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"hundreds of the descendants of Indians have obtained their freedom:" Freedom Suits in 18th & 19th Century Virginia

A small slip of paper on display in the Library of Virginia’s latest exhibition You Have No Right: Law and Justice in Virginia, running 24 September 2012-18…

Brent TarterSeptember 26, 2012

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Two Faces: The Personal Files of Dr. Joseph S. DeJarnette

Processing the records of a state agency director can often be unsatisfying. While the folders of historically important correspondence, reports, and meeting minutes describe the…

Jessie GrahamSeptember 19, 2012

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Fortune Teller Comes to Unpredictable End

On 15 May 1883, a seemingly intoxicated man approached Richard Stevens and his group of friends as they were standing together at 513 N. 17th Street…

Mary Dean CarterSeptember 12, 2012

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CCRP Celebrates 20 Years!

The Virginia Circuit Court Records Preservation Program (CCRP) is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Part of the Library of Virginia’s Local Records Services branch, the program was…

Bari HelmsAugust 31, 2012

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Lawless!

On 29 August, the movie Lawless, starring Shia LaBeouf, Gary Oldman, and Jessica Chastain, opens around the country. Based on the bestselling novel The Wettest County in…

Greg CrawfordAugust 29, 2012

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"Dead! And Never Called Me Mother!"

"Jugglery, slight of hand , comic concerts, and songs” brought the congregation of Centenary Methodist Church and members of the Sons of Temperance, Pendleton Division…

Bari HelmsAugust 22, 2012

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Souls of the Departed: Ida V. Belote

16 August 2012 is the 100th anniversary of the execution of Virginia Christian for the brutal murder of Ida V. Belote in Hampton, Virginia, on 18…

Roger ChristmanAugust 15, 2012

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From the Halls of Montezuma To the Shores of Tripoli: Presley Neville O’Bannon and the Marine Corps Sword

Editors Note: This post originally appeared in the former “Virginiana” section of Virginia Memory. The United States Marine Corps abounds with tradition and history. An important aspect of this…

Craig MooreAugust 8, 2012

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Man Caught by Husband with Drawers Down, Killing Ruled “Eminently Proper”

On the night of 4 August 1882, James M. Duesbury heard pistol shots coming from the nearby home of Christopher Goode and ran to see…

Mary Dean CarterAugust 1, 2012

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"The people here seem very fond of musick"

At first glance a chair maker, a musician, and a dancing master make a very strange trio. The June 1790 judgment papers for Capus vs. Kullin, found in…

Chris KolbeJuly 25, 2012

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Surry Co. Cohabitation Register Goes Digital!

The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce the addition of Surry County to the cohabitation register digitization project. This project, via the Virginia Memory website, aims to…

Sarah NerneyJuly 18, 2012

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A Few of Our Favorite Things: Letterhead in the Archive Part 3

Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Co. letterhead found in Cumberland County Military and Pension Records, Civil War Issues, Barcode number 1156174 As promised in a…

Vince BrooksJuly 11, 2012

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The Tri-State Gang in Richmond: Murder and Robbery in the Great Depression

Tomorrow historian Selden Richardson will speak at the Library of Virginia on his new book, The Tri-State Gang in Richmond: Murder and Robbery in the Great…

Roger ChristmanJuly 10, 2012

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July 4th Contest Decided in Local Court

The chancery causes we encounter usually involve disputes over lands, estates, and businesses, but occasionally we stumble upon cases that can only be categorized as…

Bari HelmsJune 27, 2012

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I Scream, You Scream, We All Steal Ice Cream!

On the afternoon of 18 April 1924, an Imperial Ice Cream Company truck got stuck in the mud on the road between Winchester and Front…

Roger ChristmanJune 20, 2012