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
It started with an email. Four days before the inauguration of Governor-elect Ralph Northam on 13 January 2018, Jae K. Davenport, deputy counsel to outgoing…
Roger ChristmanNovember 9, 2022
When Circuit Court Records Preservation Program (CCRP) archivists from the Library of Virginia travel to circuit court clerks’ offices to examine items as potential candidates…
Library of VirginiaNovember 2, 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 1999, Virginia Governor James Gilmore embarked on a thirteen-day trade mission to South America that included Chile, Brazil, and Argentina, key trade and commerce…
Alan ArellanoOctober 12, 2022
Happy Archives Month! The month of October is a special time for archivists across the state as we celebrate archival material and the archival profession.…
Mary Ann MasonOctober 5, 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
“That the Oppressed May Go Free” : A Petition to the Virginia General Assembly for Religious Freedom
During the summer of 1776, members of Virginia's last Revolutionary Convention adopted the Virginia Declaration of Rights. Among the principles of representative government and fundamental…
Mari JulienneSeptember 21, 2022
What happens when a public record goes missing? Throughout the years, records have disappeared, usually as a result of wartime raids or through the acts…
Emeline AlexanderSeptember 7, 2022
Rachel Findley was a mother. She was a grandmother. She was a Virginian. She was also enslaved. The law defined Rachel as property. Because Rachel…
Library of VirginiaAugust 31, 2022
Summer 2022 marked the first cohort of the Transforming the Future of Libraries & Archives Internship Program. With great excitement and anticipation, we welcomed six…
Sonya ColemanAugust 22, 2022
The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce that digital images for the Albemarle County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1768-1850, are now available online through the…
Library of VirginiaAugust 17, 2022
When I arrived as a Virginia Humanities Fellow at the Library of Virginia in September 2021, I did so with the intent to research the…
Guest ContributorAugust 10, 2022
When you hear about a case that hinges on “medical evidence,” what is the first image that pops into your head? It’s probably something serious…
McKenzie LongAugust 3, 2022
