The Library of Virginia is observing Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! During the entire month of May, look for a display of books…
Cara GriggsMay 2, 2025
“Combustible Rubbish:” Colonel Blanton Duncan and Confederate Currency
The more history I do, the more amused I am by Ambrose Bierce’s The Devil’s Dictionary. Originally published as The…
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In my February blog post I promised to follow-up with a particular discovery in the case of three women who self-liberated from their enslavers in…
Lydia NeurothApril 30, 2025
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 PletcherApril 28, 2025
The Library of Virginia’s collections include a document titled “Surnames, by Counties and Cities, of Mixed Negroid Virginia Families Striving to Pass as ‘Indian’ or…
Caroline CollinsApril 25, 2025
Volunteering can deepen community connections and transform lives. In our Making History crowdsourcing program, Library of Virginia staff work with volunteers to transcribe historical documents…
Sonya ColemanApril 23, 2025
In February of 1816, the Virginia General Assembly approved an act for the overdue, expensive and laborious endeavor of creating the first state-funded Map of…
Kelley EwingApril 21, 2025
