Before the Commonwealth of Virginia began officially recording vital statistics in 1853, many people recorded the births, deaths, and marriages in their families in the…
Tricia NoelApril 15, 2015
This is the second in a series of four blogs related to the “To Be Sold” exhibit which opens on October 27 at the Library…
Greg CrawfordOctober 8, 2014
Smallpox is an infectious disease caused by two variants of a virus—variola major and variola minor. Since smallpox was certified as eradicated by the World…
Callie FreedJuly 11, 2014
Television and copy advertisements for prescription drugs are a common sight these days. But the obsession with finding the latest and greatest cure-all is nothing…
Kelley EwingJuly 5, 2012
Robert Davidson (R.D.) Hufford was born in Wythe County in 1850. He studied medicine at the Medical College of Virginia and established a practice in…
Greg CrawfordOctober 12, 2011
