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Independence didn’t come cheap Archives

Independence didn’t come cheap

The fledgling United States of America found that a considerable public debt had been generated by the struggle for independence against Great Britain. Such was…
Sarah Nerney
Sarah NerneyJuly 3, 2013
Virginia Chronicle Digital ProjectsNewspapers

Virginia Chronicle

Exciting News!The Virginia Newspaper Project and the Library of Virginia invite you to visit Virginia Chronicle, the Library’s online newspaper database and repository. We have added…
Errol Somay
Errol SomayJuly 2, 2013
Cooking today with Our Church Paper Newspapers

Cooking today with Our Church Paper

New Market, established 1796 in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley and settled largely by German Lutherans and Mennonites, was home to Our Church Paper, a Lutheran weekly published…
Natalie Draper
Natalie DraperJune 26, 2013
Where did I put that? Archives

Where did I put that?

Has this ever happened to you? You sit down to watch TV but cannot find the remote control, you need to go somewhere but cannot…
Greg Crawford
Greg CrawfordJune 26, 2013
The Petition of Araminta Frances Archives

The Petition of Araminta Frances

In court documents from Lunenburg County Chancery Cause 1856-042, the petition of Araminta Frances reveals an interesting and life-changing request.  On 10 March 1856 Araminta…
Joanne Porter
Joanne PorterJune 19, 2013
Grant Awarded to Process Montgomery Co. Circuit Court Records Conservation

Grant Awarded to Process Montgomery Co. Circuit Court Records

The Library of Virginia’s Local Records Services branch, in partnership with the Montgomery County Circuit Court Clerk, was recently awarded a 2-year grant from the National…
Bari Helms
Bari HelmsJune 17, 2013
Elizabeth Van Lew: Portrait of a Union Spy, From Print to Video Newspapers

Elizabeth Van Lew: Portrait of a Union Spy, From Print to Video

In recent years, Greg McQuade, morning anchor of WTVR in Richmond, Virginia, has produced award winning news segments on local Richmond history. Some of the stories have…
Kelley Ewing
Kelley EwingJune 12, 2013
I’ll drink to that! Governor Henry Stuart Records Processed Archives

I’ll drink to that! Governor Henry Stuart Records Processed

The Executive Papers of Governor Henry C. Stuart, 1914-1918 (LVA accession 28722) are now available to researchers as part of an ongoing project to arrange and describe the…
Craig Moore
Craig MooreJune 12, 2013
Washington and Scott Co. Cohabitation Registers Now Online ArchivesDigital Projects

Washington and Scott Co. Cohabitation Registers Now Online

The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce the addition of Scott County and Washington County to the cohabitation register digitization project.  This project, via the Virginia…
Sarah Nerney
Sarah NerneyJune 7, 2013
Lancaster Co. Records Uncovered in Courthouse Archives

Lancaster Co. Records Uncovered in Courthouse

As the Commonwealth of Virginia’s archives and library, the Library of Virginia provides a wide variety of services to local public libraries and government agencies…
Carl Childs
Carl ChildsJune 5, 2013
Stories from the Past Revealed in Rockingham Co. Chancery Records ArchivesDigital Projects

Stories from the Past Revealed in Rockingham Co. Chancery Records

The Library of Virginia, in partnership with the Rockingham County Circuit Court Clerk’s Office, is pleased to announce that the indexing and digitization of Rockingham County’s…
Bari Helms
Bari HelmsMay 31, 2013
The Short Happy Life of The Chickahominy Sun Newspapers

The Short Happy Life of The Chickahominy Sun

The above title stands as a slight upgrade, it is hoped, to the first headline of this small town weekly’s blog  introduction, the simply descriptive-Now…
Henry Morse
Henry MorseMay 29, 2013
Everything I know about the Constitution, I learned from Chester the Crab (and Star Trek) Manuscripts & Special Collections

Everything I know about the Constitution, I learned from Chester the Crab (and Star Trek)

Not long ago, I caught ”The Omega Glory” episode of Star Trek on television.  Kirk, Spock, and McCoy are trapped on a planet very similar to…
Trenton Hizer
Trenton HizerMay 29, 2013
Tobacco Census: Fixing the "Frauds and Mischiefs" of the Tobacco Trade Archives

Tobacco Census: Fixing the "Frauds and Mischiefs" of the Tobacco Trade

Virginia’s agricultural production, as well as its economy, was dominated by tobacco for over three centuries, ever since John Rolfe sent his first shipment of…
Sarah Nerney
Sarah NerneyMay 22, 2013
Lost 19th Century Rockingham Co. Wills Found at LVA ArchivesConservation

Lost 19th Century Rockingham Co. Wills Found at LVA

Individuals today wishing to conduct research using Rockingham County court records may encounter a few stumbling blocks. Due to two major events in the locality’s…
Callie Freed
Callie FreedMay 8, 2013
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