Virginia Authors Marion Cabell Tyree and Mrs. T’s Sweet Potato Pie I have a sweet potato problem. When autumn comes and locally grown sweet potatoes appear in markets, I buy them reflexively, the way people stock…Rebecca SchneiderDecember 4, 2020
Newspapers “Big Rock Candy Mountains Discovered Near Clintwood” While searching for an unrelated newspaper article for a library patron, I stumbled upon a unique piece of local news reporting in the 28 October…Rebecca SchneiderAugust 3, 2020
Education & Programming A Book List on Racism and Resistance in Virginia History 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
Virginia Authors “A Prosperous Season”: The 1920 W. Grossmann and Son’s Seed Catalog If you have a home garden, you may have engaged in a time-honored annual ritual—flipping through the pages of a favorite seed catalog and selecting…Rebecca SchneiderMay 6, 2020
Virginia Authors Publishing Anne Spencer: The Crisis, February 1920 One hundred years ago, the first published work of Virginia poet, librarian, and activist Anne Spencer appeared in the February 1920 issue of The Crisis.…Rebecca SchneiderFebruary 19, 2020
Virginia Authors Uncovering Homegrown Histories During Picture Book Month From The Wreck of the Old 97 by Clara G. Fountain (Womack Press, Danville, Va., 1976) Libraries and schools across the world celebrate Picture Book…Rebecca SchneiderNovember 20, 2019