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“Gone in the First Boat”: Part 1 Archives

“Gone in the First Boat”: Part 1

On March 18, 1856, an enslaved man named Richard was charged in the City of Richmond for the crime of aiding and advising Tazewell, his…
Lydia Neuroth
Lydia NeurothOctober 27, 2021
New Books – October 2021 Virginia Authors

New Books – October 2021

Curating America's Painful Past: Memory, Museums, and the National Imagination / Tim Gruenewald Changing Sides: Union Prisoners of War who Joined the Confederate Army /…
Donna Pletcher
Donna PletcherOctober 25, 2021
Placing Pupils on Common Ground Norfolk 17Education & ProgrammingThe StacksVirginia Authors

Placing Pupils on Common Ground

Charlene Butts Ligon’s book Fearless: How a Poor Virginia seamstress took on Jim Crow, beat the poll tax and changed her city forever focuses on…
Library of Virginia
Library of VirginiaOctober 22, 2021
Coming Soon to Virginia Untold: Free Black Registers from Arlington County ArchivesConservation

Coming Soon to Virginia Untold: Free Black Registers from Arlington County

We’re excited to announce that we’ve just uploaded new Virginia Untold material to our transcription platform From the Page! This Saturday, October 23, from noon…
Lydia Neuroth
Lydia NeurothOctober 20, 2021
“Retired bus drivers in Martinsville…right alongside Edgar Allan Poe”: 7 Questions with Michael Bingham seven questionsThe StacksVirginia Authors

“Retired bus drivers in Martinsville…right alongside Edgar Allan Poe”: 7 Questions with Michael Bingham

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 BrooksOctober 18, 2021
Hopping the Pond: A Sister Library in England Public Libraries

Hopping the Pond: A Sister Library in England

The J. Robert Jamerson Memorial Library decided to take a trip across the pond...virtually, of course. In February of 2020, we took our first steps…
Guest Contributor
Guest ContributorOctober 13, 2021
What’s Owed Lucy Wilson: A King and Queen County Chancery Cause Archives

What’s Owed Lucy Wilson: A King and Queen County Chancery Cause

Lucy began her life in enslavement. The daughter of her enslaver, Edmund Littlepage, and enslaved mother Sophia Littlepage, Lucy lived on her father’s plantation in…
Mary Ann Mason, They/Them
Mary Ann Mason, They/ThemOctober 6, 2021
The Last Vestiges of Hope Archives

The Last Vestiges of Hope

Several of my colleagues have shared the personal stories of enslaved individuals over the past nine years as we work our way through processing and…
Callie Freed
Callie FreedOctober 4, 2021
“Attractions and Amusements of Every Kind Will Be the Order of Things”: The History of the Virginia Colored State Fair ArchivesNewspapers

“Attractions and Amusements of Every Kind Will Be the Order of Things”: The History of the Virginia Colored State Fair

In late October 1910, thanks to the efforts of some of Richmond’s most prominent Black leaders, the “Colored State Fair” was held at the Virginia…
Kelley Ewing
Kelley EwingOctober 1, 2021
New Additions to Virginia Untold from Clarke County ArchivesDigital ProjectsThe Stacks

New Additions to Virginia Untold from Clarke County

Last month, I took my first road trip as project manager for Virginia Untold. I traveled to Clarke County courthouse, along with local records archivists…
Lydia Neuroth
Lydia NeurothSeptember 29, 2021
New Books – September 2021 Virginia Authors

New Books – September 2021

The Library of Virginia is now operating under new hours for Fall 2021. The first-floor lobby and Exhibition Gallery are open Monday-Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to…
Donna Pletcher
Donna PletcherSeptember 27, 2021
Chronic Pains: Virginia’s History of Painkiller Legislation Education & ProgrammingManuscripts & Special CollectionsNewspapers

Chronic Pains: Virginia’s History of Painkiller Legislation

A public argument breaks out between several men on the topic of opiates. One, a physician, calls for greater restrictions on prescriptions to curb their…
Library of Virginia
Library of VirginiaSeptember 24, 2021
A Marriage Divided: The Post-Civil War Divorce of Sarah and George Field Archives

A Marriage Divided: The Post-Civil War Divorce of Sarah and George Field

"I hate secession and all its hateful helpers. Cursed be the hand that raised its bloody flag to make desolate homes and wretched women,” wrote…
McKenzie Long
McKenzie LongSeptember 22, 2021
Financial Analysis, Newsboy Caps, and Homesteading: 7 Questions with Kristen Wack seven questionsThe Stacks

Financial Analysis, Newsboy Caps, and Homesteading: 7 Questions with Kristen Wack

This is the latest entry in a series introducing LVA employees and exploring what they do day-to-day. If you are interested in what goes on…
Vince Brooks
Vince BrooksSeptember 20, 2021
1971 Constitution Project Digital ProjectsThe Stacks

1971 Constitution Project

Over the summer of 2021, student interns conducted a self-directed research project using Library of Virginia collections and other resources to explore the effects of…
Library of Virginia
Library of VirginiaSeptember 17, 2021
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