Accomack County – The UncommonWealth

The 2020 Census: Counting a Hard-to-Count Community

Today's guest blog post is written by Eastern Shore Public Library System Director Cara Burton. Check out the inserts to see the Census 2020 programs…

Guest ContributorMarch 4, 2020

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What a Difference a Day Makes: Serendipity in the Reading Room

The Library of Virginia employs both reference archivists and processing archivists. Reference archivists work exclusively with the public—the Library’s front line. Processing archivists work behind-the-scenes…

Callie FreedJanuary 24, 2019

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It Came From YouTube!: the State Records Film Collection

Have you ever been curious about the birds who call Virginia home? Or wanted to explore the history of Richmond? Or maybe take a closer…

Paige NealOctober 11, 2017

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Beachhead Revisited: Parramore’s Island on the Eastern Shore

In the late 1800s, land speculators became interested in selling islands along the Atlantic Coast to be used as summer resorts. “Parramore’s Island,” a barrier…

Louise JonesAugust 9, 2017

Education & Programming Newspapers

Prelude to Prohibition: The State Referendum Vote September 22, 1914: The Recorder, Post & Enterprise

It was Wet vs. Dry and City vs. Country and Dry Country won. It wasn’t even close. The advocates for Prohibition themselves might have been…

Henry MorseApril 11, 2017

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Virginia Untold: Deeds of Emancipation and Manumission

This is the fourth in a series of blog posts on the record types found in the forthcoming Library of Virginia research database: Virginia Untold: The…

Ed JordanJanuary 27, 2016

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Virginia Untold: Certificates of Importation

This is the second in a series of blog posts on the record types found in the forthcoming Library of Virginia research database: Virginia Untold: The…

Greg CrawfordJanuary 13, 2016

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Have You Seen The Vigilante Man?: Reconstruction Era Violence

Life for African Americans in Virginia following the end of the Civil War can be described as uncertain at best. As the social balance between…

Chris SmithSeptember 16, 2015

Digital Projects Newspapers

Extra! Titles Added to Virginia Chronicle

New titles have been added to the Library of Virginia’s digital newspaper repository Virginia Chronicle, including issues of the “Monthly Journal of Mountain Life” the Mountain Laurel. As it…

Kelley EwingMarch 11, 2014

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Latest Digital Images of Legislative Petitions Now Available

Digital images of legislative petitions to the Virginia General Assembly, 1776 to 1865, from Fairfax County through King William County have been added to the Legislative…

Greg CrawfordMarch 5, 2014

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Independence didn’t come cheap

The fledgling United States of America found that a considerable public debt had been generated by the struggle for independence against Great Britain. Such was…

Sarah NerneyJuly 3, 2013

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Tobacco Census: Fixing the "Frauds and Mischiefs" of the Tobacco Trade

Virginia’s agricultural production, as well as its economy, was dominated by tobacco for over three centuries, ever since John Rolfe sent his first shipment of…

Sarah NerneyMay 22, 2013

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Legislative Petition Digital Project Up and Running

Public improvements, military claims, divorce, manumission of slaves, division of counties, incorporation of towns, religious freedom, and taxation are just some of the concerns expressed…

Craig MooreMay 1, 2013

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The Gingaskins of Virginia

November is Native American Heritage Month, a month set aside to recognize the significant contributions the first Americans made to the establishment and growth of the…

Sarah NerneyNovember 16, 2011

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Accomack and Fluvanna Chancery Now Available Online!

The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce that the Accomack County chancery causes, 1727-1805, and Fluvanna County chancery causes, 1779-1882, are now available on the Chancery…

Vince BrooksAugust 23, 2011