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Artists for Victory Archives

Artists for Victory

Today is the 70th anniversary of the V-E Day (Victory in Europe Day), marking the end of World War II in Europe. To mark the…
Roger Christman
Roger ChristmanMay 8, 2015
The Sinking of the Lusitania: 100 Years Later Archives

The Sinking of the Lusitania: 100 Years Later

Today marks the centennial of the sinking of the Lusitania, usually acknowledged as the first step towards the United States’ entry into World War I.…
Claire Radcliffe
Claire RadcliffeMay 7, 2015
What’s Cookin’ Manuscripts & Special Collections

What’s Cookin’

The Library of Virginia cookbook collection documents hundreds of churches, clubs, special interest groups, school groups, families, chef specialties, and, of course, regional cuisine. Currently…
Claire Radcliffe
Claire RadcliffeMay 6, 2015
Spanning the Commonwealth: New to Virginia Chronicle Digital ProjectsNewspapers

Spanning the Commonwealth: New to Virginia Chronicle

The Virginia Newspaper Project is excited to announce several new additions to Virginia Chronicle, the Library of Virginia’s digital newspaper database.First, thanks to a generous…
Kelley Ewing
Kelley EwingMay 4, 2015
The Vietnam War and Virginia Archives

The Vietnam War and Virginia

Today is the 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War.  On 30 April 1975, Saigon, the capitol of South Vietnam, fell to the North Vietnamese Army. …
Roger Christman
Roger ChristmanApril 30, 2015
The Long Wait for Freedom: A Montgomery County Freedom Suit Archives

The Long Wait for Freedom: A Montgomery County Freedom Suit

This is part two of a two part post on a fascinating freedom suit discovered during the Montgomery County Circuit Court Records Project.  Part one of the…
Regan Shelton
Regan SheltonApril 29, 2015
Spotsylvania County Chancery Causes Online ArchivesDigital Projects

Spotsylvania County Chancery Causes Online

The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce that digital images for Spotsylvania County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1812-1913, are now available online through the Chancery…
Joanne Porter
Joanne PorterApril 24, 2015
Flora’s Plight: A Montgomery County Freedom Suit Archives

Flora’s Plight: A Montgomery County Freedom Suit

This is part one of a two part post on a fascinating freedom suit discovered during the Montgomery County Circuit Court Records Project. Part two of…
Regan Shelton
Regan SheltonApril 22, 2015
A Day in the Archives with Who Do You Think You Are? ArchivesThe Stacks

A Day in the Archives with Who Do You Think You Are?

I wasn’t sure what to expect when I was called to a meeting in the Library’s Special Collections reading room on a busy day in…
Gregg Kimball
Gregg KimballApril 20, 2015
Why Research Family History? ArchivesEducation & ProgrammingThe Stacks

Why Research Family History?

Those born in Virginia (or those who have lived here for any length of time) will either nod approvingly or roll their eyes at this…
Gregg Kimball
Gregg KimballApril 17, 2015
There Are No Small Preventions, Only Smallpox ArchivesManuscripts & Special Collections

There Are No Small Preventions, Only Smallpox

Before the Commonwealth of Virginia began officially recording vital statistics in 1853, many people recorded the births, deaths, and marriages in their families in the…
Tricia Noel
Tricia NoelApril 15, 2015
Dinwiddie County Resources Online ArchivesDigital Projects

Dinwiddie County Resources Online

Recently, the Library of Virginia’s Local Records Services staff visited the Dinwiddie County Circuit Court Clerk’s office in preparation for the spring grants cycle of…
Vince Brooks
Vince BrooksApril 13, 2015
An Unexpected Survivor of the Day: The Daily Dispatch April 3, 1865/The Puzzle of Issue No. 77 Newspapers

An Unexpected Survivor of the Day: The Daily Dispatch April 3, 1865/The Puzzle of Issue No. 77

To review, here’s a newspaper roll call of the five daily newspapers (there were also weekly papers – four of them religious) in Richmond in…
Henry Morse
Henry MorseApril 9, 2015
Sneak Peek: April 18 Voorhees Lecture Education & ProgrammingManuscripts & Special Collections

Sneak Peek: April 18 Voorhees Lecture

The 2015 Alan M. and Nathalie Voorhees Lecture on the History of Cartography will be held at the Library of Virginia on Saturday, 18 April.  …
Cassandra Farrell
Cassandra FarrellApril 8, 2015
Richmond, April 1865. The History Forecast: Fateful Lightning, Terrible and Swift. Newspapers

Richmond, April 1865. The History Forecast: Fateful Lightning, Terrible and Swift.

On Monday, April 3, the city burns.  The following day Lincoln walks the still smoking ruins and the capital faces occupation by the Federal Army. …
Henry Morse
Henry MorseApril 1, 2015
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