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Records Room Road Trips: June-July 2023

As my traveling colleague, Tracy Harter, mentioned in her last installment for Records Room Road Trips, we alternate posts between the two of us, and…

Eddie WoodwardOctober 27, 2023

Archives Conservation The Stacks

Records Room Road Trips: Charlotte, Campbell, Pittsylvania, and Henry Counties

As we mentioned in the last installment for the “Records Room Road Trips” series, the spring and summer have brought more overnight stays as we’ve…

Eddie WoodwardAugust 23, 2023

Archives Conservation The Stacks

Records Room Road Trips: Spotsylvania, Mathews, Greene, Lancaster, and Middlesex Counties

Our CCRP travel picked up during the month of April for CCRP consulting archivists, which for me meant visits to five localities: Spotsylvania County, Mathews…

Tracy HarterJuly 19, 2023

Archives Conservation Digital Projects

Virginia Untold: Looking Back and Moving Forward

Editor's Note: Neither Virginia Untold nor Virginia Untold Project Manager Lydia Neuroth is going anywhere, but as we transition out of our two-year NHPRC grant…

Lydia NeurothJune 28, 2023

Archives Conservation

Records Room Road Trips: Day Trippers

Travel for Library of Virginia Circuit Court Records Program (CCRP) consulting archivists begins to taper off when the grants are announced, which this past year…

Eddie WoodwardJune 21, 2023

Archives Conservation

Records Room Road Trips: Westmoreland, Richmond and Louisa

As one of two Circuit Court Records Program (CCRP) consulting archivists, CCRP travel for the upcoming grant cycle season began for me in February 2023.…

Tracy HarterMay 31, 2023

Archives Conservation

There and Back Again: The Return of Liber A to Prince William County

The story of Prince William County’s first deed book begins nearly three centuries ago. On May 14, 1731, during the fourth year of the reign…

Greg CrawfordMay 26, 2023

Archives Conservation

Records Room Road Trips

In February 2023, we began our seventh season of travel as the first Library of Virginia Circuit Court Records Preservation Program (CCRP) consulting archivists. Although…

Library of VirginiaMay 10, 2023

Archives Conservation

Announcing the 2023 Circuit Court Records Preservation Program Grants

The Circuit Court Records Preservation Program (CCRP) Grant Review Board met on January 6, 2023 at the Library of Virginia to consider records preservation grant requests…

Greg CrawfordJanuary 27, 2023

Conservation Manuscripts & Special Collections

A Map of Madison County

In February 1816, the Virginia state legislature passed “An Act to provide an accurate chart of each county and a general map of the territory…

Library of VirginiaDecember 5, 2022

Archives Conservation The Stacks

What Do CCRP Archivists Do?

When Circuit Court Records Preservation Program (CCRP) archivists from the Library of Virginia travel to circuit court clerks’ offices to examine items as potential candidates…

Library of VirginiaNovember 2, 2022

Zodiac Constellations with Archival Storage Boxes

Archives Conservation The Stacks

Star Charts and Archives: Learn What Archival Tool Most Aligns with Your Astrological Sign

Happy Archives Month! The month of October is a special time for archivists across the state as we celebrate archival material and the archival profession.…

Mary Ann Mason, They/ThemOctober 5, 2022

Archives Conservation

Coming Soon to Virginia Untold: Free Black Registers from Arlington County

We’re excited to announce that we’ve just uploaded new Virginia Untold material to our transcription platform From the Page! This Saturday, October 23, from noon…

Lydia NeurothOctober 20, 2021

Archives Conservation

Untying an Archival Knot: Determining Dates in an 18th-century Minute Book

Archivists enjoy creating order out of apparent disorder. Much like untying a stubborn knot, the process itself can be very satisfying. Archivists are familiar with…

Tracy HarterAugust 5, 2020

Conservation

Protecting Family and Heirlooms

During this time of home confinement, many of you may have decided to launch into one of those time-consuming projects that you never had time…

Leslie CourtoisApril 29, 2020