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“Enormous Opportunities” : Governor Mark R. Warner’s 2005 Trade Mission to Japan and India

At 12:17 p.m. on Saturday, April 16, 2005, Governor Mark R. Warner left Richmond International Airport aboard Northwest Airlines Flight 5830 bound for Detroit. After…

Cara GriggsMay 18, 2022

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The Creation of the Virginia Asian Advisory Board

On 19 January 2001, Rep. Leo C. Wardrup, Jr. (R-83) introduced HB 2859, which called for the creation of the Virginia-Asian Advisory Board (VAAB) “to…

Cara GriggsMay 12, 2021

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Taking Office: Inaugurations of Virginia’s Governors, 1942-2010

Every four years, on the Saturday after the second Wednesday in January, Virginia’s three highest elected officials - the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the…

Roger ChristmanNovember 29, 2017

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Antiguo Dominio: The Virginia Latino Advisory Board

Latinos and Hispanics have roots in Virginia dating back five centuries. In honor of Hispanic and Latino Heritage Month in Virginia (15 September to 15…

Roger ChristmanSeptember 13, 2017

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Ten Years Burning Down the Road: Web Archiving at LVA

September 2015 marks the ten year anniversary of web archiving at the Library of Virginia. In the fall of 2005, the Library partnered with the…

Roger ChristmanSeptember 23, 2015

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Kaine Email Project @LVA: 10th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina

This is the tenth in a series of posts spotlighting recently released email from Governor Tim Kaine’s administration. These posts are not meant to be comprehensive but to…

Roger ChristmanAugust 27, 2015

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Peabody’s Improbable History: “Sherman, set the Wayback Machine to 2008….”

Last week President Barack Obama made minor news when he incorrectly signed the guest book at Westminster Abbey in London “24 May 2008.” Obama did not make…

Roger ChristmanJune 1, 2011

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Virginia’s Web Archive

Looking for the Web site of Governor Tim Kaine (2006-2010), which was taken down at the end of his term? The Library of Virginia can…

Roger ChristmanJune 16, 2010