Shortly after Lisa Thompson became the Assistant Branch Manager at the Jessie Peterman Memorial Library, she and I started talking about the idea of a…
Guest Contributor
Guest ContributorJune 13, 2022
The Golden Age of Virginia Midwifery? ArchivesNewspapersVirginia Authors

The Golden Age of Virginia Midwifery?

Globally and locally, whether pregnant women have the right to choose who attends them during pregnancy and birth is a lively and often contentious topic.…
D'Anne Graham
D'Anne GrahamJune 8, 2022
Peter Francisco: The Man, the Myth, the Prenup? ArchivesManuscripts & Special Collections

Peter Francisco: The Man, the Myth, the Prenup?

Peter Francisco was a revered Revolutionary War soldier with mysterious origins. It is believed that his American story began in 1765, after being discovered abandoned…
Dawn Tinnell
Dawn TinnellJune 6, 2022
Virginia Senior Portraits: A Fashion Show ArchivesDigital Projects

Virginia Senior Portraits: A Fashion Show

We cover a lot of serious and heavy topics on the UncommonWealth blog but every once in a while we like to present something just…
Jessi Bennett
Jessi BennettJune 1, 2022
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