March 20, 1924, is a moment in Virginia’s history when the governor, the General Assembly, state officials, and some in the general public believed that…
Ashley CraigJuly 17, 2024
Just like Bob Dylan went electric at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1965, the Library of Virginia's Dictionary of Virginia Biography (DVB) went digital more…
Library of VirginiaDecember 6, 2023
Indigenous Perspectives seeks to place the voices and experiences of Virginia’s tribal communities at the center of an active examination of the Library of Virginia’s…
Ashley CraigDecember 1, 2023
Indigenous people of the United States have participated in every war or military conflict in our country’s history. While Indigenous people have served in the…
Ashley CraigNovember 10, 2023
November is Native American Heritage Month and the perfect time to highlight resources in the Library of Virginia’s collections that can help users gain insight…
Lisa WehrmannNovember 6, 2023
In A Brave and Cunning Prince, James Horn questions accepted narratives regarding 17th-century Virginia as he traces the life of Opechancanough, the brother of Chief…
Library of VirginiaMarch 18, 2022
As the original inhabitants and caretakers of the land known today as Virginia, the influence of indigenous communities on the land, history, and culture of…
Vince BrooksNovember 1, 2021
Around 1712, two women were transported by ship to Virginia’s Northern Neck. The elder was named Mary and the younger Bess, who was about 13…
Greg CrawfordJune 2, 2021
This blog post is being written on the lands of Virginia’s Indigenous people, Cheroenhaka (Nottoway), Chickahominy, East Chickahominy, Mattaponi, Monacan, Nansemond, Nottoway, Pamunkey, Patawomeck, Upper…
Ashley CraigNovember 4, 2020
Virginia’s marriage license requirements recently made the national news, and the state’s complicated history with racial classification is part of that conversation. Various records held…
Vince BrooksSeptember 16, 2019
Editor’s Note: The Library of Virginia, in partnership with Virginia Humanities, sponsors residential fellows during the academic year to conduct in-depth research in the Library’s collections. Gregory…
Guest ContributorJune 12, 2019
The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce that the final batch of digital images of legislative petitions to the Virginia General Assembly, 1776-1865, is now…
Greg CrawfordJune 11, 2014
The Washington Monument is finally reopening on 12 May 2014 after undergoing restoration for damage caused by an earthquake in August 2011. I was curious what the…
Bari HelmsMay 12, 2014
The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce that digital images for the King William County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1868-1913, are now available online through the Chancery…
Bari HelmsMarch 12, 2014
