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Virginia Vaccination Vacillation

To vaccinate, or not to vaccinate? That has always been the question. It is particularly timely these days as people seek, or seek to avoid,…
Tracy Harter
Tracy HarterJune 16, 2021
Celebrating Juneteenth in 1890 and 2021 NewspapersPublic Libraries

Celebrating Juneteenth in 1890 and 2021

IIn 2020, Governor Ralph Northam issued an executive order proclaiming Juneteenth as a Virginia state holiday. Later that year, the General Assembly unanimously voted in…
Library of Virginia
Library of VirginiaJune 14, 2021
The Veney Family of the Northern Neck: Rachel’s Story Archives

The Veney Family of the Northern Neck: Rachel’s Story

In 1791, Rachel Veney’s mother Sarah won a case in the district court of Northumberland County for her freedom and the freedom of her descendants.…
Greg Crawford
Greg CrawfordJune 9, 2021
Random Reference: What Happened to Uncle Harry? ArchivesThe Stacks

Random Reference: What Happened to Uncle Harry?

The best thing about being a reference archivist is that every time you pick up the phone you have no idea what the question will…
Dawn Tinnell
Dawn TinnellJune 7, 2021
The Way We Were: Virginia High School Yearbooks Digital ProjectsManuscripts & Special Collections

The Way We Were: Virginia High School Yearbooks

Last Friday we took a look at some of the ways that Virginia high school yearbooks have celebrated their graduates in the past, but there…
Jessi Bennett
Jessi BennettJune 4, 2021
The Veney family of the Northern Neck: Sarah’s Story ArchivesHighlights

The Veney family of the Northern Neck: Sarah’s Story

Around 1712, two women were transported by ship to Virginia’s Northern Neck. The elder was named Mary and the younger Bess, who was about 13…
Greg Crawford
Greg CrawfordJune 2, 2021
New Books – May 2021 The StacksVirginia Authors

New Books – May 2021

Daniel Webster and the Unfinished Constitution / Peter Charles Hoffer A Troubled Marriage: Indigenous Elites of the Colonial Americas / Sean F. McEnroe Inside the…
Donna Pletcher
Donna PletcherMay 31, 2021
Please Hold Your Applause Till the End: A Virginia Digital Yearbook Collection Update Digital ProjectsManuscripts & Special Collections

Please Hold Your Applause Till the End: A Virginia Digital Yearbook Collection Update

The high school classes of 2020 and 2021 will always stand out for their unique senior year experience. We’ve had to invent new ways to…
Jessi Bennett
Jessi BennettMay 28, 2021
Universal Leaf Tobacco Company of China, Federal, Inc., U.S.A. Archives

Universal Leaf Tobacco Company of China, Federal, Inc., U.S.A.

Tobacco has been an important part of Virginia’s economy for centuries, starting with the Virginia Indians who cultivated native plants and John Rolfe’s attempts in…
Cara Griggs
Cara GriggsMay 26, 2021
Wanted: Volunteers to Index Virginia Vital Records! ArchivesDigital Projects

Wanted: Volunteers to Index Virginia Vital Records!

The Library of Virginia houses an extensive collection of vital records, including birth and death records, 1853-1896, and marriage records, 1853-1935. Genealogists and family historians…
Paige Neal
Paige NealMay 24, 2021
Whiteness on Trial: Asian Americans and the Right to Citizenship Education & Programming

Whiteness on Trial: Asian Americans and the Right to Citizenship

CONTENT WARNING: Materials in the Library of Virginia’s collections contain historical terms, phrases, and images that are offensive to modern readers. These include demeaning and…
Emma Ito
Emma ItoMay 19, 2021
The Pandemic Couldn’t Cancel Crazy Sweater Day: 7 Questions with Faith Harris seven questionsThe Stacks

The Pandemic Couldn’t Cancel Crazy Sweater Day: 7 Questions with Faith Harris

This is a blog 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 BrooksMay 17, 2021
The Creation of the Virginia Asian Advisory Board Archives

The Creation of the Virginia Asian Advisory Board

On 19 January 2001, Rep. Leo C. Wardrup, Jr. (R-83) introduced HB 2859, which called for the creation of the Virginia-Asian Advisory Board (VAAB) “to…
Cara Griggs
Cara GriggsMay 12, 2021
Starting from Scratch: The Building of a New Library is More Than a Building. Public Libraries

Starting from Scratch: The Building of a New Library is More Than a Building.

Holly Ritchie is the director of the new Manassas Park City Library. It doesn’t seem to matter where we are or what we do for…
Your Local Public Librarian
Your Local Public LibrarianMay 10, 2021
The Marriage of Cadet Captain-Quartermaster Woo Ging Tang Education & ProgrammingNewspapers

The Marriage of Cadet Captain-Quartermaster Woo Ging Tang

CONTENT WARNING: Materials in the Library of Virginia’s collections contain historical terms, phrases, and images that are offensive to modern readers. These include demeaning and…
Emma Ito
Emma ItoMay 5, 2021
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