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The Coroners’ Inquisitions Digital Collection is Now Live & Available for Transcription

Given the popularity of true crime documentaries, movies, and podcasts, it’s not surprising that researchers have likewise found the Library of Virginia’s Coroners’ Inquisitions a…

Mary Ann Mason, They/ThemSeptember 4, 2024

Spirits, Freeholders, and Aliens: Contested Elections in 18th Century Virginia

I recently came across the records of Contested Elections, and with the 2024 elections right around the corner, my interest was piqued. The cases span…

Dawn TinnellSeptember 2, 2024

The Stacks Virginia Authors

New Books – August 2024

The Library of Virginia's first-floor lobby and Exhibition Gallery are open Monday-Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The second-floor Reading Rooms are open Tuesday-Friday, 9:00…

Donna PletcherAugust 30, 2024

Archives Digital Projects Education & Programming The Stacks

Inclusive Indexing: Gabriel’s Conspiracy Documents in Virginia Untold

Editor's Note: This summer, Transforming the Future of Libraries and Archives intern Kade McGrail assisted in several different projects for the Library’s Virginia Untold project.…

Lydia NeurothAugust 28, 2024

Archives Digital Projects Education & Programming Manuscripts & Special Collections

Transforming the Future of Libraries & Archives 2024

This summer the Library of Virginia was thrilled to welcome a cohort of six interns for the third year of our Transforming the Future of…

Library of VirginiaAugust 26, 2024

Archives Conservation The Stacks

Records Room Road Trips: Summer 2024

Have I mentioned that this was going to be an unusually slow travel season for me? Until recently, my courthouse visits had been sporadic and…

Eddie WoodwardAugust 21, 2024

Newspapers

Random Reference: Esperanto in Progressive Era Virginia

In February 1909, an unusual death notice appeared in a monthly magazine. Thirty-six-year-old Elizabeth Neely Warrington of Norfolk, Virginia, had died a few months earlier,…

Rebecca SchneiderAugust 19, 2024

Archives The Stacks

A Quick Guide to Records Management

This post acts as a mini-FAQ on some of the essentials of records management in Virginia, including hot topics like physical storage, retention schedules, and…

Library of VirginiaAugust 14, 2024

Public Libraries

Partnership Breathes New Life into Local Juvenile Detention Home

What began as an outreach opportunity between the Chesterfield County Public Library (CCPL) and the Chesterfield Juvenile Detention Home (CJDH) has evolved into a year-round…

Guest ContributorAugust 12, 2024

Whatever Happened to Virginia’s Black Patriots? Stories from the Declarations for Revolutionary War Pensions

Crispus Attucks, Peter Salem, James Lafayette. The first person to die in the American Revolution at the Boston Massacre, a soldier responsible for killing a…

McKenzie LongAugust 7, 2024

Archives Manuscripts & Special Collections

Ride the Waves! Fight Pirates! In the Oyster Navy!

Virginia’s Tidewater region has long been associated with the U.S. Navy, but did you know that the Commonwealth also had an Oyster Navy? Better yet,…

Vince BrooksAugust 5, 2024

Newspapers

Breaking News for Virginia Chronicle!

Several new newspapers were added to Virginia Chronicle in May, bringing the newspaper page count to over 4.3 million! Recent additions include community weeklies, additional…

Kelley EwingJuly 31, 2024

The Stacks Virginia Authors

New Books – July 2024

The Library of Virginia's first-floor lobby and Exhibition Gallery are open Monday-Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The second-floor Reading Rooms are open Tuesday-Friday, 9:00…

Donna PletcherJuly 29, 2024

Distributing the Law

Recently I came across a collection from the Secretary of the Commonwealth that was still folded and in its original boxes. It seems that no…

Renee SavitsJuly 24, 2024

Archives Conservation The Stacks

Records Rooms Road Trips: Day Tripping Through May

Regular readers of The Uncommonwealth may notice that blogs for Records Rooms Road Trips are published about every three weeks, alternating between the experiences of…

Tracy HarterJuly 22, 2024