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"We Give Thanks for Thanksgiving"

As a holiday, Thanksgiving has a long history in Virginia. Arguably the first Day of Thanksgiving intended to serve as an annual holiday was celebrated…

Claire RadcliffeNovember 25, 2015

Born to Run: The Odyssey of Lizzie Dodson

Sixteen-year-old Lizzie Dodson was convicted of burglary in Fairfax County in 1897 and sentenced to five years in the Virginia Penitentiary in Richmond. After serving…

Roger ChristmanDecember 8, 2010