Hi, I’m Lydia, the new Project Manager for Virginia Untold. I’m using this blog post to introduce myself and my interest in this project. Going…
Lydia NeurothJune 30, 2021
For those who enjoy the art and intricacy of transcribing historical documents, the Library of Virginia is pleased to announce that a selection of Albemarle…
Tracy HarterJune 24, 2020
CONTENT WARNING: Materials in the Library of Virginia’s collections contain historical terms, phrases, and images that are offensive to modern readers. These include demeaning and…
Greg CrawfordAugust 29, 2019
At the end of the 1962 John Ford classic The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, a reporter remarks, “When the legend becomes fact, print the…
Vince BrooksMay 22, 2019
In 1788, the Virginia General Assembly reformed the state judicial courts in order alleviate congestion in the General Court, which had caused unreasonable delays in…
Greg CrawfordFebruary 11, 2019
As part of an ongoing effort to give voice to nineteenth-century African Americans through digital projects like Virginia Untold and Virginia Chronicle, the Virginia Newspaper…
Kyle RogersJune 26, 2018
Two years ago, the Library of Virginia launched Virginia Untold: The African American Narrative, a digital collection aimed at helping researchers break through the “roadblock”…
Greg CrawfordFebruary 7, 2018
The American Colonization Society was founded in 1817 to promote the voluntary return of free African Americans in the United States to Africa. In 1822,…
Paige NealMarch 8, 2017
Last summer, the Westmoreland County Circuit Court Clerk Gwynne Chatham contacted the Library of Virginia concerning old marriage records that staff discovered in her office.…
Greg CrawfordJanuary 4, 2017
Can’t make it to Richmond to check out the Library of Virginia in person? Take a look at our digital collections! You’ll find six of…
Claire RadcliffeJuly 12, 2016
In 1820, Rachel Findley won freedom for herself and more than 35 of her descendants in a Powhatan County court in a law suit dating…
Greg CrawfordFebruary 3, 2016
This is the third in a series of blog posts on the record types found in the forthcoming Library of Virginia research database: Virginia Untold: The…
Greg CrawfordJanuary 20, 2016
This is the second in a series of blog posts on the record types found in the forthcoming Library of Virginia research database: Virginia Untold: The…
Greg CrawfordJanuary 13, 2016
This is the first in a series of blog posts on the record types found in the forthcoming Library of Virginia research database: Virginia Untold: The…
Chris SmithJanuary 6, 2016