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It’s A Virginia Thing: Helping One Native Colleague at a Time

Back in 2010 when I was processing the Nelson County chancery suits, I found a remarkable genealogical chart of the prominent Carter family. From that…

Callie FreedSeptember 21, 2016

Archives Digital Projects

Man at the Top: The Kaine Administration Cabinet Week Reports Collection

The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce a new digital collection: the Kaine Administration Cabinet Weekly Reports Collection (2006-2009). Accessible through Digitool (and linked to…

Roger ChristmanSeptember 12, 2016

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Bring On Your Wrecking Ball: The Battle of Hampton Roads

The Battle of Hampton Roads was one of the most important naval battles in the American Civil War. It was fought over two days, 8-9…

Renee SavitsSeptember 7, 2016

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Every Dog Will Have His Day

Editor’s note: This piece was originally published as an artifact spotlight for Discover Richmond, a magazine published by the Richmond-Times Dispatch. It is posted here with additional images of…

Dana PugaAugust 24, 2016

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The Return of Virginia’s Lost History

UPDATE: The Charles City County Record Book is now available online. If you live in the Richmond area or are connected to the Library of Virginia…

Vince BrooksAugust 17, 2016

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"A Nest of Bad Men": Locating the Lunenburg County Courthouse

Processing county deeds is usually not the springboard to finding something that is, well, blog-worthy. Deeds are already recorded in county deed books that have…

Dale DulaneyAugust 3, 2016

Archives Digital Projects

All I’m Thinkin’ About….Tim Kaine Records at the Library of Virginia

L ong time readers of our blog are already familiar with the Kaine Email Project @ LVA. Hillary Clinton’s selection of Virginia Senator Tim Kaine…

Roger ChristmanJuly 27, 2016

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Miami Beach Florida is Calling You

In November 1924, Governor E. Lee Trinkle traveled to Florida to attend the annual Governors’ Conference. The Governors’ Conference was held in Jacksonville, Florida, on…

Renee SavitsJuly 20, 2016

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The Old Ball and Chain

In the colonial period, married Virginians had very few legal grounds for divorce. Over the years, though, standards loosened up a bit, and eventually the…

Vince BrooksJuly 13, 2016

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Ten Paces! Fire!

On 28 November 1818, John McCarty of Loudoun County wrote a short letter to the Speaker of the House of Delegates of Virginia, declining the…

Claire RadcliffeJune 29, 2016

Archives The Stacks

Truckin’ with the Bill of Rights

Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared in The Delimiter, the Library’s in-house on-line newsletter. It has been slightly edited for clarity. To commemorate the bicentennial of the…

Lyn HartJune 22, 2016

Archives Conservation The Stacks

Virginia’s CCRP Program Provides Almost $900K In Preservation Grants

The Circuit Court Records Preservation Program (CCRP) Grant Review Board met on 23 May 2016 at the Library of Virginia to consider records preservation grant requests…

Greg CrawfordJune 15, 2016

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Be Our Guest: French’s Tavern in Powhatan County

French’s Tavern, located in Powhatan County, was a prominent 19th century inn and ordinary that served travelers on the Old Buckingham Road, an important thoroughfare linking…

Catherine OBrionJune 8, 2016

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Painting the Town "Light Drab"

While processing Governor E. Lee Trinkle’s Executive Papers, 1922-1926, I came across several folders relating to the Governor’s Mansion in Richmond, Virginia. One folder held…

Claire RadcliffeJune 1, 2016

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Old Plats of Pocahontas

Pocahontas Island is a peninsula in the Appomattox River incorporated as part of the City of Petersburg in 1784. The small town became home to…

Louise JonesMay 25, 2016