This month’s blog is a continuation of the story I posted last month of an enslaved man, Richard, who helped his nephew Tazewell seize his…
Lydia NeurothNovember 24, 2021
From its exterior, the Leesburg United Methodist Church, Loudoun County, Virginia, appears to be like any other church building scattered across the country. However, a…
Mary Ann MasonNovember 17, 2021
This is the latest entry in a series introducing LVA employees and exploring what they do day-to-day. If you are interested in what goes on…
Vince BrooksNovember 15, 2021
The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce that the Warwick County Chancery Causes, 1860-1912, are available online through the Chancery Records Index on Virginia…
Tracy HarterNovember 12, 2021
Visiting John and Lucinda Smith at their home in Belton, South Carolina, could be a little complicated if one were traveling from out of town.…
Eddie WoodwardNovember 10, 2021
I have never read the book A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, but I feel that I am currently living my version of…
Guest ContributorNovember 8, 2021
About 25 years ago, Michael Cook was hiking in rural Mecklenburg County near the North Carolina border, some eight to ten miles southwest of South…
Trenton HizerNovember 3, 2021
As the original inhabitants and caretakers of the land known today as Virginia, the influence of indigenous communities on the land, history, and culture of…
Vince BrooksNovember 1, 2021
On March 18, 1856, an enslaved man named Richard was charged in the City of Richmond for the crime of aiding and advising Tazewell, his…
Lydia NeurothOctober 27, 2021
Curating America's Painful Past: Memory, Museums, and the National Imagination / Tim Gruenewald Changing Sides: Union Prisoners of War who Joined the Confederate Army /…
Donna PletcherOctober 25, 2021
Charlene Butts Ligon’s book Fearless: How a Poor Virginia seamstress took on Jim Crow, beat the poll tax and changed her city forever focuses on…
Library of VirginiaOctober 22, 2021
We’re excited to announce that we’ve just uploaded new Virginia Untold material to our transcription platform From the Page! This Saturday, October 23, from noon…
Lydia NeurothOctober 20, 2021
This is a series introducing LVA employees and exploring what they do day-to-day. If you are interested in what goes on behind the scenes entries…
Vince BrooksOctober 18, 2021
The J. Robert Jamerson Memorial Library decided to take a trip across the pond...virtually, of course. In February of 2020, we took our first steps…
Guest ContributorOctober 13, 2021
