As I was creating a finding aid for the Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts - George Rogers Clark Papers, Western Expedition Quartermaster Records, 1778-1784 (LVA…
Renee SavitsJanuary 6, 2021
The Library of Virginia is now open by appointment only. During this initial reopening phase, researchers will be able to use the collections by appointment…
Donna PletcherDecember 28, 2020
Every year, as the air turns cold and memories of Thanksgiving turkey fade away, children begin the age-old tradition of penning a letter to Santa…
Vince BrooksDecember 23, 2020
This is one entry in a series of blog posts introducing LVA employees and exploring what they do day-to-day. If you are interested in what…
Vince BrooksDecember 21, 2020
The Circuit Court Records Preservation Program (CCRP) Grant Review Board met on 8 December 2020 at the Library of Virginia to consider records preservation grant requests…
Vince BrooksDecember 18, 2020
With the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment and the achievement of woman suffrage, the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia closed down its operations in the…
Mari JulienneDecember 16, 2020
Occasionally, we ask guest writers to share information or stories about researching in our collections, public library programming or activities, and other topics which Library…
Guest ContributorDecember 14, 2020
This year “Home for the Holidays” has a slightly different ring to it, and as the days get darker and colder it might seem daunting…
Library of VirginiaDecember 9, 2020
I have written about a specific exhibition in the past, but for this post, I wanted to delve into the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts…
Nathan VerillaDecember 7, 2020
I have a sweet potato problem. When autumn comes and locally grown sweet potatoes appear in markets, I buy them reflexively, the way people stock…
Rebecca SchneiderDecember 4, 2020
Everyone likes a good mystery, so here is one—but instead of the expected murder and mayhem, this caper involves social media, the Google box, local…
Errol SomayDecember 2, 2020
The Library of Virginia is now open by appointment only. During this initial reopening phase, researchers will be able to use the collections by appointment…
Donna PletcherNovember 30, 2020
The UncommonWealth will return next week. Please enjoy these Thanksgiving napkins from the Charlotte LaRoy Paper Napkin Collection from our Visual Studies Collection. You can…
Library of VirginiaNovember 25, 2020
This is an entry in our “Random Reference” series, which features interesting discoveries made and reference questions answered by our Archives & Library Reference Services…
Annie HattonNovember 23, 2020
