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Aberdeen - Curles: photographs of localities
The VMHC maintains a series of photographic files of images of Residences Plantation homes Public and private sites...
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Abner - Aylett
[Abner, C?], letter, 1859. 1 p. Mss2Ab722a1.Written at Charleston, S.C., to E. Kingsland, this letter of 18 November 1859 describes a visit to the...
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Abolitionist Art and the American Slave Trade
On January 26, 2012, Maurie D. McInnis delivered a lecture entitled "Abolitionist Art and the American Slave Trade."
In 1853 Eyre Crowe, a young...
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Abolitionist Pitcher
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Learn about how this pitcher based on Uncle Tom's Cabin was used as propoganda in the mid-1800s.
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About the Environmental History Resources Guide Project
Unlike previous guides focused on significant portions of the Virginia Historical Society’s manuscripts collections, this finding aid was envisioned...
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Acknowledgements
An American Turning Point: The Civil War in Virginia is a signature program of the Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American
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Acree, Sallie Ann – Avary, Myrta Lockett
Acree, Sallie Ann, Scrapbook, 1868–1885. 1 volume. Mss5:7Ac764:1.Sallie Anne Acree (1837–1873) kept this scrapbook while living at Forest Home in...
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Across Time: Robinson House, Its Land and People
On February 28, 2019, Elizabeth L. O’Leary delivered the Banner Lecture, “Across Time: Robinson House, Its Land and People.”
What is that building...
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Activism from Home 101 (Commonwealth Classroom)
Interested in addressing a problem, making something better, or helping others in your community? Whether you are a veteran activist or a novice eager...
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Acts of Resistance: A Fight for Freedom & Equality
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Acts of Resistance: A Fight for Freedom and Equality
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Adam Thoroughgood House
Address: 1636 Parish Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23455 Phone: 757.460.7588 Web site: http://virginiabeachhistory.org...
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Adèle Clark and Nora Houston — Winning and Wielding the Vote
Adèle Clark (1882–1983) and Nora Houston (1883–1942) were artists, activists, and partners who worked tirelessly first to
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Adult In-Person Programs
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Learn about the many tour options available to visiting groups.
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Adult Virtual Programs
HistoryConnects Lifelong Learning Programs bring the history of the Commonwealth to your residents through...
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Advertising Rates
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This page describes the costs, deadlines, and specifications for those looking to advertise in the Virginia Magazine of...
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Advice and Etiquette Books
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Studying etiquette books offers researchers a glimpse of how people interacted and how they adapted to their changing...
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Affidavit, 1693
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This affidavit informs the governor that Frank, a man of African descent enslaved by Henry Gibbs, has been jailed on...