Virginia Military Institute

Statue Stories: Thomas J. Jackson and Civil War Remembrance

This is the first in a series of blog posts about the statues of Virginia’s Capitol Square, which are a part of the State Art Collection.…

Meghan TownesOctober 26, 2017

Newspapers

Be True to Your School

Question: What do the following five quotes have in common? Answer: They are all quotes taken from high school newspapers. And while academic newspapers cover topics…

Kelley EwingJuly 24, 2015

“There’s only one thing I don’t like about Combat–It Ain’t Safe!”

When John Hager Randolph Jr. wrote to his parents in Richmond near the end of his Virginia Military Institute career in the spring of 1942,…

Jessica Tyree BurgessApril 2, 2014

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

Statue Stories: Thomas J. Jackson and Civil War Remembrance

Be True to Your School

“There’s only one thing I don’t like about Combat–It Ain’t Safe!”

Stories of Surry Co.