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Dress Codes: The Work of Women in World War II Digital Projects

Dress Codes: The Work of Women in World War II

When Liza Mundy’s book Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II was published in October 2017, one…
Library of Virginia
Library of VirginiaSeptember 23, 2022
“That the Oppressed May Go Free” : A Petition to the Virginia General Assembly for Religious Freedom ArchivesEducation & Programming

“That the Oppressed May Go Free” : A Petition to the Virginia General Assembly for Religious Freedom

During the summer of 1776, members of Virginia's last Revolutionary Convention adopted the Virginia Declaration of Rights. Among the principles of representative government and fundamental…
Mari Julienne
Mari JulienneSeptember 21, 2022
“Because that’s important and might score them points on Jeopardy one day” : 7 Questions with Madison Roberts seven questionsThe Stacks

“Because that’s important and might score them points on Jeopardy one day” : 7 Questions with Madison Roberts

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 BrooksSeptember 19, 2022
The “Measuring Rod” for Southern History Manuscripts & Special Collections

The “Measuring Rod” for Southern History

During the early 20th century, the Lost Cause mythology had firmly taken root in the South. One of its most vocal advocates was Mildred “Millie”…
Greg Crawford
Greg CrawfordSeptember 14, 2022
Opportunities to Socialize Essential for Guests of the YCPL Memory Café Public Libraries

Opportunities to Socialize Essential for Guests of the YCPL Memory Café

Upon learning that Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia conditions were a growing health crisis in Virginia and across the country, I began looking for ways…
Your Local Public Librarian
Your Local Public LibrarianSeptember 12, 2022
Reclaiming Virginia’s Lost Records Archives

Reclaiming Virginia’s Lost Records

What happens when a public record goes missing? Throughout the years, records have disappeared, usually as a result of wartime raids or through the acts…
Emeline Alexander
Emeline AlexanderSeptember 7, 2022
“Descendants of a Woman of Indian Extraction”: The Story of Rachel Findley Archives

“Descendants of a Woman of Indian Extraction”: The Story of Rachel Findley

Rachel Findley was a mother. She was a grandmother. She was a Virginian. She was also enslaved. The law defined Rachel as property. Because Rachel…
Library of Virginia
Library of VirginiaAugust 31, 2022
New Books – August 2022 Virginia Authors

New Books – August 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 PletcherAugust 29, 2022
The Right to Ramble Digital ProjectsEducation & Programming

The Right to Ramble

Next month, the Common Ground History Book Group, LVA’s virtual non-fiction book club, will return for a discussion with Kathryn Miles, author of Trailed: One…
Library of Virginia
Library of VirginiaAugust 26, 2022
Escaping the City: Summer Camp Images Evoke Memories of Childhood and Nature Manuscripts & Special Collections

Escaping the City: Summer Camp Images Evoke Memories of Childhood and Nature

Editor’s Note: A version of this article first appeared in Broadside, the magazine of the Library of Virginia, Issue No. 2, 2022 For many families, summer…
Dale Neighbors
Dale NeighborsAugust 24, 2022
Transforming the Future ArchivesDigital ProjectsEducation & ProgrammingManuscripts & Special CollectionsThe Stacks

Transforming the Future

Summer 2022 marked the first cohort of the Transforming the Future of Libraries & Archives Internship Program. With great excitement and anticipation, we welcomed six…
Sonya Coleman
Sonya ColemanAugust 22, 2022
Albemarle County (Va.) Chancery Causes Are Now Available Online! ArchivesDigital Projects

Albemarle County (Va.) Chancery Causes Are Now Available Online!

The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce that digital images for the Albemarle County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1768-1850, are now available online through the…
Library of Virginia
Library of VirginiaAugust 17, 2022
Seeing Negatives Come to Life: 7 Questions with Victoria Garnett seven questionsDigital ProjectsThe Stacks

Seeing Negatives Come to Life: 7 Questions with Victoria Garnett

This is a series introducing LVA employees and exploring what they do day-to-day. If you are interested in what goes on behind the scenes entries…
Vince Brooks
Vince BrooksAugust 15, 2022
Elevating the Art and Culture of Freedom in Post-War Richmond ArchivesEducation & ProgrammingManuscripts & Special Collections

Elevating the Art and Culture of Freedom in Post-War Richmond

When I arrived as a Virginia Humanities Fellow at the Library of Virginia in September 2021, I did so with the intent to research the…
Guest Contributor
Guest ContributorAugust 10, 2022
Kiwanis Kids Idea Studio: Where Innovation, Fun, and Books Meet Public Libraries

Kiwanis Kids Idea Studio: Where Innovation, Fun, and Books Meet

Folks popped into the James City County Library to grab materials, but they didn’t always stay long. All that changed in 2021 with a pioneering…
Your Local Public Librarian
Your Local Public LibrarianAugust 8, 2022
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