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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 CarmackFebruary 14, 2022

Archives Digital 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 ChristmanFebruary 11, 2022

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 ColemanFebruary 9, 2022

Education & Programming Manuscripts & 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 MoulisFebruary 7, 2022

Archives Education & 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 LeveenFebruary 2, 2022

Virginia Authors

New Books – January 2022

Blood and Treasure: Daniel Boone and the Fight for America's First Frontier / Bob Drury and Tom Clavin James Madison: America's First Politician / Jay…

Donna PletcherJanuary 31, 2022

Archives Digital Projects

‘Teaching a School of Negro Children’: The Story of Elizabeth McKennon

In August 1852, Elizabeth McKennon was accused of assembling with “fifteen negroes” at a house on Second Street in the City of Richmond with the…

Lydia NeurothJanuary 26, 2022

The Stacks

Looking Ahead to the Library’s Next 100 Years: 7 Questions with Elaine McFadden

This is the lates blog entry in a series introducing LVA employees and exploring what they do day-to-day. If you are interested in what goes…

Vince BrooksJanuary 24, 2022

Archives Manuscripts & Special Collections Newspapers

Little Giants of Tree-Planting: Appreciate a Squirrel Today!

Today is National Squirrel Appreciation Day. While the clever little rodents are ubiquitous in urban and suburban settings today, that was not always so. According…

Vince BrooksJanuary 21, 2022

Updated Page County Chancery, 1831-1867, Available Now in the Chancery Records Index

This northern Shenandoah Valley county is named for John Page, Governor of Virginia from 1802-1805. Land from Rockingham and Shenandoah counties created the county in…

Callie FreedJanuary 19, 2022

Education & Programming

History is Evergreen and Ever-Evolving

In the historic Evergreen Cemetery, segregated resting place of many generations of Richmond’s Black families, lies the gravestone of Edward S. Brown. A visitor could…

Library of VirginiaJanuary 17, 2022

Archives The Stacks

The Virginia State Historical Records Advisory Board

If you ever found yourself clicking through the various pages on the Library of Virginia website, you may have come across one detailing the State…

Emeline AlexanderJanuary 12, 2022

Public Libraries

A New Branch for Pocahontas

Pocahontas, Virginia, is a tiny town in the mountains of Southwest Virginia. Formerly a large coal-mining town, its population has dwindled since the last coal…

Your Local Public LibrarianJanuary 10, 2022

Education & Programming

Columbia Pike Exhibit Turns the Lens on Vibrant Northern Virginia Region

The Library of Virginia's current exhibition, Columbia Pike: Through the Lens of Community, highlights the vibrant and diverse community of Columbia Pike in Arlington County.…

Mari JulienneJanuary 5, 2022

Circuit Court Records Preservation Program Approves 115 Grant Projects

The Circuit Court Records Preservation Program (CCRP) Grant Review Board met on 16 December 2021 at the Library of Virginia to consider records preservation grant…

Greg CrawfordJanuary 3, 2022