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CW 150 in Print and on Television.

In case you missed it the CW 150 Legacy Project ‘s visit to the Campbell County courthouse in Rustburg was featured recently in the Richmond Times-Dispatch and on…

Dale DulaneyJanuary 25, 2011

Manuscripts & Special Collections

The secession crisis: A Frenchman’s view of the "whirlwind"

"The indecision and the absence of energy in the convention of Virginia which does not dare proclaim itself either for or against secession have ended…

Trenton HizerJanuary 19, 2011

Archives

A Brief History of the Public Privy on Capitol Square

Editors Note: This post originally appeared in the former “Virginiana” section of Virginia Memory. When we think of Capitol Square, it conjures up visions of Thomas…

Craig MooreJanuary 12, 2011

Archives

IRON, WHISKEY, RAILROADS, AND RACE ARE FINDS IN NEWLY PROCESSED CHANCERY COLLECTIONS

Editor’s Note: The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce that scanning has now been performed on the Craig County and Pulaski County chancery causes. The…

Bari HelmsJanuary 5, 2011

Manuscripts & Special Collections

Season’s Greetings, We Will Be Back 5 January 2011!

Dale DulaneyDecember 22, 2010

Archives Digital Projects

Grant Awarded to Aid in Digitizing Augusta County Chancery

The Library of Virginia’s Local Records Services Branch was recently awarded a $150,000 grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) to support the scanning…

Carl ChildsDecember 21, 2010

Archives

The Virginia Public Records Act Marks 35 Years

Virginia’s historic records have always existed under the threat of floods, hurricanes, fire, and war. Sometimes the records were saved. Sometimes they were lost. When…

Dale DulaneyDecember 15, 2010

Conservation The Stacks

Conserving the Documents of "Union or Secession"

Have you ever wondered how fragile or damaged documents are repaired or preserved? Check out this behind-the-scenes look at preservation efforts undertaken to conserve one of the documents used…

Dale DulaneyDecember 10, 2010

Archives

Born to Run: The Odyssey of Lizzie Dodson

Sixteen-year-old Lizzie Dodson was convicted of burglary in Fairfax County in 1897 and sentenced to five years in the Virginia Penitentiary in Richmond. After serving…

Roger ChristmanDecember 8, 2010

The Stacks

Latest Issue of Broadside is Now Available

The fall 2010 issue of Broadside, the Library of Virginia's quarterly magazine, is now available. Broadside describes and illustrates the holdings and happenings at the Library of Virginia.…

Roger ChristmanDecember 2, 2010

Archives Manuscripts & Special Collections The Stacks

What’s New in the Archives

Interested in what’s new in the archives at the Library of Virginia? You can find out in two reports compiled quarterly by LVA staffers: The Library of Virginia…

Roger ChristmanDecember 2, 2010

Digital Projects The Stacks

Have scanner, will travel

As you may have heard from this blog and other sources, the CW 150 Legacy Project: Document Digitization and Access is an effort to locate Civil War-era…

Laura Drake DavisDecember 1, 2010

Archives

Reunion of The Class of 1865

Love and respect for one remarkable woman drew Civil War veterans from across the United States to Richmond during the summer of 1896. The occasion…

Autumn Reinhardt SimpsonNovember 17, 2010

Archives

War, Remembrance, and the Power of Records

For this week’s Veterans’ Day-themed post, I am going to depart from our usual practice of focusing on images, documents, and stories that Library of…

Roger ChristmanNovember 10, 2010

Archives

“I Declare My Intention to Become a Citizen of the United States of America …”

On November 3, a naturalization ceremony will be held at the Library of Virginia. A group of people from various nations will take an oath…

Greg CrawfordNovember 2, 2010