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Sneak Peek: April 16 Voorhees Lecture Education & ProgrammingManuscripts & Special Collections

Sneak Peek: April 16 Voorhees Lecture

The 2016 Alan M. and Nathalie Voorhees Lecture on the History of Cartography will be held at the Library of Virginia on Saturday, 16 April…
Cassandra Farrell
Cassandra FarrellApril 6, 2016
“Let Jews, Mehometans, and Christians of every Denomination Enjoy Religious Liberty” ArchivesEducation & Programming

“Let Jews, Mehometans, and Christians of every Denomination Enjoy Religious Liberty”

Religious liberty is a hot button issue during this year’s presidential campaign. Should a religious test be applied for the purpose of denying Muslims entrance…
Greg Crawford
Greg CrawfordMarch 30, 2016
"United to the Countryside:" Recent Rare Book Acquisitions Manuscripts & Special Collections

"United to the Countryside:" Recent Rare Book Acquisitions

You never know what might turn up when someone calls, emails or comes in with “old books,” and so with each contact, the adventure begins…
Tom Ray
Tom RayMarch 23, 2016
An Irish Tango: A Musical Marriage for St. Patrick’s Day Newspapers

An Irish Tango: A Musical Marriage for St. Patrick’s Day

When Mollie Durango Does the Irish Tango from the March 7, 1915 issue of the Richmond Times Dispatch https://youtu.be/td-8tJ-t5L4
Kelley Ewing
Kelley EwingMarch 17, 2016
A Modern Day Soap Opera in the 19th Century Archives

A Modern Day Soap Opera in the 19th Century

Some things in life never change.  Seasons, hunger, sleep, and calamity are constants which prove that the world repeats itself. Relationships are no different. For…
Sherri Bagley
Sherri BagleyMarch 16, 2016
A Collection Within A Collection: Bounty Warrants Found In Chancery Causes Archives

A Collection Within A Collection: Bounty Warrants Found In Chancery Causes

Military bounty land warrants, given by individual states or the Federal Government to reward military service or encourage enlistment, have long been a useful resource…
Callie Freed
Callie FreedMarch 9, 2016
Random Notes: Martha Washington, The Huntington, and More Newspapers

Random Notes: Martha Washington, The Huntington, and More

The Virginia Newspaper Project has a few new additions to Virginia Chronicle, but before we get to that, we’d like to direct you to an…
Kelley Ewing
Kelley EwingMarch 3, 2016
Forsaken: The Digital Bibliography ArchivesDigital ProjectsEducation & Programming

Forsaken: The Digital Bibliography

In his debut novel, Forsaken, Ross Howell Jr. tells the story of an uneducated African American servant, Virginia Christian, who was tried for killing her white employer…
Roger Christman
Roger ChristmanMarch 3, 2016
Alexandria in a time of war: From Mansion House to Camp Distribution Newspapers

Alexandria in a time of war: From Mansion House to Camp Distribution

Alexandria was a lively town during the Civil War, so it’s no wonder PBS draws from the city’s history for its new drama Mercy Street. The…
Kelley Ewing
Kelley EwingFebruary 26, 2016
A Few of Our Favorite Things: More Letterhead in the Archive ArchivesManuscripts & Special Collections

A Few of Our Favorite Things: More Letterhead in the Archive

As promised in a previous post, here’s another look at some of the plethora of letterheads and stationery found in our archives.  The original text by…
Vince Brooks
Vince BrooksFebruary 24, 2016
Studies of Economy and Efficiency in Government Are Not New Archives

Studies of Economy and Efficiency in Government Are Not New

Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared in The Library of Virginia Official Newsletter, May/June 2001.  It has been edited slightly. Efficiency in government. Responsible spending. Eliminate…
Laura Drake Davis
Laura Drake DavisFebruary 17, 2016
Over $900,000 in Grant Funds Awarded to Circuit Court Clerks ConservationThe Stacks

Over $900,000 in Grant Funds Awarded to Circuit Court Clerks

The Circuit Court Records Preservation Program (CCRP) Grant Review Board met on 14 December 2015 at the Library of Virginia to consider records preservation grant…
Vince Brooks
Vince BrooksFebruary 10, 2016
Virginia Untold: The African American Narrative Digital Collection ArchivesDigital Projects

Virginia Untold: The African American Narrative Digital Collection

In 1820, Rachel Findley won freedom for herself and more than 35 of her descendants in a Powhatan County court in a law suit dating…
Greg Crawford
Greg CrawfordFebruary 3, 2016
Journey to the Center of the State: Appomattox and Buckingham Times enters Virginia Chronicle Newspapers

Journey to the Center of the State: Appomattox and Buckingham Times enters Virginia Chronicle

Those who are members of the smart set like to think they are at the center of things.  But Appomattox, a small town in Piedmont…
Errol Somay
Errol SomayFebruary 2, 2016
Virginia Untold: Deeds of Emancipation and Manumission Archives

Virginia Untold: Deeds of Emancipation and Manumission

This is the fourth in a series of blog posts on the record types found in the forthcoming Library of Virginia research database: Virginia Untold: The…
Ed Jordan
Ed JordanJanuary 27, 2016
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