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Mug Shot Monday: Theodore Gibson, No. 32872

Editors Note: Yes, we know it is not Monday. The Out of the Box staff had a technical glitch this afternoon and accidentally published Monday's…

Roger ChristmanNovember 3, 2011

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Don’t Block the Vote

In honor of the upcoming Election Day, today’s post presents a record that illustrates the struggles that some Virginians experienced while attempting to exercise the…

Sarah NerneyNovember 2, 2011

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I Ain’t Afraid of No Ghost!

In 1896, Virginia Anderson, nicknamed Jennie, filed for divorce from her husband, Epps G. Anderson, in the Scott County Circuit Court. He was in his…

Sam WaltersOctober 31, 2011

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Mug Shot Monday (Halloween Edition): Benjamin Gilbert

Welcome to Mug Shot Monday (Halloween Edition)! This is the latest entry in a series of posts highlighting inmate photographs in the records of the Virginia Penitentiary. At…

Roger ChristmanOctober 31, 2011

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Building Furniture, Building Up the South

The Library of Virginia recently acquired business records of Ephraim Baker (1836-1919) of Mount Olive, Virginia (Accession 51052). Baker, born on 13 December 1836 in…

Chris KolbeOctober 26, 2011

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Mug Shot Monday: Bob Addison, No. 35074

Welcome to Mug Shot Monday! This is the latest entry in a series of posts highlighting inmate mug shots in the records of the Virginia Penitentiary. On 16…

Roger ChristmanOctober 24, 2011

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Drunkenness is no excuse…

Ever want to claim you were too drunk to be responsible for committing a criminal act? In Virginia in 1915, you would have been out…

Sarah NerneyOctober 19, 2011

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Mug Shot Monday: Sylvia Elwood Huffman, No. 38770

Welcome to Mug Shot Monday! This is the latest entry in a series of posts highlighting inmate mug shots in the records of the Virginia Penitentiary. In June…

Roger ChristmanOctober 17, 2011

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Is There A Doctor in the (Court) House?: A Doctor’s Account Book as Public Record

Robert Davidson (R.D.) Hufford was born in Wythe County in 1850. He studied medicine at the Medical College of Virginia and established a practice in…

Greg CrawfordOctober 12, 2011

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Mug Shot Monday: James "Jimmie" Strother, No. 33927

Welcome to Mug Shot Monday! This is the latest entry in a series of posts highlighting inmate mug shots in the records of the Virginia Penitentiary. In April…

Roger ChristmanOctober 10, 2011

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Mayhem and Skull Fragments in Rockbridge Co.

At the October 1903 session of Rockbridge County court, Oliver R. Bane, called “Dock” Bane (alternately spelled Bain), was convicted of unlawful assault against Lone…

Sarah NerneyOctober 5, 2011

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Mug Shot Monday: Edith Maxwell, No. 38599

Welcome to Mug Shot Monday! This is the first in a series of new weekly posts highlighting inmate mug shots in the records of the Virginia Penitentiary. …

Roger ChristmanOctober 3, 2011

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Johnny 99: The Records of the Virginia Penitentiary Now Available

The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce that the records of the Virginia Penitentiary (Accession 41558) are now available to researchers. The collection contains 289 bound…

Roger ChristmanSeptember 28, 2011

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Fort Monroe Records at the Library of Virginia

The recent deactivation of Fort Monroe as a military installation and its transfer back to the Commonwealth of Virginia calls to mind the fort’s rich history. This…

Craig MooreSeptember 22, 2011

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Petersburg Chancery Reveals Rich African American History

The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce that the first installment of images from the Petersburg chancery causes digitization project have been added to…

Vince BrooksSeptember 21, 2011