While Lin Manuel Miranda’s blockbuster musical hit Hamilton takes some artistic liberties with our American Colonial past, there is a lot of history packed into…
Library of VirginiaJuly 1, 2020
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…
Karen ChaseJanuary 8, 2020
This post is Part 2 in a sometimes series about the statues of Virginia's Capitol Square. See Part 1 here. "In his quiet Roman workshop…
Meghan TownesDecember 13, 2019
Have you ever been curious about the birds who call Virginia home? Or wanted to explore the history of Richmond? Or maybe take a closer…
Paige NealOctober 11, 2017
The current exhibit at the Library of Virginia, First Freedom: Virginia’s Statute for Religious Freedom, explores the meaning and evolution of this significant legislation. Written…
Kelley EwingAugust 3, 2016
French’s Tavern, located in Powhatan County, was a prominent 19th century inn and ordinary that served travelers on the Old Buckingham Road, an important thoroughfare linking…
Catherine OBrionJune 8, 2016
The Examiner, published semi-weekly in Richmond, Virginia from 1798 to 1804, held a prominent place in the incendiary world of early American politics. An organ for…
Anne McCreryApril 13, 2016
The official enrolled parchment of 16 January 1786, An Act for Establishing Religious Freedom, is one of the most important archival records preserved in the…
Brent TarterApril 13, 2016
Religious liberty is a hot button issue during this year’s presidential campaign. Should a religious test be applied for the purpose of denying Muslims entrance…
Greg CrawfordMarch 30, 2016
Twenty years ago, a small group of businessmen and former diplomats conceived a plan to build an authentic replica of the French frigate Hermione, the…
Sandra TreadwayMay 27, 2015
Craig Moore, State Records Appraisal Archivist, died on August 13 after a lengthy battle with cancer. While long time readers of Out of the Box will know Craig from…
Roger ChristmanAugust 22, 2013
The Executive Papers of Governor Thomas Jefferson, 1779-1781, have been named one of Virginia’s top ten endangered artifacts by the Virginia Association of Museums. The letters…
Bari HelmsDecember 12, 2011
The wool of Merino sheep was highly prized and for centuries the flocks were not allowed to be exported from their home in Spain. One…
Chris KolbeDecember 7, 2011
In case you missed it, the Library of Virginia’s conservation of the gubernatorial papers of Thomas Jefferson was featured in Style Weekly. The letters and manuscripts documenting…
Bari HelmsAugust 17, 2011
