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"Hidden Figure" of GPS (Commonwealth Classroom)
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In this virtual event on February 19, 2021, VMHC Curator Karen Sherry led audiences in a conversation with Dr. Gladys West. Dr. West, a Dinwiddie...
A Material World
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Civil Rights Movement in Virginia
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Curator Conversation: Bringing it Together: Stories Behind “Our Commonwealth”
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In this series, VMHC curatorial staff bring exclusive member-only programs to you on a variety of interesting topics. To see upcoming events in this...
Curator Conversations: A Tale of Two Trunks
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In this series, VMHC curatorial staff bring exclusive member-only programs to you on a variety of interesting topics. To see upcoming events in this...
Curator Conversations: Cheers, Virginia!
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In this series, VMHC curatorial staff bring exclusive member-only programs to you on a variety of interesting topics. To see upcoming events in this...
Curator Conversations: Dear Diary
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In this series, VMHC curatorial staff bring exclusive member-only programs to you on a variety of interesting topics. To see upcoming events in this...
Curator Conversations: New to the Collection
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In this series, VMHC curatorial staff bring exclusive member-only programs to you on a variety of interesting topics. To see upcoming events in this...
Curator Conversations: Tomorrow's Treasures Today
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In this series, VMHC curatorial staff bring exclusive member-only programs to you on a variety of interesting topics. To see upcoming events in this...
Curator Conversations: Tricks and Treats in the Collection
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In this series, VMHC curatorial staff bring exclusive member-only programs to you on a variety of interesting topics. To see upcoming events in this...
Curator Conversations: Year-End Review
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In this series, VMHC curatorial staff bring exclusive member-only programs to you on a variety of interesting topics. To see upcoming events in this...
Curators at Home: A Letter is Worth a Thousand Words
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This program from May 22, 2020, is part of our Curators At Home Series taped by curatorial staff members from their own homes as they worked remotely...
Death and Rebirth in a Southern City: Richmond's Historic Cemeteries
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On April 8, 2021, Ryan K. Smith presented an exploration of the history and recovery of the burial grounds of Richmond, Virginia, through the lens of...
Determined
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Edgar Allan Poe: Lessons for Creative Success from Literature’s Greatest Antihero
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On October 28, 2021, writer Catherine Baab-Muguira presented a lively and informative look at Edgar Allan Poe and how his life can teach us...
First Dads: Parenting and Politics from George Washington to Barack Obama
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On June 2 at noon, Joshua Kendall delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "First Dads: Parenting and Politics from George Washington to Barack Obama."
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First House: Two Centuries with Virginia's First Families
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On October 10, Mary Miley Theobald, delivered a banner lecture entitled "First House: Two Centuries with Virginia's First Families."
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From Reel to Real Indians
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On November 20, 2019, the VMHC presented a screening of the award-winning film Reel Injun (2009, 88 minutes) by Cree-Canadian filmmaker Neil Diamond....
From Richmond to France: Images and Stories of Richmond and Her World War I Soldiers
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On July 12, 2018, Kitty Snow delivered the banner lecture, “From Richmond to France: Images and Stories of Richmond and Her World War I Soldiers.”
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Historic Disasters of Richmond
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On January 18 at 5:30 p.m., Walter S. Griggs, Jr. delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “Historic Disasters of Richmond.”
Richmond has had its share of...