Public libraries are nothing if not resourceful. We’ve done it for centuries, moving from a space which required a membership to being a place for…
Reagen ThalackerJuly 13, 2020
Black Businesses in Antebellum Virginia
During the antebellum period in Virginia, enslaved men and women who gained their freedom did have the potential to enter…
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In the fall semester of 2019, which seems like years ago these days, I was lucky enough to wrap up my MLIS program with an…
Ben SteckJuly 8, 2020
This is an entry in our “Random Reference” series, which features interesting discoveries made and reference questions answered by our Archives & Library Reference Services…
Bill BynumJuly 6, 2020
While Lin Manuel Miranda’s blockbuster musical hit Hamilton takes some artistic liberties with our American Colonial past, there is a lot of history packed into…
Claire RadcliffeJuly 1, 2020
Evidence of the past appears in many forms. We find history in manuscript records, old newspapers, artifacts in a plowed field. But history is also…
Rebecca SchneiderJune 29, 2020
For those who enjoy the art and intricacy of transcribing historical documents, the Library of Virginia is pleased to announce that a selection of Albemarle…
Tracy HarterJune 24, 2020
