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Curators at Work: Natural Bridge
Thomas Jefferson purchased Natural Bridge from the king of England in 1774 in order to guarantee its preservation. When he encouraged Americans and...
Curators at Work: The Watercolor in Virginia
The Watercolor in Virginia: A Survey of Paintings from the Present and the Past
One way that the VMHC records culture (the customs, arts, social...
Death and Rebirth in a Southern City: Richmond's Historic Cemeteries
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...
Dismal Freedom: A History of the Maroons of the Great Dismal Swamp
On February 16, 2023, historian Brent Morris gave a lecture examining the lives of the maroons living in the Great Dismal Swamp and their struggles...
Documents and Drawings: "The Private Jefferson" Examined
On December 10, Susan R. Stein delivered a Banner Lecture called “Documents and Drawings: 'The Private Jefferson' Examined.”
Thomas Jefferson devoted...
Eco-History of the Tidewater: The Long View
On March 16, 2012, Roy T. Sawyer delivered a lecture entitled "Eco-History of the Tidewater: The Long View." This lecture was session five of "From...
Farm to Easel: Queena Stovall’s Evolution as an Artist
On June 14, 2018, Ellen Schall Agnew delivered a Banner Lecture, “Farm to Easel: Queena Stovall’s Evolution as an Artist.”
Self-taught Virginia...
First House: Two Centuries with Virginia's First Families
On October 10, Mary Miley Theobald, delivered a banner lecture entitled "First House: Two Centuries with Virginia's First Families."
Conceived...
From a Richmond Streetcar: Life through the Lens of Harris Stilson
On July 10, 2014, Kitty Snow deliverered a Banner Lecture entitled "From a Richmond Streetcar: Life through the Lens of Harris Stilson."
Streetcar...
From Richmond to France: Images and Stories of Richmond and Her World War I Soldiers
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.”
Wh...
George Washington's Land Plat
In this video, former VMHC Vice President for Collections E. Lee Shepard discusses George Washington's 1749 survey.
Grand Avenues: The Story of Pierre Charles L'Enfant, the French Visionary Who Designed Washington, D.C.
In 1791, George Washington asked Pierre Charles L'Enfant, who had been a French volunteer during the American Revolution, to design a new federal city...
Inventing Disaster: The Culture of Calamity from the Jamestown Colony to the Johnstown Flood
On February 13, 2020, Cynthia A. Kierner delivered the Banner Lecture, "Inventing Disaster: The Culture of Calamity from the Jamestown Colony to the...
“Keep It a Holy Thing”: Lee Chapel’s Greatest Challenge
On August 2, 2018, David Cox delivered a banner lecture, “‘Keep It a Holy Thing’: Lee Chapel’s Greatest Challenge.”
The chapel that Robert E. Lee...
Living Queer History: Remembrance and Belonging in a Southern City
On June 23rd, 2022, Samantha Rosenthal held a lecture about an LGBTQ community in Roanoke, Virginia, and how queer people today think about the past...
Lost Communities of Virginia
On May 3, 2012, Terri Fisher delivered a lecture entitled "Lost Communities of Virginia."
Virginia's back roads and rural areas are dotted with...
Managing the Mountains: Land Use Planning, the New Deal, and the Creation of the Federal Landscape in Appalachia
On March 16, 2012, Sara M. Gregg delivered a lecture entitled "Managing the Mountains: Land Use Planning, the New Deal, and the Creation of the...
Mapping Virginia: Pictures of a Moving Place, 1587–1783 by William C. Wooldridge
On December 5, William C. Wooldridge delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Mapping Virginia: Pictures of a Moving Place, 1587-1783."
Drawing from...
Mark Twain, FFV? America’s Most Beloved Author and the Old Dominion by Alan Pell Crawford
On January 11, 2018, Alan Pell Crawford will delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “Mark Twain, FFV? America’s Most Beloved Author and the Old Dominion...
Message, Money, and Management: A Roundtable Discussion on the Future of the Chesapeake Bay.
On March 16, 2012, the Hon. Gerald Baliles, Ann F. Jennings, Gerald P. McCarthy, and Hon. W. Tayloe Murphy, Jr., participated in a roundtable...