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Home for the Holidays

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

Archives

Random Reference: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Exhibition Files

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

Virginia Authors

Marion Cabell Tyree and Mrs. T’s Sweet Potato Pie

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

Newspapers

The Explosion

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

Virginia Authors

New Books – November 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 Stacks

Happy Thanksgiving

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

Archives

Random Reference: The Adventures of Bruce, the Canine Archaeologist.

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

Archives

Alien Lands: Land Ownership and Inheritance Laws for Immigrants in Virginia

“Why should Pennsylvania, founded by the English, become a colony of aliens who will shortly be so numerous as to Germanize us instead of Anglify…

Vince BrooksNovember 18, 2020

The Stacks

Cats are a Job Requirement: 7 Questions with Wendy Hupp

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 BrooksNovember 16, 2020

Education & Programming

Virginia in Jeopardy!

In memory of Alex Trebek we would like to start your weekend off with some actual questions (ahem...answers) about Virginia from Jeopardy! Just hover your…

Library of VirginiaNovember 13, 2020

Manuscripts & Special Collections

“Banded together for civic betterment”: The Virginia League of Women Voters

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 JulienneNovember 11, 2020

Education & Programming Manuscripts & Special Collections

Unfinished Business: How Young is Too Young to Vote?

The 26th Amendment, the last in a series of amendments which expanded constitutional protection for voting rights, provided that “the right of citizens of the…

Catherine Fitzgerald WyattNovember 9, 2020

Archives

Election Daze: How Long Do Our Elections Really Take?

In this year's election, nearly 2.8 million of the commonwealth’s approximately 5.9 million registered voters voted early or by mail-in ballot. Having voted before the…

Vince BrooksNovember 6, 2020

Education & Programming

Unfinished Business: Indigenous Voters in Virginia

This blog post is being written on the lands of Virginia’s Indigenous people, Cheroenhaka (Nottoway), Chickahominy, East Chickahominy, Mattaponi, Monacan, Nansemond, Nottoway, Pamunkey, Patawomeck, Upper…

Ashley CraigNovember 4, 2020

Archives Education & Programming Manuscripts & Special Collections

“A day of triumph and dignity”: Virginia Women Vote in 1920

Virginia women went to the polls for the first time on 2 November 1920, a cool and cloudy day across the commonwealth. After the Nineteenth…

Mari JulienneNovember 2, 2020