When I arrived as a Virginia Humanities Fellow at the Library of Virginia in September 2021, I did so with the intent to research the…
Guest ContributorAugust 10, 2022
In the late spring of 1907, forty-two years after the end of the Civil War, Richmond was flooded with veterans and tourists for a 5…
Olin JohnsonJanuary 9, 2018
This is the first in a series of blog posts about the statues of Virginia’s Capitol Square, which are a part of the State Art Collection.…
Meghan TownesOctober 26, 2017
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 Virginia Newspaper Project recently purchased two issues of an eight page newspaper entitled The Richmond Progress from a historic newspaper dealer. The issues are not…
Silver PersingerApril 23, 2012
