Next Monday is Veteran's Day. We honor veterans but we can never truly understand everything that they have experienced. At the end of World War…
Jessi BennettNovember 6, 2019
As promised in previous posts, here’s another look at some of the plethora of letterheads and stationery found in our archives. In honor of the centennial…
Vince BrooksJune 13, 2018
This is the second of a two-part blog post adapted from an article originally written for the Summer 2001 issue of Virginia Cavalcade. While nurses…
Jennifer Davis McDaidMarch 21, 2018
This is the latest entry in a series of blog posts spotlighting stories and records of Virginia’s involvement in World War I. It is the…
Jennifer Davis McDaidMarch 14, 2018
This is the latest entry in a series of blog posts spotlighting stories and records of Virginia’s involvement in World War I. Soon after the United States…
Claire RadcliffeJuly 7, 2017
Corporal Harry A. Matthews, the subject of this week’s post on Virginia’s involvement in World War I. , died on 5 December 1918 from wounds…
Roger ChristmanJune 14, 2017
This is the first entry in a series of blog posts spotlighting stories and records of Virginia’s involvement in World War I. United States Marine…
Roger ChristmanApril 11, 2017
As a non-librarian at the Library of Virginia, I am constantly grateful for both the depth of our collections and the knowledge of our archival…
Meghan TownesOctober 21, 2015
One of my Sunday pleasures is reading David Segal’s bi-weekly “The Haggler” column in the New York Times. “The Haggler” tries to resolve reader-submitted 21st century horror stories of…
Roger ChristmanJanuary 14, 2015
These are some examples of how soldiers at Camp Lee, Virginia, celebrated Christmas in 1918. The records of the Virginia War History Commission have been processed and…
Roger ChristmanDecember 24, 2014
Created in 1919 by Governor Westmoreland Davis, the World War I History Commission’s task was to collect, edit, and publish source material concerning Virginia’s participation…
Roger ChristmanJuly 13, 2011
