In 1989, Samuel K. Skinner, Secretary of Transportation under George H. W. Bush, proclaimed in a committee hearing that, “infrastructure is not sexy - it…
Library of VirginiaNovember 22, 2021
In the late 1880s and early 1890s, Southwest Virginia was gripped with “boom” times as the Norfolk & Western Railroad opened up the region for…
Scott GardnerMay 28, 2014
The 2014 Alan M. and Nathalie Voorhees Lecture on the History of Cartography will be held at the Library of Virginia on Saturday, 12 April.…
Cassandra FarrellApril 4, 2014
Here at Out of the Box we’re still celebrating Archives Month 2013, and while getting ready for the Library of Virginia’s 30 October event “Homegrown: Celebrating Virginia’s Cultural Heritage…
Louise JonesOctober 16, 2013
While examining the James City County/Williamsburg court records recently, I came across a civil suit titled Gatewood vs. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company that contained two oversize…
Greg CrawfordApril 24, 2013
The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce that digital images for Lee County Chancery Causes, 1857-1912, are now available on the Chancery Records Index. Because they rely…
Bari HelmsNovember 2, 2012
The Virginia Newspaper Project recently purchased two issues of an eight page newspaper entitled The Richmond Progress from a historic newspaper dealer. The issues are not…
Silver PersingerApril 23, 2012
The latest images from the Petersburg chancery causes digitization project are now available on the Chancery Records Index. The scanning project is funded by the Circuit Court Records…
Greg CrawfordFebruary 6, 2012
Editor’s Note: The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce that scanning has now been performed on the Craig County and Pulaski County chancery causes. The…
Bari HelmsJanuary 5, 2011
