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Breaking News! Now available on Virginia Chronicle! Digital ProjectsNewspapers

Breaking News! Now available on Virginia Chronicle!

The following titles are now on Virginia Chronicle:Virginia Beach WeeklyThe Musical Advocate and Singer’s FriendAlexandria Daily Gazette, Commercial & PoliticalAlexandria Gazette & Daily AdvertiserAlexandria Gazette,…
Kelley Ewing
Kelley EwingApril 5, 2019
LVA Presents at 14th Annual Virginia Forum Education & ProgrammingThe Stacks

LVA Presents at 14th Annual Virginia Forum

Earlier this month, the 14th annual Virginia Forum convened at Longwood University in Farmville, VA. The three-day event was packed with presentations, learned papers, and…
Errol Somay
Errol SomayMarch 27, 2019
A Virginia Soldier in Mexico Digital Projects

A Virginia Soldier in Mexico

Ed. note: Today we have a guest post from Brexton O’Donnell, Tour Counselor, Virginia World War I and World War II Commemoration Commission, highlighting some…
Guest Contributor
Guest ContributorMarch 27, 2019
“We Were Residents of Loudoun County” Archives

“We Were Residents of Loudoun County”

Editors’ Note: This article originally appeared in the January 2019 Loudoun County Office of the Circuit Court Clerk Historic Records Newsletter, “Little Gems.” We are…
Guest Contributor
Guest ContributorMarch 20, 2019
Erin Go Bragh! Images of St Patrick’s Day in the Visual Studies Collection Manuscripts & Special Collections

Erin Go Bragh! Images of St Patrick’s Day in the Visual Studies Collection

This March we are highlighting vintage St. Patrick’s Day postcards from the Visual Studies Collection at the Library of Virginia. What is the backstory behind…
Meghan Townes
Meghan TownesMarch 13, 2019
Men are Spendthrifts, Says 1928 Congresswoman. Newspapers

Men are Spendthrifts, Says 1928 Congresswoman.

Recently, while researching a totally unrelated topic in the Richmond Times Dispatch, I stumbled upon an intriguing article from Dec. 2, 1928 titled, “Ninth Woman…
Kelley Ewing
Kelley EwingMarch 8, 2019
The Remarkable Hodges Family of Princess Anne County and Norfolk Archives

The Remarkable Hodges Family of Princess Anne County and Norfolk

During the night of 23 April 1829, six African American men made a daring escape from the Norfolk County jail. One of them was William…
Brent Tarter
Brent TarterMarch 6, 2019
History in Your Hands: The Smartest Way to Explore 400 Years of History Education & Programming

History in Your Hands: The Smartest Way to Explore 400 Years of History

Love history? Love to travel? The Virginia History Trails app is for you! Developed by the 2019 Commemoration, American Evolution, in collaboration with the Library…
John Deal
John DealFebruary 27, 2019
Library of Virginia and Virginia Museum of History & Culture Merge Databases of Records of Enslaved Virginians ArchivesDigital ProjectsThe Stacks

Library of Virginia and Virginia Museum of History & Culture Merge Databases of Records of Enslaved Virginians

The Virginia Museum of History & Culture (VMHC) and the Library of Virginia are cooperating to provide greater access to African American history and genealogy…
Greg Crawford
Greg CrawfordFebruary 21, 2019
A Titanic Love Affair Newspapers

A Titanic Love Affair

And we're not talking about Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio! In advance of our soon to be released new and improved Titanic web site and…
Errol Somay
Errol SomayFebruary 14, 2019
Ich Liebe Dich! Vintage Valentines Manuscripts & Special Collections

Ich Liebe Dich! Vintage Valentines

Happy Valentine’s Day to our Out of the Box readers! Valentine’s Day is perhaps the most critiqued of any holiday for being “made-up,” but as…
Claire Radcliffe
Claire RadcliffeFebruary 14, 2019
From Lancaster to Lunenburg: Betty Chapman’s Story in Virginia Untold Archives

From Lancaster to Lunenburg: Betty Chapman’s Story in Virginia Untold

In 1788, the Virginia General Assembly reformed the state judicial courts in order alleviate congestion in the General Court, which had caused unreasonable delays in…
Greg Crawford
Greg CrawfordFebruary 11, 2019
The Cost of Freedom: A Campbell County Story Archives

The Cost of Freedom: A Campbell County Story

The Campbell County court ordered the sale of Louisa Alexander and her daughter, Eliza, because as enslaved persons, Virginia law considered them part of Louisa’s…
Mary Dean Carter
Mary Dean CarterFebruary 6, 2019
Library Makes New Batch of Emails from Governor Timothy M. Kaine Administration Available Online ArchivesDigital Projects

Library Makes New Batch of Emails from Governor Timothy M. Kaine Administration Available Online

The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce the release of 100,343 emails from the administration of Governor Timothy M. Kaine (2006-2010). This latest batch…
Roger Christman
Roger ChristmanJanuary 30, 2019
What a Difference a Day Makes: Serendipity in the Reading Room Archives

What a Difference a Day Makes: Serendipity in the Reading Room

The Library of Virginia employs both reference archivists and processing archivists. Reference archivists work exclusively with the public—the Library’s front line. Processing archivists work behind-the-scenes…
Callie Freed
Callie FreedJanuary 24, 2019
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