Posts – Page 26 – The UncommonWealth

Triple Murder Mystery in Prohibition-Era Hampton Roads

Author's Note: The spellings of names evolved over time. In order to be consistent, names were spelled as they appeared in government records.1 On Tuesday,…

Cara GriggsMay 2, 2022

Archives Education & Programming

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2022 at the Library of Virginia

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Please join the Library of Virginia as we recognize this month. According to the 2020 United…

Cara GriggsApril 29, 2022

Archives Digital Projects

Forthcoming Additions to Free Registers Collection in Virginia Untold

In view of thirty-nine of our free registers recently going live on the From the Page, we’re dedicating a series of blog posts to highlighting…

Lydia NeurothApril 27, 2022

Virginia Authors

New Books – April 2022

George Washington and the Irish : Incredible Stories of the Irish Spies, Soldiers, and Workers Who Helped Free America / Niall O'Dowd Thomas Jefferson :…

Donna PletcherApril 25, 2022

Virginia Authors

National Poetry Month Blog: Week 4, Annie Kim

For the final week of National Poetry Month, we are pleased to present our LVA Virginia Literary Award winning poet, Annie Kim, as our guest…

Guest ContributorApril 22, 2022

Virginia Authors

“She still lives through those to whom she gave her life.”

For the majority of United States' existence as a nation, the focus of academic history has been on the actions and achievements of educated, well-to-do…

Library of VirginiaApril 20, 2022

The Stacks

“The Library of Virginia is so much bigger than a building on Richmond’s East Broad Street”: 7 Questions with Elizabeth Klaczynski

This is a blog entry in a series introducing LVA employees and exploring what they do day-to-day. If you are interested in what goes on…

Vince BrooksApril 18, 2022

Virginia Authors

National Poetry Month Blog: Week 3, Kiki Petrosino

The Library of Virginia is a favorite haunt for genealogists, tracking down their ancestors with great hopes of finding a notable person in their family…

Nan CarmackApril 15, 2022

Newspapers

Virginians in the Projection Booth

On 28 December 1895, the Lumière Brothers, Auguste and Louis, gave the first public viewing of a projected motion picture at the Salon Indien du…

Errol SomayApril 13, 2022

Public Libraries

Unequal Access: The Desegregation of Public Libraries in Northern Virginia

It all began with a question. The Fairfax County Public Library (FCPL) Board of Trustees had over the past year onboarded a cohort of new…

Guest ContributorApril 11, 2022

Virginia Authors

National Poetry Month Blog: Week 2, Bill Glose

Bill Glose was born into a military family, moving frequently overseas, but found home at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia. An ROTC Hokie, Bill…

Nan CarmackApril 8, 2022

Reopening the Case of the Petersburg and Isle of Wight Commonwealth Causes

Although many years have passed since Local Records staff completed the processing of Isle of Wight County (Va.) Commonwealth Causes Ended, 1774-1937 and the city…

Library of VirginiaApril 6, 2022

Education & Programming Public Libraries

Growing As A Community: Virginia’s Seed Libraries

With the weather warming up, many Virginians start thinking about life outdoors again, and with that comes gardening. From largescale agricultural growing to elaborate landscape…

Annie HattonApril 4, 2022

Education & Programming Virginia Authors

LVA celebrates National Poetry Month 2022 with its Virginia Literary Award Winners and Nominees

Robert Frost said, “Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.” Virginia’s own Rita Dove advances this thought:…

Nan CarmackApril 1, 2022

Archives Digital Projects Highlights

“Free Negro Registers” from Virginia Untold Now Available on From the Page

In 1793, the Virginia General Assembly passed a law requiring that all free Black and multiracial individuals of Black descent in the state of Virginia…

Lydia NeurothMarch 30, 2022