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Devoted to the Industrial Classes of the South: The Southern Workman on Virginia Chronicle

Along with a list of many new newspapers, a nearly complete run of the Southern Workman, a monthly published from 1872-1939 by the Hampton Normal…

Kelley EwingMarch 25, 2022

Archives Newspapers

Wearing of the Green

In the late 1840s, a flood of Irish refugees fleeing the Great Famine filled America’s cities. While most of these immigrants went to the Northeast,…

Bill BynumMarch 16, 2022

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Random Reference: “Advice to the Lovelorn”

We are living in an age of peak advice, a crowded media landscape in which bloggers, columnists, podcasters, and online strangers field inquiries about everything…

Rebecca SchneiderMarch 7, 2022

Archives Manuscripts & Special Collections Newspapers

Little Giants of Tree-Planting: Appreciate a Squirrel Today!

Today is National Squirrel Appreciation Day. While the clever little rodents are ubiquitous in urban and suburban settings today, that was not always so. According…

Vince BrooksJanuary 21, 2022

Digital Projects Newspapers

Virginia Chronicle Surpasses Two Million Pages!

The newspaper page count has officially surpassed two million on Virginia Chronicle! An array of new titles have been added to the Library’s growing digital…

Kelley EwingDecember 1, 2021

Archives Newspapers

“Gone in the First Boat”: Part 2

This month’s blog is a continuation of the story I posted last month of an enslaved man, Richard, who helped his nephew Tazewell seize his…

Lydia NeurothNovember 24, 2021

Archives Newspapers

“Attractions and Amusements of Every Kind Will Be the Order of Things”: The History of the Virginia Colored State Fair

In late October 1910, thanks to the efforts of some of Richmond’s most prominent Black leaders, the “Colored State Fair” was held at the Virginia…

Kelley EwingOctober 1, 2021

Education & Programming Manuscripts & Special Collections Newspapers

Chronic Pains: Virginia’s History of Painkiller Legislation

A public argument breaks out between several men on the topic of opiates. One, a physician, calls for greater restrictions on prescriptions to curb their…

Library of VirginiaSeptember 24, 2021

Digital Projects Newspapers The Stacks

Digitizing Newspapers: It’s Global!

A little more than 20 years ago, the Library of Virginia performed most newspaper inventory, cataloging, and even preservation microfilming in-house. We did use online…

Kelley EwingAugust 4, 2021

Newspapers Public Libraries

Celebrating Juneteenth in 1890 and 2021

IIn 2020, Governor Ralph Northam issued an executive order proclaiming Juneteenth as a Virginia state holiday. Later that year, the General Assembly unanimously voted in…

Library of VirginiaJune 14, 2021

Education & Programming Newspapers

The Marriage of Cadet Captain-Quartermaster Woo Ging Tang

CONTENT WARNING: Materials in the Library of Virginia’s collections contain historical terms, phrases, and images that are offensive to modern readers. These include demeaning and…

Emma ItoMay 5, 2021

Newspapers

Spanning (and Scanning) the Commonwealth: New to Virginia Chronicle

Virginia Chronicle, the Library of Virginia’s digital newspaper database, has added an impressive array of new titles in recent months.Formed by a merger of the…

Kelley EwingMarch 22, 2021

Archives Newspapers

‘Recreational warriors’ of the Gridiron: The Olympia Football Squad

Since 1967, Americans have been gathering around their televisions at this time of year to watch the pugnacity and pageantry that is the National Football…

Vince BrooksFebruary 3, 2021

Archives Newspapers

Random Reference: Bicycling in the Time of Pandemics and Wars

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, I have noticed a steady increase in the number of people cycling in my neighborhood. Cycling has always…

Jennifer HuffFebruary 1, 2021

Newspapers

“More Americans Killed By Flu Than By Bullets”: Riding the Roller Coaster of the 1918–1919 Influenza Pandemic

As the world enters 2021, we continue to ride a roller coaster of news (and emotions) regarding the COVID-19 virus. Our smart phones provide almost…

John DealJanuary 13, 2021