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Library Makes Second Batch of Emails from Governor Timothy M. Kaine Administration Available Online

The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce the release of an additional 44,534 emails from the administration of Governor Timothy M. Kaine (2006-2010). This…

Roger ChristmanMay 13, 2014

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A Monument of Debt

The Washington Monument is finally reopening on 12 May 2014 after undergoing restoration for damage caused by an earthquake in August 2011. I was curious what the…

Bari HelmsMay 12, 2014

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The Name Game

The Library of Virginia is pleased to welcome the National Genealogical Society 2014 Family History Conference to Richmond, Virginia, 7-10 May. If you’re inspired to start researching your…

Louise JonesMay 7, 2014

Newspapers

Set The Way-Back Machine!

The Library of Virginia is the home of the Virginia Newspaper Project. In 1997, the Library of Virginia moved to a new building at 800…

Errol SomayApril 30, 2014

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Jackass: The Blog Post

When the first Saturday in May rolls around and the attention of the horse world gets fixated on Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby, I…

Bari HelmsApril 30, 2014

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Paint Your Wagon

A chancery case from Frederick County looked like any other business dispute except for a unique item presented as an exhibit. Columbia Wagon Company vs. John…

Joanne PorterApril 23, 2014

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A Look Back at the Richmond Downtown Expressway

In our collection we have an unusual one-off edition of The Progressive Richmonder from June, 1950 that was circulated to promote support for the construction…

Silver PersingerApril 18, 2014

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“Your Attention Residents, Now Arriving at Gates H and C, Dulles International Airport.” The Herndon-Chantilly Times (1958-1962).

I didn’t anticipate opening today’s “Fit To Print” blog entry in quite this manner but I stumbled on it mainly by chance and, for someone…

Henry MorseApril 10, 2014

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African American Land Ownership and Loss

Prior to the abolishment of slavery, the idea of landownership was an impossible dream for most African Americans, but in the years following the Civil…

Sherri BagleyApril 9, 2014

Education & Programming

The 2014 Alan M. and Nathalie Voorhees Lecture on the History of Cartography

The 2014 Alan M. and Nathalie Voorhees Lecture on the History of Cartography will be held at the Library of Virginia on Saturday, 12 April.…

Cassandra FarrellApril 4, 2014

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“There’s only one thing I don’t like about Combat–It Ain’t Safe!”

When John Hager Randolph Jr. wrote to his parents in Richmond near the end of his Virginia Military Institute career in the spring of 1942,…

Jessica Tyree BurgessApril 2, 2014

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What a Long, Oderus Trip It’s Been: Four Decades of GWAR in Richmond’s Weekly and Alternative Press

Kelley EwingMarch 31, 2014

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Magic Lantern After-Show Turns Deadly

Sometimes what starts out in fun can turn into a deadly accident. That’s exactly what happened on 5 September 1894, in Bedford County, Virginia, when…

Mary Dean CarterMarch 26, 2014

Digital Projects

"What’s in a name?"

As Juliet Capulet asked, “What’s in a name?” Well, for some Virginians of centuries past, quite a lot. So much so that a few staff…

Vince BrooksMarch 24, 2014

Digital Projects

"I speak for the trees!"

Flora of Virginia, the Library of Virginia’s latest exhibition, highlights the botanical exploration of Virginia from the colonial days to the present. Curated in partnership…

Louise JonesMarch 19, 2014