The Common Ground Virginia History Book Club focuses on approachable books focused on Virginia-centered nonfiction. Most of these books are historical narratives and biographies such…
Library of VirginiaDecember 21, 2022
"I hate secession and all its hateful helpers. Cursed be the hand that raised its bloody flag to make desolate homes and wretched women,” wrote…
McKenzie LongSeptember 22, 2021
Next month, LVA's Common Ground Virginia History Book Group meets virtually to discuss the September Weinstein Author Series title, No Common Ground: Confederate Monuments and…
Library of VirginiaAugust 27, 2021
Editor's Note: A version of this article first appeared in Broadside, the magazine of the Library of Virginia, Issue No. 1, 2020. Known as a famed…
Trenton HizerJune 23, 2021
The Library of Virginia is now open by appointment only. During this initial reopening phase, researchers will be able to use the collections by appointment…
Donna PletcherSeptember 28, 2020
In the past few months, I have examined dozens of boxes of unprocessed Pittsylvania County court records dating back to the 1760s, searching for chancery…
Greg CrawfordSeptember 19, 2018
As part of an ongoing effort to give voice to nineteenth-century African Americans through digital projects like Virginia Untold and Virginia Chronicle, the Virginia Newspaper…
Kyle RogersJune 26, 2018
Debt collateral usually consists of something prized by both parties. As a temporary form of payment, something of value is offered to hold or use…
Sherri BagleyJanuary 31, 2018
People have always been complex, making history a complicated topic. When history is distilled down to be straightforward, the reality of human failings and flaws…
Olin JohnsonJuly 27, 2017
The Edward L. Molineux collection, 1861-1915, was scanned as part of the CW150 Legacy Project and recently added to the Library of Virginia’s Transcribe web site.…
Renee SavitsSeptember 28, 2016
The Virginia Newspaper Project, ever in search of timely blog entries, encourages you to read the excellent article by Ralph Canevali of the National Endowment for the…
Errol SomayMay 27, 2016
Alexandria was a lively town during the Civil War, so it’s no wonder PBS draws from the city’s history for its new drama Mercy Street. The…
Kelley EwingFebruary 26, 2016
This is the third in a series of blog posts on the record types found in the forthcoming Library of Virginia research database: Virginia Untold: The…
Greg CrawfordJanuary 20, 2016
New ideas are sometimes birthed out of tragedies. In 1864, President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill passed by both houses of Congress authorizing an ambitious…
Joanne PorterNovember 18, 2015
