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Libraries and the Power of Story Public Libraries

Libraries and the Power of Story

"...all cultures—the dominant and marginalized—have always used stories to validate their existences, make sense of their worlds, and pass on to future generations what they…
Barry Trott
Barry TrottMarch 14, 2022
Two Revolutionary War Petitions ArchivesEducation & Programming

Two Revolutionary War Petitions

For hundreds of years, Virginians have had the right to petition their government. Unlike the right to vote or hold public office during the 18th…
Mari Julienne
Mari JulienneMarch 9, 2022
Random Reference: “Advice to the Lovelorn” Newspapers

Random Reference: “Advice to the Lovelorn”

We are living in an age of peak advice, a crowded media landscape in which bloggers, columnists, podcasters, and online strangers field inquiries about everything…
Rebecca Schneider
Rebecca SchneiderMarch 7, 2022
“Being Southern in Position” : The Division of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Alexandria Archives

“Being Southern in Position” : The Division of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Alexandria

Picture a church with the front doors firmly locked, and the keys kept away from the congregation. Then picture a part of the congregation illegally…
McKenzie Long
McKenzie LongMarch 2, 2022
New Books – February 2022 Virginia Authors

New Books – February 2022

Early Human Life on the Southeastern Coastal Plain Liberty is Sweet: The Hidden History of the American Revolution / Woody Holton Colonial Complexions: Race and…
Donna Pletcher
Donna PletcherFebruary 28, 2022
Strong Men & Women in Virginia History Honored for Black History Month Education & Programming

Strong Men & Women in Virginia History Honored for Black History Month

African Americans and people of African descent have been a part of Virginia’s—and America’s—story since European colonization of the North American continent began. Yet the…
Library of Virginia
Library of VirginiaFebruary 25, 2022
The Freedom to Love ArchivesDigital Projects

The Freedom to Love

On her deathbed in 1848, Susan Mills called her brother Henry and her sister Nancy to her bedside. She told them that she wanted her…
Lydia Neuroth
Lydia NeurothFebruary 23, 2022
Never-Ending Processing Leads to Permanent Accessibility: 7 Questions with Alan Arellano seven questionsThe Stacks

Never-Ending Processing Leads to Permanent Accessibility: 7 Questions with Alan Arellano

This is an entry in a series introducing LVA employees and exploring what they do day-to-day. If you are interested in what goes on behind…
Vince Brooks
Vince BrooksFebruary 21, 2022
“Will your stock or your children carry off prizes at the Fair…?” Education & ProgrammingVirginia Authors

“Will your stock or your children carry off prizes at the Fair…?”

“Will your stock or your children carry off prizes at the Fair this fall, or will both?” This is the question asked in the 1923…
Library of Virginia
Library of VirginiaFebruary 18, 2022
Back in the Game: Research renews interest in Virginia-born singer-songwriter Tommy Edwards Education & ProgrammingVirginia Authors

Back in the Game: Research renews interest in Virginia-born singer-songwriter Tommy Edwards

Editor’s Note: A version of this article first appeared in Broadside, the magazine of the Library of Virginia, Summer 2008. Approached by MGM to record a…
Don Gunter
Don GunterFebruary 16, 2022
The Virginia Deaf Culture Digital Library Public Libraries

The Virginia Deaf Culture Digital Library

Do you know someone who is D/deaf? Probably: Over 730,000 Virginia residents report deafness or hardness of hearing.1 Do you know the difference between deaf…
Nan Carmack
Nan CarmackFebruary 14, 2022
Governor Ralph Northam Web Archive ArchivesDigital Projects

Governor Ralph Northam Web Archive

Need to access the website of Governor Ralph S. Northam (2018-2022), which was taken down at the end of this term? The Library of Virginia…
Roger Christman
Roger ChristmanFebruary 11, 2022
My Vicious Valentine Manuscripts & Special Collections

My Vicious Valentine

When the wishes you strive to send are neither sweet nor charming, Dose a valentine with vinegar – that’s sure to be alarming! Drink, gamble,…
Sonya Coleman
Sonya ColemanFebruary 9, 2022
Romance Of A Different Nature Education & ProgrammingManuscripts & Special Collections

Romance Of A Different Nature

Gothic Romance is a genre of fiction that reached its height during the Romantic Period, late 18th and early 19th century, in England. These novels…
August Moulis
August MoulisFebruary 7, 2022
Beyond “Mary Bowser”: Researching & Writing a Biography of Black Activism in 19th-Century America ArchivesEducation & Programming

Beyond “Mary Bowser”: Researching & Writing a Biography of Black Activism in 19th-Century America

Editor’s Note: The Library of Virginia, in partnership with Virginia Humanities, sponsors residential fellows during the academic year to conduct in-depth research in the Library’s…
Lois Leveen
Lois LeveenFebruary 2, 2022
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