This is the first blog entry in a series introducing LVA employees and exploring what they do day-to-day. If you are interested in what goes…
Vince BrooksNovember 21, 2019
Next Monday is Veteran's Day. We honor veterans but we can never truly understand everything that they have experienced. At the end of World War…
Jessi BennettNovember 6, 2019
One of the more unusual stories found within the Library of Virginia’s collections involves the celebrated conjoined twin brothers Chang and Eng. Better known as…
Tom CrewOctober 23, 2019
The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce the addition of the city of Lynchburg Chancery Causes, 1805-1827, to the Chancery Records Index. The collection includes…
Greg CrawfordOctober 9, 2019
The following is republished with permission from Quail Bell Magazine and Ghia Vitale. Header Image: CHRISTINE SLOAN STODDARD. HARBOUR GHOST (2017). REMIX is a contest…
Vince BrooksOctober 2, 2019
Virginia’s marriage license requirements recently made the national news, and the state’s complicated history with racial classification is part of that conversation. Various records held…
Vince BrooksSeptember 16, 2019
The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce the addition of the Lancaster County Fiduciary Records, 1657-1872, to Virginia Untold. This collection contains the earliest records…
Greg CrawfordAugust 29, 2019
The Library of Virginia is excited to make the records of the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia available in Making History: Transcribe. As part of…
Mari JulienneAugust 21, 2019
The start of August brings with it the excitement and anticipation of numerous young men and women as they prepare for their first year in…
Tracy HarterAugust 7, 2019
Inviting a man of the cloth to live in your home seems like it should be a good idea. You might expect a resident clergyman…
Sherri BagleyJuly 24, 2019
The bedrock of the Library of Virginia’s chancery causes collection is the personal story. While most causes share similar documents, topics, and resolutions, each story…
Callie FreedJuly 3, 2019
The design of the Seal of the Commonwealth of Virginia was adopted by the Virginia Convention on 5 July 1776, based on the work of…
Claire RadcliffeJune 26, 2019
As we have often seen in this blog, even the driest local records can lead to the most interesting stories. Such is the case with…
Tracy HarterJune 19, 2019
At the end of the 1962 John Ford classic The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, a reporter remarks, “When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.”…
Vince BrooksMay 22, 2019
