Even after the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution in 1920, many people in the United States continued to be denied the right…
Sonya ColemanSeptember 2, 2020
Commercial stationery can offer a fascinating snapshot of a place or time. Scholars of this subject point out that the rich illustrations and elaborate printing…
Sonya ColemanMarch 27, 2020
Stuck at home? Need a project? We’ve got three! These three projects use crowdsourcing to help make historical materials at the Library of Virginia more…
Sonya ColemanMarch 19, 2020
The Library of Virginia’s Visual Studies Collection has a collection of German postcards depicting non-combat scenes from the Western Front. Schaar & Dathe of Trier…
Sonya ColemanNovember 9, 2018
Libraries and the people that staff them, fund them, and use them have a long history of civic engagement—they’re involved in their communities and make…
Sonya ColemanMay 25, 2017
On 23 August 1831, Governor John Floyd received a hastily written note from the Southampton County postmaster stating “that an insurrection of the slaves in…
Sonya ColemanOctober 12, 2016
We’re happy to announce that Making History: Transcribe is now live! This site will enable users to transcribe documents in the Library of Virginia collections in a…
Sonya ColemanAugust 19, 2014
Here in Virginia, there are some pretty strong views on history. It isn’t merely in the past, it is occurring in the present as well. …
Sonya ColemanJanuary 22, 2013
In some cases, failing extravagantly can work in favor of your cause. Go big or go home, as it were. John Brown was an American abolitionist who…
Sonya ColemanJanuary 15, 2013
How did views on slavery evolve in the decades leading up to the Civil War? What different concerns did Quakers, soldiers, and revolutionaries express about…
Sonya ColemanJanuary 8, 2013
