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“Whoever said that told a damned lie!”: The Witcher-Clement Feud ArchivesNewspapers

“Whoever said that told a damned lie!”: The Witcher-Clement Feud

Whether attributable to St. Augustine, Chaucer, or Aesop the trope that familiarity breeds contempt has plenty of historical precedent – the Hatfields and McCoys, Alexander…
Vince Brooks
Vince BrooksJuly 29, 2026
New Books – July 2026 The StacksVirginia Authors

New Books – July 2026

The Library of Virginia's first-floor lobby and Exhibition Gallery are open Monday-Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The second-floor Reading Rooms are open Tuesday-Friday, 9:00…
Annie Hatton
Annie HattonJuly 27, 2026
Ann Brooks: Piecing Together a Life Hidden by History ArchivesDigital Projects

Ann Brooks: Piecing Together a Life Hidden by History

Editor's Note: Brianna Oxford is a rising senior at Hampton University studying Criminal Justice. She is interning with Virginia Untold this summer through the Library’s…
Brianna Oxford
Brianna OxfordJuly 22, 2026
Reading on Company Time: Virginia Corporate Newspapers in Virginia Chronicle Newspapers

Reading on Company Time: Virginia Corporate Newspapers in Virginia Chronicle

Virginia Chronicle, the Library of Virginia’s freely-accessible digital newspaper database, has recently added something new to its archive—corporate newsletters. These newsletters are vital records about…
Kelley Ewing
Kelley EwingJuly 20, 2026
“Call us men and brethren, and all the tears shed in the past will be forgotten” ArchivesEducation & ProgrammingNewspapers

“Call us men and brethren, and all the tears shed in the past will be forgotten”

Riddle me this. What is the connection between an African American sheriff and postmaster in Essex County, Virginia, a Freedmen's Bureau teacher in Tappahannock, and…
Lee Ann Timreck
Lee Ann TimreckJuly 15, 2026
A Purr-fect Library Program: From Seven Cats to 1,800 Votes Public Libraries

A Purr-fect Library Program: From Seven Cats to 1,800 Votes

What happens when a group of cat-loving librarians starts wishing for a library cat? In Alexandria, Virginia, they turn that simple idea into a beloved…
Your Local Public Librarian
Your Local Public LibrarianJuly 13, 2026
A Smoking Gun: Library of Virginia Documents Shed Light on A Murder ArchivesManuscripts & Special Collections

A Smoking Gun: Library of Virginia Documents Shed Light on A Murder

It was a bloody, excruciating ending for the amiable 22-year-old merchant. Walter Henry Pleasants was shot January 30, 1838, in his room at Richmond’s Columbian…
Guest Contributor
Guest ContributorJuly 8, 2026
Birth of a Record Group: The Inauguration of Patrick Henry ArchivesThe Stacks

Birth of a Record Group: The Inauguration of Patrick Henry

Needless to say, there was a lot going on in Virginia during the summer of 1776. The fifth and, ultimately, final Virginia Revolutionary Convention met…
Vince Brooks
Vince BrooksJuly 6, 2026
The Seal of Virginia Archives

The Seal of Virginia

Between August 1774 and July 1776, Virginia held five Revolutionary Conventions. These conventions selected and instructed the Virginia delegates to Congress, organized military preparation, arranged…
Brent Tarter
Brent TarterJuly 1, 2026
New Books – June 2026 The StacksVirginia Authors

New Books – June 2026

The Library of Virginia's first-floor lobby and Exhibition Gallery are open Monday-Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The second-floor Reading Rooms are open Tuesday-Friday, 9:00…
Annie Hatton
Annie HattonJune 29, 2026
Virginia Untold Hires Part-Time Project Archivist ArchivesDigital ProjectsThe Stacks

Virginia Untold Hires Part-Time Project Archivist

Hi! I'm Elle Kim, a new part-time Project Archivist for Virginia Untold: The African American Narrative. In this blog post, I’ll formally introduce myself and…
Elle Kim
Elle KimJune 24, 2026
Peggy Vahle and her Poodle Poo on America’s Bikecentennial NewspapersVirginia Authors

Peggy Vahle and her Poodle Poo on America’s Bikecentennial

In 1976, Peggy Vahle rode her bicycle across the country, accompanied by her poodle, Poo, sitting in a handlebar bag. Before beginning her trip, a…
Guest Contributor
Guest ContributorJune 22, 2026
Finding People Who Don’t Want to be Found: Students and the Chesapeake’s Unfree People A sketch drawing of a ship with sails raised, and flags on the front and back and each most of the ship. A label reads “Potomack River” in cursive underneath the ship.ArchivesDigital Projects

Finding People Who Don’t Want to be Found: Students and the Chesapeake’s Unfree People

In 1673, a Black woman named Pendall escaped with her son from the Accomack County plantation of Tabitha Browne, where they were enslaved. They stole…
Guest Contributor
Guest ContributorJune 17, 2026
Permission to Explore: World War II Sight-Seeing ArchivesDigital Projects

Permission to Explore: World War II Sight-Seeing

In the midst of World War II, some American men and women were lucky enough to experience fleeting moments of peace and safety where they…
Jessi Bennett
Jessi BennettJune 15, 2026
George Mason and the Virginia Declaration of Rights Archives

George Mason and the Virginia Declaration of Rights

The Virginia Declaration of Rights that members of the Fifth and last of the Virginia Revolutionary Conventions unanimously adopted on June 12, 1776, was one…
Brent Tarter
Brent TarterJune 10, 2026
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