When I arrived as a Virginia Humanities Fellow at the Library of Virginia in September 2021, I did so with the intent to research the…
Guest ContributorAugust 10, 2022
Seeing Negatives Come to Life: 7 Questions with Victoria Garnett
This is a series introducing LVA employees and exploring what they do day-to-day. If you are interested in what goes…
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Folks popped into the James City County Library to grab materials, but they didn’t always stay long. All that changed in 2021 with a pioneering…
Guest ContributorAugust 8, 2022
When you hear about a case that hinges on “medical evidence,” what is the first image that pops into your head? It’s probably something serious…
McKenzie LongAugust 3, 2022
The archives of the Library of Virginia contain a noteworthy collection of letters offering a rare glimpse into the lives of LGBTQ people a century…
Kenneth ForestAugust 1, 2022
In October 1842, Cora Ann Elizabeth Carter and her husband William Watt Hubbard boarded the steamboat Patrick Henry en route for New York. Earlier that…
Lydia NeurothJuly 27, 2022
The Library of Virginia's first-floor lobby and Exhibition Gallery are open Monday-Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The second-floor Reading Rooms are open Tuesday-Friday, 9:00…
Donna PletcherJuly 25, 2022
