If you read this blog, you might know that the Virginia Newspaper Project (VNP) contributes digitized newspapers to two websites, Chronicling America and Virginia Chronicle.…
Claire JohnsonMay 7, 2018
To celebrate St. Patrick's Day, we found a selection of the (very) broad ways that newspapers have chosen to acknowledge the feast day over the…
Claire JohnsonMarch 14, 2018
In the late spring of 1907, forty-two years after the end of the Civil War, Richmond was flooded with veterans and tourists for a 5…
Claire JohnsonJanuary 9, 2018
The holiday season has long meant family gatherings and a a full social schedule. Women of early twentieth century Richmond who wanted to make sure…
Claire JohnsonDecember 21, 2017
Happy Halloween From the VNP! In honor of the spookiest of holidays, here’s a look back at how Richmonders of the past celebrated Halloween.For young…
Claire JohnsonOctober 31, 2017
Salem witch trials are among the most well-known instances of witchcraft in colonial America, but belief in witches was not limited to New England. The colonists who…
Claire JohnsonOctober 26, 2017
People have always been complex, making history a complicated topic. When history is distilled down to be straightforward, the reality of human failings and flaws…
Claire JohnsonJuly 27, 2017
Virginia Suffrage News was a monthly newspaper published by the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia. Beginning with its first issue in October 1914, the paper aimed to…
Claire JohnsonJuly 12, 2017
Mary Johnston, born 1870 in Buchanan, Virginia, was a prolific author of 23 books, outspoken suffragist, and founding member of the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia.…
Claire JohnsonJune 28, 2017
