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“By What Right?” Two Baptist Newspapers from Tazewell

Recently, the Library of Virginia acquired two Baptist newspapers, the Primitive Baptist and the Tazewell Baptist, both from Tazewell, Virginia. The two papers share more…

Kelley EwingJuly 23, 2018

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Happy New Year from the VNP!

The Virginia Newspaper Project hopes everyone had a happy New Year. The end of January 2017 marks the beginning of the Year of the Rooster in the Chinese…

Kelley EwingJanuary 3, 2017

Sterilization at the Virginia State Penitentiary

The genesis of this post came from reading Paul Lombardo’s 2009 book, Three Generations, No Imbeciles: Eugenics, the Supreme Court and Buck v. Bell. My…

Roger ChristmanMarch 4, 2015

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Earthquakes and Dirty Dancing. Yes Virginia, There Is A (Very Tenuous) Connection.

News reports seem to conclude that yesterday’s earthquake, centered in Mineral, Louisa County, was the most powerful earthquake to ever strike the state. Fortunately, damage…

Dale DulaneyAugust 24, 2011