On 23 August 1831, Governor John Floyd received a hastily written note from the Southampton County postmaster stating “that an insurrection of the slaves in…
Sonya ColemanOctober 12, 2016
Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared in The Delimiter, the Library’s in-house on-line newsletter. It has been slightly edited for clarity. To commemorate the bicentennial of the…
Lyn HartJune 22, 2016
The Circuit Court Records Preservation Program (CCRP) Grant Review Board met on 23 May 2016 at the Library of Virginia to consider records preservation grant requests…
Greg CrawfordJune 15, 2016
The Circuit Court Records Preservation Program (CCRP) Grant Review Board met on 14 December 2015 at the Library of Virginia to consider records preservation grant…
Vince BrooksFebruary 10, 2016
Season’s Greetings from all of us at Out of the Box. We’re taking a holiday break, but enjoy the photos below from the U.S. Army…
Library of VirginiaDecember 23, 2015
As a non-librarian at the Library of Virginia, I am constantly grateful for both the depth of our collections and the knowledge of our archival…
Meghan TownesOctober 21, 2015
It’s that glorious time of year again when the air is cooler, leaves are donning their autumnal colors, and archives and special collections are on…
Vince BrooksOctober 14, 2015
September 2015 marks the ten year anniversary of web archiving at the Library of Virginia. In the fall of 2005, the Library partnered with the…
Roger ChristmanSeptember 23, 2015
On September 16, the Library will be taking your questions for our third year of Ask a Curator Day. You’ll be able ask curators from…
Claire RadcliffeSeptember 11, 2015
The Circuit Court Records Preservation Program (CCRP) Grant Review Board met on 11 June 2015 at the Library of Virginia to consider records preservation grant requests…
Greg CrawfordJuly 27, 2015
I wasn’t sure what to expect when I was called to a meeting in the Library’s Special Collections reading room on a busy day in…
Gregg KimballApril 20, 2015
Those born in Virginia (or those who have lived here for any length of time) will either nod approvingly or roll their eyes at this…
Gregg KimballApril 17, 2015
We are excited to announce that the Friends of the Virginia State Archives 23rd Annual Spring Conference will be held at the Library of Virginia on…
Jessica Tyree BurgessMarch 9, 2015
These are some examples of how soldiers at Camp Lee, Virginia, celebrated Christmas in 1918. The records of the Virginia War History Commission have been processed and…
Roger ChristmanDecember 24, 2014