This entry is part of our new "Random Reference" series, which features interesting discoveries made and reference questions answered by our Archives & Library Reference…
Dawn TinnellJune 1, 2020
Three years old. This was the age of Charles Bell, a free African American boy living in Frederick County, on 31 July 1857, when James…
Mary Ann MasonMay 27, 2020
The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce that digital images for the Westmoreland County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1753-1901, are now available online through the Chancery…
Greg CrawfordMay 20, 2020
What can a handful of documents left behind in a safe deposit box reveal? In the case of Kuy So, it is the story of…
Cara GriggsMay 15, 2020
The Library of Virginia is closed to the public, but we can still observe Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month virtually! Let’s explore the…
Emma ItoMay 8, 2020
The Library of Virginia is closed to the public, but we can still observe Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month virtually! Let’s explore the…
Cara GriggsMay 4, 2020
The Library of Virginia is closed to the public, but we can still observe Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month virtually! Let’s explore the…
Emma ItoApril 29, 2020
Given the current coronavirus health crisis, processing a small collection of Chesterfield County smallpox epidemic records from the 19th century seemed to be a timely…
Tracy HarterApril 22, 2020
While working with the Virginia War History Commission WWI Questionnaires collection, I have often wondered what it must have been like living through that time,…
Rose SchooffApril 8, 2020
This is the first entry in our new "Random Reference" series, which will feature interesting discoveries made and reference questions answered by our Archives &…
Amanda MorrellApril 6, 2020
Cover to sheet music for “Oh Doctor” by Billy Joyce and Rubey Cowan. (Mack Stark & Rubey Cowan Inc. Music Publishers, 1920. LVA Special Collections,…
Claire RadcliffeApril 3, 2020
Today we bring you a story in recognition of Census Day, April 1. Learn more about the 2020 United States Census (and submit your response!),…
Kevin ShupeApril 1, 2020
If you are looking for an activity to do with your children this week, the Census Bureau has many activities online for all ages that…
Mary ClarkMarch 18, 2020
We explain the purpose and functioning of the ballot and teach that voting is a duty as well as a right. We use every opportunity…
Mari JulienneMarch 11, 2020
