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A High Altitude Halloween: Searching Monterey’s Highland Recorder, 1920-1929

This photo was peeled off and expanded from Monterey’s Wiki page and presents to the eye a view likely little changed since the decade of…

Henry MorseOctober 30, 2015

Archives

The Mystic Chords of Memory: The Payne Family of Frederick County

It’s often repeated that “those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”1 I’m starting to think I misunderstood that quote. It seems to…

Vince BrooksOctober 28, 2015

Archives The Stacks

"See to it that his name be not forgotten": An unknown soldier in the State Art Collection

As a non-librarian at the Library of Virginia, I am constantly grateful for both the depth of our collections and the knowledge of our archival…

Meghan TownesOctober 21, 2015

Digital Projects Newspapers

Text Correcting with Virginia Chronicle

Here’s a reminder that as a registered user of Virginia Chronicle, the Library of Virginia’s digital newspaper collection, you can assist in improving search results…

Kelley EwingOctober 16, 2015

Archives Digital Projects The Stacks

(Belated) Archives Month Greetings!

It’s that glorious time of year again when the air is cooler, leaves are donning their autumnal colors, and archives and special collections are on…

Vince BrooksOctober 14, 2015

Archives

If The Dead Could Talk: A Patrick County Estate Dispute

In 1999, the horror film The Sixth Sense introduced the iconic phrase, “I see dead people,” into pop culture. The film followed the progression from a young…

Sherri BagleyOctober 14, 2015

Newspapers

That Was A Good Idea, Keeping Count. The Library Of Congress Achieves Ten Million Pages In Chronicling America-The Nation’s Newspaper Archive

And the Virginia Newspaper Project was there. At Chronicling America‘s start in 2007 as well as today in continuing to provide digitized Virginia imprint newspapers…

Henry MorseOctober 7, 2015

Archives

Hidden Treasures and Lost History: Murphy’s Hotel in Richmond

Working with state records often means finding the most interesting things in the most unexpected places. For example, I never thought that going through Land…

Claire RadcliffeOctober 7, 2015

Digital Projects Newspapers

A Genius, A Recorder, and a Growler walk into an archive: What’s New on Virginia Chronicle

The Virginia Newspaper Project is thrilled to announce the latest additions to the Library of Virginia’s free, searchable online newspaper resource, Virginia Chronicle.The recent additions…

Kelley EwingOctober 2, 2015

Archives

Love Letters in the Archives

While working on a project involving the Middlesex County Chancery Causes, I noticed a case that was filled with scandal and intrigue. Middlesex Chancery Cause,…

Mary Dean CarterSeptember 30, 2015

Newspapers

A Bicycle Search For You

As the UCI World Bike Championships unfold and professional road bikers from all over the map pedal by LVA down Richmond’s Broad Street, the Virginia Newspaper Project thought…

Kelley EwingSeptember 23, 2015

Archives Digital Projects The Stacks

Ten Years Burning Down the Road: Web Archiving at LVA

September 2015 marks the ten year anniversary of web archiving at the Library of Virginia. In the fall of 2005, the Library partnered with the…

Roger ChristmanSeptember 23, 2015

Archives

Have You Seen The Vigilante Man?: Reconstruction Era Violence

Life for African Americans in Virginia following the end of the Civil War can be described as uncertain at best. As the social balance between…

Chris SmithSeptember 16, 2015

The Stacks

Ask A Curator Day – September 16!

On September 16, the Library will be taking your questions for our third year of Ask a Curator Day. You’ll be able ask curators from…

Claire RadcliffeSeptember 11, 2015

Archives

Are You Ready for Some Football?

This week marks the start of the NFL’s regular season. In honor of the return of football, this week’s blog post spotlights an unusual discovery…

Claire RadcliffeSeptember 9, 2015