"For Love and For Life, We’re Not Going Back.” These words appeared as the banner heading in the October 1987 issue of Richmond Pride above…
Mary Ann Mason, They/ThemSeptember 22, 2023
In today’s society, we are all familiar with the concept of multifactor authentication to enhance security and to protect against fraud. Historically, this was also…
Dawn TinnellSeptember 18, 2023
On March 23, 2023, I received an email reference request from Elaina Schramm, Executive Assistant to the Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs. Could the…
Roger ChristmanSeptember 15, 2023
Mob violence against perceived threats to a local community has been a staple of US history, with its long tradition of vigilantism and “popular justice,”…
Guest ContributorSeptember 13, 2023
In an increasingly digital world, it can sometimes be a challenge to find a place in a new community to connect with people and find…
Barry TrottSeptember 11, 2023
Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of blog posts regarding Virginia female newspaper editors by our Transforming the Future of Libraries and…
Elena CarioSeptember 6, 2023
StoryCorps, a groundbreaking oral history organization, has given over 640,000 Americans across all 50 states the chance to record conversations about their lives and preserve…
Guest ContributorSeptember 1, 2023
In June 1800, an enslaved man named Bob was apprehended and jailed in the city of Richmond. Bob was not from the capital city. He…
Lydia NeurothAugust 30, 2023
The Library of Virginia's first-floor lobby and Exhibition Gallery are open Monday-Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The second-floor Reading Rooms are open Tuesday-Friday, 9:00…
Donna PletcherAugust 28, 2023
As we mentioned in the last installment for the “Records Room Road Trips” series, the spring and summer have brought more overnight stays as we’ve…
Eddie WoodwardAugust 23, 2023
Betty Kilby Baldwin and Phoebe Kilby’s joint memoir Cousins is told in the voices of two women—one Black, the other white—with a shared Virginia history.…
Rebecca SchneiderAugust 21, 2023
2023 marked the 200th anniversary of the Library of Virginia as well as the second year of the Transforming the Future of Libraries & Archives…
Ashley RameyAugust 16, 2023
Before I begin describing what exactly the Books on Wheels service is, I want to give you some context regarding the community Augusta County Library…
Guest ContributorAugust 14, 2023
School may be out for the summer, but school newspapers are in—on Virginia Chronicle, that is! Five student newspapers, totaling around 58,000 pages, have recently…
Kelley EwingAugust 9, 2023
