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
Editor’s note: This post was adapted from a talk given by Roger Christman, state records archivist. A hundred years ago, on 6 April 1917, the…
Claire RadcliffeApril 5, 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
Today marks the centennial of the sinking of the Lusitania, usually acknowledged as the first step towards the United States’ entry into World War I.…
Claire RadcliffeMay 7, 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
This is the latest entry in a series of posts highlighting inmate photographs in the records of the Virginia Penitentiary. Kenneth Frederick Thomas, the subject of…
Roger ChristmanMay 19, 2014
The Executive Papers of Governor Henry C. Stuart, 1914-1918 (LVA accession 28722) are now available to researchers as part of an ongoing project to arrange and describe the…
Craig MooreJune 12, 2013
The Fall of 1918 saw the end of World War I and hundreds of thousands in America dead from a influenza pandemic that was sweeping…
Natalie DraperMarch 5, 2013
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
