T he Virginia Land Office patents and grants comprise an invaluable grouping of original landownership records for the Commonwealth. The Library of Virginia has indexed…
Amanda MorrellJanuary 29, 2020
This is the latest blog entry in a series introducing LVA employees and exploring what they do day-to-day. If you are interested in what goes…
Vince BrooksDecember 19, 2019
This post is Part 2 in a sometimes series about the statues of Virginia's Capitol Square. See Part 1 here. "In his quiet Roman workshop…
Meghan TownesDecember 13, 2019
Unclaimed property from banks, estates, or other repositories often ends up in the possession of the Virginia Department of the Treasury. If they are not…
Cara GriggsDecember 4, 2019
As the award winning Broadway hit Hamilton: An American Musical travels across the county, it has inspired various archival and cultural institutions to spotlight their…
rchristmanNovember 27, 2019
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
From 1795 to 1952, the United States’ naturalization process required a declaration of intention followed by a petition for naturalization. On 9 May 1918, Congress…
Cara GriggsNovember 13, 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
