In July 1813, a Black man named Roger was charged in the Richmond City Hustings Court with stealing a “Sourtaurt great coat.” I was not…
Lydia NeurothFebruary 28, 2024
In the excitement of completing our National Archives awarded NHPRC grant, securing a full-time project manager, not to mention participating the Library's 200th year anniversary, we…
Lydia NeurothOctober 25, 2023
In June 1800, an enslaved man named Bob was apprehended and jailed in the city of Richmond. Bob was not from the capital city. He…
Lydia NeurothAugust 30, 2023
Editor's Note: Neither Virginia Untold nor Virginia Untold Project Manager Lydia Neuroth is going anywhere, but as we transition out of our two-year NHPRC grant…
Lydia NeurothJune 28, 2023
About a year ago, we learned about a project from the Ohio Historical Records Advisory Board (OHRAB) to document free people of color in Ohio.…
Lydia NeurothApril 26, 2023
In last month’s Virginia Untold blog post, we shared about the exhibition currently on display in our pre-function hall to celebrate Black History Month: “I…
Lydia NeurothFebruary 15, 2023
On February 1, in celebration of Black History Month, a new exhibit from Virginia Untold will open to the public. This exhibition represents a small…
Lydia NeurothJanuary 25, 2023
It's a new year, and Virginia Untold has a new look!Starting today, when you go to www.virginiamemory.com/collections/aan, you’ll see our new landing page, which offers…
Lydia NeurothJanuary 4, 2023
We continue to process more records from the Richmond City Hustings Court as a part of our NHPRC grant for Virginia Untold. As we do…
Lydia NeurothNovember 30, 2022
The past few months have seen some great progress on our NHPRC grant for our Virginia Untold project so we thought we’d share a few…
Lydia NeurothOctober 26, 2022
In 1832, seventeen men were brought to the Richmond City Hustings Court with a unique charge. These men were cabinetmakers. They had united themselves illegally…
Lydia NeurothSeptember 28, 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
Nearly a week and a half ago, the country celebrated Juneteenth, which commemorates emancipation from slavery in the United States. Juneteenth refers to the historic…
Lydia NeurothJune 29, 2022
In view of thirty-nine of our free registers recently going live on the From the Page, we’re dedicating a series of blog posts to highlighting…
Lydia NeurothApril 27, 2022
