Here on Out of the Box we like to take the occasional Friday to let patrons of the Library of Virginia tell our readers of…
Jessica Tyree BurgessDecember 12, 2014
This summer’s announcement that Mayo’s Island is again for sale prompted a look back at the history of of the most well-known of the James River islands.…
Cassandra FarrellNovember 14, 2014
The papers of Earl Hamner, Jr., creator and writer of the popular television series The Waltons, are now available for research at the Library of Virginia.…
Jim GreveNovember 12, 2014
On September 17, 2014 you’ll be able ask curators from cultural institutions around the world questions on Twitter using the hashtag #AskACurator. They can be…
Vince BrooksSeptember 4, 2014
Most of us—whether we were alive at the time of the event or learned about it from parents and grandparents, books, magazine articles, documentaries, and…
Jessica Tyree BurgessNovember 20, 2013
The smell of deep-fried pickles and cotton candy. The sounds of music and laughter. The sights of the midway. For well over a century and…
Trenton HizerOctober 3, 2013
In 1964, the Children’s Home Society of Virginia (CHS) sought to make use of the power of radio, requesting some air time from WRVA to…
Jessica Tyree BurgessAugust 21, 2013
Having trouble stretching that dime in tough economic times? Need some inspiration figuring out how to feed hungry mouths on a budget? For advice you…
Jessica Tyree BurgessJuly 10, 2013
Not long ago, I caught ”The Omega Glory” episode of Star Trek on television. Kirk, Spock, and McCoy are trapped on a planet very similar to…
Trenton HizerMay 29, 2013
Editor’s Note: This blog post originally appeared in the Summer 2002 issue of The Delimiter, an in-house Library newsletter, and has been edited slightly. Among the vast…
Jessica Tyree BurgessApril 17, 2013
Laura Drake Davis and I spent most of 2010-2012 on the road scanning and collecting images for the CW150 Legacy Project. It was not until recently…
Renee SavitsMarch 15, 2013
We are now into the month of March, and winter continues to drag on. For those of you suffering from seasonal affective disorder, the Library…
Jim GreveMarch 6, 2013
If you’ve been an Out of the Box reader for a while, you may remember this September 2011 article about a Norfolk, Virginia, girl and her World War II-era…
Jessica Tyree BurgessFebruary 4, 2013
With 2011 marking the 70th anniversary of the United States’ entry into World War II, the Library of Virginia undertook a concerted effort to collect the…
Trenton HizerJanuary 23, 2013
