Roger Christman – Page 6 – The UncommonWealth

Archives

“Woke Up Election Day”: The Virginia Electoral College

On 6 November 2012, Barack Obama and Joe Biden were re-elected President and Vice President of the United States. Or were they? As we all…

Roger ChristmanDecember 12, 2012

Archives

Mug Shot Monday: Elmer Raines, No. 8824

This is the latest entry in a series of posts highlighting early parole information in the records of the Virginia Penitentiary. Elmer Raines, the subject of…

Roger ChristmanOctober 31, 2012

Archives

Mug Shot Monday: Joe Perry, No. 6733

This is the latest entry in a series of posts highlighting early parole records in the Virginia Penitentiary. Joe Perry, the subject of this week’s post,…

Roger ChristmanOctober 22, 2012

Archives

Mug Shot Monday: Edmonia M. Peebles, No. 7803

This is the latest entry in a series of posts highlighting early parole records in the Virginia Penitentiary. Edmonia M. Peebles, the subject of this week’s…

Roger ChristmanOctober 15, 2012

Archives

Mug Shot Monday: Ben Parker, No. 8432

This is the latest entry in a series of posts highlighting the records of the Virginia Penitentiary. This month’s entries will spotlight early parole records. An 1898 Act…

Roger ChristmanOctober 8, 2012

Archives

Souls of the Departed: Ida V. Belote

16 August 2012 is the 100th anniversary of the execution of Virginia Christian for the brutal murder of Ida V. Belote in Hampton, Virginia, on 18…

Roger ChristmanAugust 15, 2012

Archives

The Tri-State Gang in Richmond: Murder and Robbery in the Great Depression

Tomorrow historian Selden Richardson will speak at the Library of Virginia on his new book, The Tri-State Gang in Richmond: Murder and Robbery in the Great…

Roger ChristmanJuly 10, 2012

Archives

I Scream, You Scream, We All Steal Ice Cream!

On the afternoon of 18 April 1924, an Imperial Ice Cream Company truck got stuck in the mud on the road between Winchester and Front…

Roger ChristmanJune 20, 2012

Education & Programming The Stacks

Latest Issue of Broadside is Now Available

The spring 2012 issue of Broadside, the Library of Virginia's quarterly magazine, is now available. Discover fascinating items from the collections as well as events,…

Roger ChristmanMay 11, 2012

Archives

Reason to Believe: Quantico and the Evacuation of Stafford County

On 5 October 1942, the United States District Court in Norfolk, at the request of the Navy, condemned 50,000 acres of land in Fauquier, Prince…

Roger ChristmanApril 25, 2012

Archives Digital Projects

We Remember: Virginia Tech Five Years Later

Five years ago, Seung Hui Cho killed 32 people and injured at least 17 others before turning the gun on himself. The 16 April 2007…

Roger ChristmanApril 16, 2012

Archives

Mug Shot Monday Special Edition: Floyd and Claude Allen

Welcome to Mug Shot Monday Special Edition. This is the final post focusing on records at the Library of Virginia related to the “Hillsville Massacre.” In March 1913, Floyd…

Roger ChristmanMarch 14, 2012

Archives

Mug Shot Monday Special Edition: Wesley Edwards, No. 11218

Welcome to Mug Shot Monday Special Edition. This is the fifth post focusing on records at the Library of Virginia related to the “Hillsville Massacre.” In December 1912…

Roger ChristmanMarch 13, 2012

Archives

Mug Shot Monday Special Edition: Sidna Allen, No. 11217

Welcome to Mug Shot Monday Special Edition. This is the fourth post focusing on records at the Library of Virginia related to the “Hillsville Massacre.” In December 1912…

Roger ChristmanMarch 12, 2012

Archives

Mug Shot Monday Special Edition: Sidna Edwards, No. 10995

Welcome to Mug Shot Monday Special Edition. This is the third post focusing on records at the Library of Virginia related to the “Hillsville Massacre.” In August 1912…

Roger ChristmanMarch 9, 2012