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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

Archives

Archives as art

Discovered in a box of election records from the Secretary of the Commonwealth by a member of the Library of Virginia’s State Records staff, this…

Jim GreveOctober 9, 2013

Archives

Mug Shot Monday: Frank Perry, No. 5610

This is the latest entry in a series of posts highlighting inmate photographs in the records of the Virginia Penitentiary. Frank Perry, the subject of…

Roger ChristmanOctober 7, 2013

Manuscripts & Special Collections

All’s Fair in…

The smell of deep-fried pickles and cotton candy. The sounds of music and laughter. The sights of the midway. For well over a century and…

Trenton HizerOctober 3, 2013

Archives Education & Programming

Homegrown: Celebrating Virginia’s Cultural Heritage

October and Archives Month are finally here! This year’s theme, “Homegrown: Celebrating Virginia’s Cultural Heritage in its Archives and Special Collections,” celebrates the diverse culture in…

Bari HelmsOctober 2, 2013

Digital Projects Newspapers

Please note that Chronicling America is down until further notice due to the US government shutdown.But don’t’ let that stop you from delving into historical…

Errol SomayOctober 1, 2013

Archives

Georgia on my Mind

One day in 1898, A.M. Scales definitely did not have Georgia on his mind. While processing the Patrick County chancery records, I discovered a divorce case, Georgia L.…

Sherri BagleySeptember 25, 2013

Archives Newspapers

Mug Shot Monday: Walter E. Stiars, No. 5833

This is the latest entry in a series of posts highlighting inmate photographs in the records of the Virginia Penitentiary. Walter E. Stiars, the subject of…

Roger ChristmanSeptember 23, 2013

Newspapers

The Amateur Press

The American Antiquarian Society recently donated two miniature amateur newspapers to the Library of Virginia from its large and impressive collection of early amateur publications. …

Kelley EwingSeptember 18, 2013

Archives

Anatomy of a Marriage

Divorces reveal much about the inner-workings of a family, usually much more than outsiders should ever discover. While processing the Arlington County chancery causes, I…

Bari HelmsSeptember 18, 2013

Archives

Buying and Selling Servants

Two types of immigrants came to America without paying their own passage—indentured servants and redemptioners. Indentured servants would sign a contract, called an indenture, before…

Louise JonesSeptember 11, 2013