We cover a lot of serious and heavy topics on the UncommonWealth blog but every once in a while we like to present something just…
Jessi BennettJune 1, 2022
The high school classes of 2020 and 2021 will always stand out for their unique senior year experience. We’ve had to invent new ways to…
Jessi BennettMay 28, 2021
As you work, study, and play from home the Library of Virginia has much to offer within our online resources. Here is just a taste…
Cindy MarksMarch 20, 2020
The start of August brings with it the excitement and anticipation of numerous young men and women as they prepare for their first year in…
Tracy HarterAugust 7, 2019
The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce the release of 26,988 emails from the administration of Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (2006-2010). This latest batch…
Roger ChristmanOctober 18, 2018
As the start of the K-12 school year looms, and college students gear up for their fall semester, the Library of Virginia peers back at…
Kyle RogersAugust 14, 2018
The Library of Virginia recently acquired a family photograph collection identified as belonging to the Brooks/Ellis families. A composition book labeled “Bessie Miller December 1902”…
Vince BrooksJuly 4, 2018
The following post was adapted from an article in the January/February 2006 Library of Virginia newsletter and additional research on the topic by Jennifer Davis…
Vince BrooksApril 25, 2018
College students have never been known for their avoidance of alcohol, and it was no different in the 1930s, despite the fact that alcohol was…
Claire RadcliffeAugust 30, 2017
This is the second in a series of four blog posts concerning post-Civil War Virginia and the lives of freedpeople after Emancipation. The posts precede…
Joseph M. ThompsonJune 17, 2015
The varied experience of the African American residents of Montgomery County, Virginia, reveals itself in many documentary sources, but perhaps none as unexpected to some…
Sarah NerneyJuly 2, 2014
The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce the release of an additional 44,534 emails from the administration of Governor Timothy M. Kaine (2006-2010). This…
Roger ChristmanMay 13, 2014
As public schools across Virginia open this week, Out of the Box would like to spotlight the records of the Virginia Pupil Placement Board, a state agency created…
Erin FaisonSeptember 4, 2013
Tameka Hobbs will sign copies of To Collect, Protect, and Serve: Behind the Scenes at the Library of Virginia at the Virginia Shop on March 17 from…
Dale DulaneyMarch 14, 2011