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Elizabeth City County Chancery Causes Online

The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce that digital images for Elizabeth City County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1747-1913, are now available online through the Chancery…

Sarah NerneyOctober 29, 2014

Archives

To Be Sold: Hester Jane Carr’s Story

T his is the last in a series of four blogs related to the “To Be Sold” exhibit which opens on October 27 at the…

Greg CrawfordOctober 22, 2014

Newspapers

A Newspaper Connection–“Slaves Waiting for Auction”–Thackeray & Crowe Check-In

In November of 1852, William Makepeace Thackeray, still enjoying the considerable success and fame accruing from his novel of the previous decade, Vanity Fair, arrived…

Henry MorseOctober 17, 2014

Archives

To Be Sold: Beasley, Jones, and Wood- Virginia Slave Traders

This is the third in a series of four blogs related to the “To Be Sold” exhibit which opens on October 27 at the Library…

Greg CrawfordOctober 15, 2014

Archives

To Be Sold: Elizabeth’s Story

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

Archives

To Be Sold: The Williams and Ivy Slave Trade Scheme

This is the first in a series of four blog posts related to the “To Be Sold” exhibit which opens on October 27 at the…

Greg CrawfordOctober 1, 2014

Archives

Montgomery County’s African American History

The varied experience of the African American residents of Montgomery County, Virginia, reveals itself in many documentary sources, but perhaps none as unexpected to some…

Sarah NerneyJuly 2, 2014

Education & Programming

Juneteenth: A Celebration of Freedom

With its roots in 19th-century Texas, Juneteenth has grown into a popular event across the country to commemorate emancipation from slavery and celebrate African American…

John DealJune 19, 2014

Archives

African American Land Ownership and Loss

Prior to the abolishment of slavery, the idea of landownership was an impossible dream for most African Americans, but in the years following the Civil…

Sherri BagleyApril 9, 2014

Archives Digital Projects

King William Co. Chancery Now Online!

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

Archives Digital Projects

Henry Co. Cohabitation Register and African-American Naming Practices

The Library of Virginia has completed the digitization and transcription of the last of the cohabitation registers in its possession, the Henry County Cohabitation Register, 1866.…

Sonya ColemanFebruary 26, 2014

Archives

12 Years a Slave

The release of the film 12 Years a Slave had us talking here at Out of the Box. Discussions on slavery are a common occurrence at the Library of…

Bari HelmsDecember 4, 2013

Archives Digital Projects

Latest Digital Images of Legislative Petitions Now Available

Digital images of Legislative Petitions to the Virginia General Assembly, 1776 to 1865, from Bath County through Essex County are now available on Virginia Memory, the Library…

Bari HelmsOctober 18, 2013

Archives

The Surry County Chancery Causes, 1785-1922 (bulk 1806-1917), contain valuable biographical, genealogical, and historical information and document a broad spectrum of citizens of Surry County—rich and…

Bari HelmsSeptember 6, 2013

Archives

Slavery at Hampden-Sydney

Once a neglected subject, the role that African American slaves played in Southern colleges has become the focus of new research. Virginia being no exception,…

Laura CrouchAugust 14, 2013