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The Return of Virginia’s Lost History

UPDATE: The Charles City County Record Book is now available online. If you live in the Richmond area or are connected to the Library of Virginia…

Vince BrooksAugust 17, 2016

Manuscripts & Special Collections

Never Built Winchester

The Library of Virginia’s collections include maps of developments that were never constructed, many of which were conceived prior to the Panic of 1893. In…

Cassandra FarrellAugust 10, 2016

Newspapers

The Wawaset Disaster, August 9, 1873: An “Extra” Alexandria Gazette, Over The Transom And Into The Archive

Each year the Newspaper Project receives papers from private collections which are generously offered as archival candidates. Many are duplicates of papers already cataloged. But…

Henry MorseAugust 5, 2016

Education & Programming Newspapers

Old Time Religion: Virginia’s First Freedom and LVA’s Religious Press Collection

The current exhibit at the Library of Virginia, First Freedom: Virginia’s Statute for Religious Freedom, explores the meaning and evolution of this significant legislation. Written…

Kelley EwingAugust 3, 2016

Archives

"A Nest of Bad Men": Locating the Lunenburg County Courthouse

Processing county deeds is usually not the springboard to finding something that is, well, blog-worthy. Deeds are already recorded in county deed books that have…

Dale DulaneyAugust 3, 2016

Archives Digital Projects

All I’m Thinkin’ About….Tim Kaine Records at the Library of Virginia

L ong time readers of our blog are already familiar with the Kaine Email Project @ LVA. Hillary Clinton’s selection of Virginia Senator Tim Kaine…

Roger ChristmanJuly 27, 2016

Archives

Miami Beach Florida is Calling You

In November 1924, Governor E. Lee Trinkle traveled to Florida to attend the annual Governors’ Conference. The Governors’ Conference was held in Jacksonville, Florida, on…

Renee SavitsJuly 20, 2016

Archives

The Old Ball and Chain

In the colonial period, married Virginians had very few legal grounds for divorce. Over the years, though, standards loosened up a bit, and eventually the…

Vince BrooksJuly 13, 2016

Digital Projects The Stacks

New Digital Collections @ The LVA

Can’t make it to Richmond to check out the Library of Virginia in person? Take a look at our digital collections! You’ll find six of…

Claire RadcliffeJuly 12, 2016

Manuscripts & Special Collections

A Little Fresh Air Is Good For The Body

Editor’s note: A version of this article originally appeared in the LVA newsletter. Alice Trissel of Rockingham County spent 41 years helping provide New York City…

Dale HarterJuly 6, 2016

Archives

Ten Paces! Fire!

On 28 November 1818, John McCarty of Loudoun County wrote a short letter to the Speaker of the House of Delegates of Virginia, declining the…

Claire RadcliffeJune 29, 2016

Archives The Stacks

Truckin’ with the Bill of Rights

Editor’s Note: This post originally appeared in The Delimiter, the Library’s in-house on-line newsletter. It has been slightly edited for clarity. To commemorate the bicentennial of the…

Lyn HartJune 22, 2016

Archives Conservation The Stacks

Virginia’s CCRP Program Provides Almost $900K In Preservation Grants

The Circuit Court Records Preservation Program (CCRP) Grant Review Board met on 23 May 2016 at the Library of Virginia to consider records preservation grant requests…

Greg CrawfordJune 15, 2016

Archives

Be Our Guest: French’s Tavern in Powhatan County

French’s Tavern, located in Powhatan County, was a prominent 19th century inn and ordinary that served travelers on the Old Buckingham Road, an important thoroughfare linking…

Catherine OBrionJune 8, 2016

Newspapers

more dreadful than the most gruesome of tales: Newspaper Coverage of The East Orange Bathtub Mystery

I n 1909, a mystery unfolded that was so shocking, it’s nearly too strange to believe today.Shows like Dateline and Forensic Files continuously reveal the…

Kelley EwingJune 3, 2016