"I hate secession and all its hateful helpers. Cursed be the hand that raised its bloody flag to make desolate homes and wretched women,” wrote…
McKenzie LongSeptember 22, 2021
Chronic Pains: Virginia’s History of Painkiller Legislation
A public argument breaks out between several men on the topic of opiates. One, a physician, calls for greater restrictions…
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This is the latest entry in a series introducing LVA employees and exploring what they do day-to-day. If you are interested in what goes on…
Vince BrooksSeptember 20, 2021
Over the summer of 2021, student interns conducted a self-directed research project using Library of Virginia collections and other resources to explore the effects of…
Library of VirginiaSeptember 17, 2021
Manakin Town, in present-day Powhatan County, was a unique community made up of Huguenot (French Protestant) refugees who settled there in 1700-1701. Although free from…
Bill BynumSeptember 15, 2021
How many librarians does it take to read a story? Definitely more than one if it is for the Library of Virginia’s Dial a Story…
Sue La ParoSeptember 13, 2021
For one semester, in the fall of 2019, I received a Virginia Humanities Fellowship, with residence at the Library of Virginia, to study the journey…
Karen ChaseSeptember 8, 2021
