Public improvements, military claims, divorce, manumission of slaves, division of counties, incorporation of towns, religious freedom, and taxation are just some of the concerns expressed…
Craig MooreMay 1, 2013
Editor's Note: This media is no longer available. Check out this video of our own Tom Camden, Special Collections Director, discussing a rarely seen copy of…
Dale DulaneyApril 18, 2011
Editor's Note: Guest contributor Mari Julienne joins us this week with some timely background information on a pivotal document in the state’s history. Virginia’s signed Ordinance…
Mari JulienneApril 13, 2011
Editor’s Note: Guest contributor Brent Tarter offers the following post, pointing out some interesting finds made by the creators of the Library of Virginia’s Union or Secession exhibition.…
Brent TarterMarch 30, 2011
"The indecision and the absence of energy in the convention of Virginia which does not dare proclaim itself either for or against secession have ended…
Trenton HizerJanuary 19, 2011
As you may have heard from this blog and other sources, the CW 150 Legacy Project: Document Digitization and Access is an effort to locate Civil War-era…
Laura Drake DavisDecember 1, 2010
