In September of 2019, the Library of Virginia combined two previous blogs to create The UncommonWealth. Over 1,400 posts and 780,000 views later we have…
Library of VirginiaOctober 11, 2024
In 1793, the Virginia General Assembly passed a law requiring that all free Black and multiracial individuals of Black descent in the state of Virginia…
Lydia NeurothMarch 30, 2022
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
The papers of Earl Hamner, Jr., creator and writer of the popular television series The Waltons, are now available for research at the Library of Virginia.…
Jim GreveNovember 12, 2014
November is Native American Heritage Month, a month set aside to recognize the significant contributions the first Americans made to the establishment and growth of the…
Sarah NerneyNovember 16, 2011
