One of the hallmarks of the age of Prohibition is a certain level of contradiction. After all, the country was supposed to be entirely dry;…
Claire RadcliffeJuly 26, 2017
This is the latest entry in a series of blog posts spotlighting stories and records of Virginia’s involvement in World War I. The Council’s activities…
Vince BrooksJuly 12, 2017
This is the latest entry in a series of blog posts spotlighting stories and records of Virginia’s involvement in World War I. Soon after the United States…
Claire RadcliffeJuly 7, 2017
When Petersburg’s coroner filled out the death certificate for farmer Lump Moore, he wrote a simple “no” in answer to the question, “Was disease or…
Meghan TownesJune 28, 2017
Editor’s Note: The Library of Virginia, in partnership with the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, sponsored four residential fellows for the 2016-2017 academic year to conduct in-depth research…
Guest ContributorJune 21, 2017
Corporal Harry A. Matthews, the subject of this week’s post on Virginia’s involvement in World War I. , died on 5 December 1918 from wounds…
Roger ChristmanJune 14, 2017
Editor’s Note: The Library of Virginia, in partnership with the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, sponsored four residential fellows for the 2016-2017 academic year to…
Guest ContributorJune 7, 2017
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in slightly altered form in the Summer 2001 issue of “Virginia Cavalcade.” Between 1928 and 1930, the federal government…
Vince BrooksMay 31, 2017
In 1915, Richmond native Morgan P. Robinson became the chief of the Archives Department at the Virginia State Library (now the Library of Virginia); three…
Eddie WoodwardMay 10, 2017
Every box of records that arrives at the Library of Virginia is full of possibilities. We never know what we are going to find in…
Roger ChristmanMay 3, 2017
Within the records of Governor E. Lee Trinkle (1922-1926) are several boxes relating to extraditions and pardons of prisoners. I came across one letter from Leroy…
Renee SavitsApril 26, 2017
What do prohibition and the American Civil War have in common? More than you may think. The debate over prohibition in Virginia, which culminated in…
Claire RadcliffeApril 19, 2017
This is the first entry in a series of blog posts spotlighting stories and records of Virginia’s involvement in World War I. United States Marine…
Roger ChristmanApril 11, 2017
Editor’s note: This post was adapted from a talk given by Roger Christman, state records archivist. A hundred years ago, on 6 April 1917, the…
Claire RadcliffeApril 5, 2017
