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Inclusive Indexing: Gabriel’s Conspiracy Documents in Virginia Untold

Editor's Note: This summer, Transforming the Future of Libraries and Archives intern Kade McGrail assisted in several different projects for the Library’s Virginia Untold project.…

Lydia NeurothAugust 28, 2024

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Transforming the Future of Libraries & Archives 2024

This summer the Library of Virginia was thrilled to welcome a cohort of six interns for the third year of our Transforming the Future of…

Library of VirginiaAugust 26, 2024

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The Impact of the Act to Preserve Racial Integrity on Virginia’s Indigenous Tribes

March 20, 1924, is a moment in Virginia’s history when the governor, the General Assembly, state officials, and some in the general public believed that…

Ashley CraigJuly 17, 2024

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Unfinished Business from the Bicentennial of Independence Left to the 250th Anniversary

I went to work in the Virginia State Library (now the Library of Virginia) on July 1, 1974, in the capacity of an assistant to…

Brent TarterJuly 5, 2024

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Lessons from Lucyville

Now celebrated as a federal holiday, Juneteenth marks the date of June 19, 1865, when the Union Army arrived in Galveston and announced that the…

Guest ContributorJune 19, 2024

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Envisioning Ancestors with AI

On Saturday, February 10, 2024, the Library of Virginia hosted Envisioning Ancestors with AI, an image-generating workshop using historic records and free artificial intelligence tools…

Library of VirginiaJune 17, 2024

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Justice for Ourselves: Black Virginians Claim Their Freedom After Slavery

In December 1889, James A. Fields took his seat in Virginia's House of Delegates. He had escaped slavery as a young man, attended school behind…

Library of VirginiaJune 7, 2024

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The Movement: Danville Civil Rights Demonstrations in 1963

On June 10, 1963, after months of peaceful protest of Danville’s segregationist policies and entrenched racism, the city's white police force, aided by deputized municipal…

Mary Ann Mason, They/ThemMay 29, 2024

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Indigenous Education in Virginia

As soon as English colonizers established themselves in Virginia, one of their main concerns was the education of Indigenous people. The education implemented by the…

Ashley CraigApril 17, 2024

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“A long step” in the Complicated History of Equal Rights for Women in Virginia

One hundred years ago this month, the Equal Rights Amendment was first introduced in Congress. After women had succeeded in their fight for voting rights…

Mari JulienneDecember 8, 2023

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Digital Milestone: How the Dictionary of Virginia Biography Learned to Love the Internet

Just like Bob Dylan went electric at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1965, the Library of Virginia's Dictionary of Virginia Biography (DVB) went digital more…

Library of VirginiaDecember 6, 2023

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Behind the Scenes of the Indigenous Perspectives Exhibit

Indigenous Perspectives seeks to place the voices and experiences of Virginia’s tribal communities at the center of an active examination of the Library of Virginia’s…

Ashley CraigDecember 1, 2023

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Why They Served: Indigenous Veterans of Virginia

Indigenous people of the United States have participated in every war or military conflict in our country’s history. While Indigenous people have served in the…

Ashley CraigNovember 10, 2023

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Native American Resources

November is Native American Heritage Month and the perfect time to highlight resources in the Library of Virginia’s collections that can help users gain insight…

Lisa WehrmannNovember 6, 2023

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Community Made: Zines and Self-Published Material

It’s October which means it’s once again our favorite time of year: Archives Month. To celebrate Virginia Archives Month this year, archival institutions across the…

Mary Ann Mason, They/ThemOctober 4, 2023