Today is the 70th anniversary of the V-E Day (Victory in Europe Day), marking the end of World War II in Europe. To mark the…
Roger ChristmanMay 8, 2015
On 6 June 1944, soldiers of the Allied Expeditionary Force stormed the beaches of Normandy as part of Operation Overlord, the largest seaborne invasion in history. …
Roger ChristmanJune 6, 2014
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
Seventy years ago in Greene County, Virginia, civilian volunteers began to look toward the skies and record their observations in a log book, a simple…
Callie FreedNovember 6, 2013
Having trouble stretching that dime in tough economic times? Need some inspiration figuring out how to feed hungry mouths on a budget? For advice you…
Jessica Tyree BurgessJuly 10, 2013
With 2011 marking the 70th anniversary of the United States’ entry into World War II, the Library of Virginia undertook a concerted effort to collect the…
Trenton HizerJanuary 23, 2013
It is rare for anyone to be directly involved in an event that can be labeled, without exaggeration, a turning point in world history. The…
Jessica Tyree BurgessJune 6, 2012
How much was a bottle of bourbon in 1941? How about a "beautifully rebuilt" Electrolux vacuum? The prices of these and other items can be…
Kelley EwingMay 1, 2012
On 5 October 1942, the United States District Court in Norfolk, at the request of the Navy, condemned 50,000 acres of land in Fauquier, Prince…
Roger ChristmanApril 25, 2012
In late 1943, Leona Robbins was 12 years old and living in Norfolk, Virginia. Her neighbor and close family friend, Army Lieutenant Charles Field, was…
Jessica Tyree BurgessSeptember 14, 2011
For this week’s Veterans’ Day-themed post, I am going to depart from our usual practice of focusing on images, documents, and stories that Library of…
Roger ChristmanNovember 10, 2010
