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
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
Editor’s Note: The Library of Virginia, in partnership with Virginia Humanities, sponsors residential fellows during the academic year to conduct in-depth research in the Library’s collections.…
Jessi BennettMay 20, 2019
Traveling circuses, with their daring performers and ferocious animals, drew considerable crowds in the 19th century. The incredible feats of courage exhilarated the minds of visitors…
Sherri BagleyMay 15, 2019
While processing some City of Richmond court records from the Civil War era, I came across the remarkable narrative of a mother named Martha Hobson.…
Greg CrawfordMay 8, 2019
Happy World Stationery Day! As promised in a previous posts, here’s another look at some of the plethora of letterheads and stationery found in our…
Vince BrooksApril 25, 2019
The Library of Virginia’s Dictionary of Virginia Biography has recently completed a project to document the lives of these African American members of the convention, and their…
John DealApril 17, 2019
Editors’ note: This article originally appeared in the Fall 2017 issue of the CCRP Newsletter. A long history of collaboration exists between the Library of Virginia…
Eddie WoodwardApril 10, 2019
Editors’ Note: This article originally appeared in the January 2019 Loudoun County Office of the Circuit Court Clerk Historic Records Newsletter, “Little Gems.” We are…
Melissa MurphyMarch 20, 2019
The Virginia Museum of History & Culture (VMHC) and the Library of Virginia are cooperating to provide greater access to African American history and genealogy…
Greg CrawfordFebruary 21, 2019
In 1788, the Virginia General Assembly reformed the state judicial courts in order alleviate congestion in the General Court, which had caused unreasonable delays in…
Greg CrawfordFebruary 11, 2019
