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From the files of a funeral home

Editor’s Note: This blog post originally appeared in the Summer 2002 issue of The Delimiter, an in-house Library newsletter, and has been edited slightly. Among the vast…

Jessica Tyree BurgessApril 17, 2013

Newspapers

Courage Undaunted: Project staff brave the elements to help preserve and provide access to the Southwest Virginia Enterprise.

Thanks to the many alert colleagues throughout the Commonwealth, the Virginia Newspaper Project continues to receive tips from the field about original ink press newspaper…

Errol SomayApril 16, 2013

Newspapers

The Beauty of Hand Lettering in Newsprint

There is a growing interest in the lost art of hand-lettering as evidenced by the recent premier of Sign Painters at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. in…

Silver PersingerApril 12, 2013

Archives Digital Projects

First Images of Rockingham Chancery Are In!

The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce that the first digital images from the Rockingham County Chancery Causes are now available on the Chancery Records…

Greg CrawfordApril 12, 2013

Newspapers

Richmond panned by press! — Restauranteurs “swindlers and knaves” say soldiers — One dollar twenty-five cent outrage!

The Family Budget was a hand-written camp newspaper by Edward Budget, Confederate soldier in Hampton’s Legion which was formed after South Carolina seceded. The Library of…

Natalie DraperApril 10, 2013

Don’t Bush My Stand

Interested in commercial fishing techniques used in Virginia’s Northern Neck around the turn of the 20th century? Take a look through the Northumberland County circuit…

Sam WaltersApril 9, 2013

Murder Most Fowl

On 17 April 1875, Anna Williams of 313 Canal Street in Richmond heard a noise and went outside to investigate only to discover a plank…

Mary Dean CarterApril 3, 2013

April Fools’ Day, 1863

Even during wartime, soldiers managed to have a sense of humor … April Fools' prank, 1863. Caroline County Military and Pension Records, 1864, Local Government…

Bari HelmsApril 1, 2013

Newspapers

Journey to the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains with the Mountain Laurel

I would like to introduce you to the Mountain Laurel, a unique paper from Meadows of Dan, Virginia. The Mountain Laurel warned readers that it would “not…

Natalie DraperMarch 29, 2013

Conservation

History Restored: Free Negro Registers Conserved

While watching the February 2012 episode of NBC’s Who Do You Think You Are? featuring actor and Petersburg native Blair Underwood investigating his family history, Library of…

Sarah NerneyMarch 27, 2013

Archives Virginia Authors

"You Say It’s Your Birthday:" Virginia’s Executive Mansion Turns 200

On 16 March 2013, Virginia’s Executive Mansion celebrated its 200th anniversary with a birthday party at the Library of Virginia. The highlight of the event was a…

Roger ChristmanMarch 20, 2013

Newspapers

St. Patrick’s Day in Newspapers

St. Patrick’s Day News from the March 17, 1911 issue of the Times Dispatch. All images are from Chronicling America.Headlines from the March 17, 1911…

Kelley EwingMarch 17, 2013

Digital Projects Manuscripts & Special Collections

My dear and most affectionate lover

Laura Drake Davis and I spent most of 2010-2012 on the road scanning and collecting images for the CW150 Legacy Project. It was not until recently…

Renee SavitsMarch 15, 2013

Archives Digital Projects

Augusta Co. Images All In!

The final images from the Augusta County chancery causes are now available on the Library of Virginia’s Chancery Records Index. With this addition, all Augusta County…

Bari HelmsMarch 13, 2013

Manuscripts & Special Collections

"At the Belmont Manor, oh yes"

We are now into the month of March, and winter continues to drag on. For those of you suffering from seasonal affective disorder, the Library…

Jim GreveMarch 6, 2013