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News of a tragedy

Most of us—whether we were alive at the time of the event or learned about it from parents and grandparents, books, magazine articles, documentaries, and…

Jessica Tyree BurgessNovember 20, 2013

Newspapers

Richmond Newspapers to Lincoln: Address, What Address? An “Entirely Yankeeish” Affair. 150 Years Ago Today.

What did readers of Richmond’s press in late November of 1863 learn of President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address and the events attending to the dedication of…

Henry MorseNovember 19, 2013

Newspapers

100 Years Ago Today – Tragedies, Currency Bill, & the Trivial

From the Times Dispatch, Nov. 14, 1913 An advertisement at the bottom of page one says, “Shop Now -- There are only 35 more shopping…

Silver PersingerNovember 14, 2013

Archives

From Russia Without Love

It has been said that there is a thin line between love and hate, and apparently love and obsession. Or so appears to be the…

Joanne PorterNovember 13, 2013

Archives

Keep Your Eyes Aloft

Seventy years ago in Greene County, Virginia, civilian volunteers began to look toward the skies and record their observations in a log book, a simple…

Callie FreedNovember 6, 2013

Newspapers

Happy Halloween From the Virginia Newspaper Project

The Virginia Newspaper Project wishes you a very festive and super spooky Halloween. Enjoy some ghoulish tales, get helpful Halloween party tips and learn about…

Kelley EwingOctober 31, 2013

Archives

Homegrown: Celebrating Virginia’s Food Culture

Usually at Out of the Box we offer up stories found by our archivists in the many collections held at the Library of Virginia, but today, we’re…

Bari HelmsOctober 30, 2013

Archives

Mug Shot Monday: Clifton Roberts, No. 18699 and Sam Washington, No. 21202

This is the latest entry in a series of posts highlighting inmate photographs in the records of the Virginia Penitentiary. Clifton Roberts and Sam Washington, the…

Roger ChristmanOctober 28, 2013

Newspapers

Titanic Violin Sold at Auction

The R. M. S. Titanic sank 101 years ago but the memories of the disaster remain strong as ever as evidenced by the events at…

Kelley EwingOctober 25, 2013

Archives Digital Projects

Frederick Co. Chancery Goes Digital

The Library of Virginia, in partnership with the Frederick County Circuit Court Clerk’s Office, is pleased to announce that the digitization of Frederick County’s historic…

Sam WaltersOctober 23, 2013

Archives

Mug Shot Monday: Charles E. Beckner, No. 16663

This is the latest entry in a series of posts highlighting inmate photographs in the records of the Virginia Penitentiary. Charles Beckner, the subject of this week’s post,…

Roger ChristmanOctober 21, 2013

Archives Digital Projects

Latest Digital Images of Legislative Petitions Now Available

Digital images of Legislative Petitions to the Virginia General Assembly, 1776 to 1865, from Bath County through Essex County are now available on Virginia Memory, the Library…

Bari HelmsOctober 18, 2013

Archives

Kicking Up A Stink In Virginia Beach

Here at Out of the Box we’re still celebrating Archives Month 2013, and while getting ready for the Library of Virginia’s 30 October event “Homegrown: Celebrating Virginia’s Cultural Heritage…

Louise JonesOctober 16, 2013

Newspapers

African American Newspapers Given to LVA

Tomorrow, a significant gift of historic African American newspapers is being given to the Library of Virginia thanks to the great generosity of the Augusta…

Kelley EwingOctober 15, 2013

Digital Projects Newspapers

Thank You!

I will conclude this blog with a thank you to Virginia Chronicle text correctors, but first let’s begin with a quick explanation. . .Optical Character Recognition,…

Kelley EwingOctober 11, 2013