Processing county deeds is usually not the springboard to finding something that is, well, blog-worthy. Deeds are already recorded in county deed books that have…
Dale DulaneyAugust 3, 2016
The first blog entry I wrote back in 2009 was about the shredded first pages of an old family Bible that were part of a Rockingham County …
Dale DulaneyAugust 26, 2011
News reports seem to conclude that yesterday’s earthquake, centered in Mineral, Louisa County, was the most powerful earthquake to ever strike the state. Fortunately, damage…
Dale DulaneyAugust 24, 2011
Additional Prince Edward County chancery causes are now available on the Chancery Records Index. These additions span the years 1754 through 1883. Combined with the previously…
Dale DulaneyAugust 8, 2011
Once the new blog “Multiple Exposure” came online we knew we were going to have to share the digital spotlight with our friends from Special…
Dale DulaneyAugust 2, 2011
If you’ve ever heard “God Bless America” or “White Christmas” then you know the music of Irving Berlin. Considered by many critics to be the…
Dale DulaneyJuly 27, 2011
The Library of Virginia has received a grant of $155,071 from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support the scanning of the City of Petersburg chancery…
Dale DulaneyMay 5, 2011
We here at Out of the Box are so excited about our one-year anniversary that we decided to throw a new coat of paint on…
Dale DulaneyMay 5, 2011
When I found a little booklet titled “Presented with the Compliments of B.F. Avery & Sons…” in a box of oversized Smyth County Chancery Court…
Dale DulaneyMay 4, 2011
The staff at Montgomery County’s Circuit Court Clerk’s Office recently rediscovered the county’s cohabitation register, one of the most valuable records used for African American…
Dale DulaneyMay 2, 2011
In recognition of Preservation Week, April 24–30, the Library of Virginia is offering a special event highlighting the Library’s ongoing commitment to preserving Virginia’s history for future generations…
Dale DulaneyApril 25, 2011
Editor's Note: This media is no longer available. Check out this video of our own Tom Camden, Special Collections Director, discussing a rarely seen copy of…
Dale DulaneyApril 18, 2011
Two Library of Virginia staff members were mentioned in recent newspaper stories in both the Wall Street Journal and Los Angeles Times. Edwin Ray, Reference Services Librarian, was…
Dale DulaneyMarch 28, 2011
Tameka Hobbs will sign copies of To Collect, Protect, and Serve: Behind the Scenes at the Library of Virginia at the Virginia Shop on March 17 from…
Dale DulaneyMarch 14, 2011
