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Devoted to the Industrial Classes of the South: The Southern Workman on Virginia Chronicle Newspapers

Devoted to the Industrial Classes of the South: The Southern Workman on Virginia Chronicle

Along with a list of many new newspapers, a nearly complete run of the Southern Workman, a monthly published from 1872-1939 by the Hampton Normal…
Kelley Ewing
Kelley EwingMarch 25, 2022
Epicurious in the 18th Century Manuscripts & Special Collections

Epicurious in the 18th Century

Editor’s Note: A version of this article first appeared in Broadside, the magazine of the Library of Virginia, Issue No. 3, 2021.The most popular cookbook…
Audrey McElhinney
Audrey McElhinneyMarch 23, 2022
“I’m a history nerd who brings Virginia history to the Internet” : 7 Questions with Jessi Bennett seven questionsThe Stacks

“I’m a history nerd who brings Virginia history to the Internet” : 7 Questions with Jessi Bennett

This blog entry is the latest in a series introducing LVA employees and exploring what they do day-to-day. If you are interested in what goes…
Vince Brooks
Vince BrooksMarch 21, 2022
Naming Our Common Ground Education & ProgrammingVirginia Authors

Naming Our Common Ground

In A Brave and Cunning Prince, James Horn questions accepted narratives regarding 17th-century Virginia as he traces the life of Opechancanough, the brother of Chief…
Library of Virginia
Library of VirginiaMarch 18, 2022
Wearing of the Green ArchivesNewspapers

Wearing of the Green

In the late 1840s, a flood of Irish refugees fleeing the Great Famine filled America’s cities. While most of these immigrants went to the Northeast,…
Bill Bynum
Bill BynumMarch 16, 2022
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
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