This is a blog entry in a series introducing LVA employees and exploring what they do day-to-day. If you are interested in what goes on…
Vince BrooksJune 21, 2021
Correspondence of a Union Spy: The Elizabeth Van Lew Papers
Editor's Note: A version of this article first appeared in Broadside, the magazine of the Library of Virginia, Issue No. 1,…
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What do you do in the middle of a pandemic that will take a family’s mind off the pandemic, but still keep everyone safe from…
Guest ContributorJune 18, 2021
To vaccinate, or not to vaccinate? That has always been the question. It is particularly timely these days as people seek, or seek to avoid,…
Tracy HarterJune 16, 2021
IIn 2020, Governor Ralph Northam issued an executive order proclaiming Juneteenth as a Virginia state holiday. Later that year, the General Assembly unanimously voted in…
Library of VirginiaJune 14, 2021
In 1791, Rachel Veney’s mother Sarah won a case in the district court of Northumberland County for her freedom and the freedom of her descendants.…
Greg CrawfordJune 9, 2021
The best thing about being a reference archivist is that every time you pick up the phone you have no idea what the question will…
Dawn TinnellJune 7, 2021
