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Lee's Last War Winter
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On April 22 at 5:30 p.m., William C. Davis delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Lee's Last War Winter."
Robert E. Lee faced the coming of 1865’s...
Lee's Last War Winter by William C. Davis
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On April 22 at 5:30 p.m., William C. Davis delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “Lee’s Last War Winter.”
Robert E. Lee faced the coming of 1865...
“Letters from a Soviet Prison: A Son’s Search for the Truth”
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On May 1, 2018, Francis Gary Powers, Jr., presented a Banner Lecture about his book, Letters from a Soviet Prison: A Son’s Search for the Truth. For...
Lincoln and McClellan
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On May 12, 2011, John C. Waugh delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Lincoln and McClellan."
There was no more remarkable yoking of personalities in...
Lincoln and McClellan By John C. Waugh
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On May 12, 2011, John C. Waugh delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “Lincoln and McClellan.”
There was no more remarkable yoking of personalities in...
Lincoln’s Spies: Their Secret War to Save a Nation
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On January 23, 2020, Douglas Waller delivered the Banner Lecture, "Lincoln’s Spies: Their Secret War to Save a Nation." Lincoln’s Spies is a story...
"Locating the 1809 Negro Burial Ground" By Dr. Chris Stevenson, VDHR
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On Saturday, February 28, 2009, the community was invited to attend a conference about Richmond’s African American history, “Hidden Things Brought to...
Lost in Shangri-La: A Story of Survival and Rescue during World War II
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On April 5, 2012, Mitchell Zuckoff delivered the annual Stuart G. Christian, Jr., Lecture entitled "Lost in Shangri-La: A Story of Survival and Rescue...
Lost in Shangri-La: A Story of Survival and Rescue during World War II By Mitchell Zuckoff
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On April 5, 2012, Mitchell Zuckoff delivered the 2012 Stuart G. Christian, Jr., Lecture entitled Lost in Shangri-La: A Story of Survival and Rescue...
Marion Randall — Rosenwald Schools Oral History
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Bena-Hayes School, Gloucester County Training School (1947–1949).
This oral history is presented as part of the exhibition "A Better Life for Their...
MaryAnne Fletcher — Rosenwald Schools Oral History
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Bena-Hayes School, Gloucester County (1947–1951).
This oral history is presented as part of the exhibition "A Better Life for Their Children: Julius...
Master of the Mountain: Thomas Jefferson and His Slaves
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On February 7, 2013, Henry Wiencek delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Master of the Mountain: Thomas Jefferson and His Slaves."
Is there anything...
Memories of World War II By Brig. Gen. John W. Mountcastle (USA, Ret.)
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On July 22, 2010, Jack Mountcastle discussed photos from the temporary exhibition Memories of World War II: Photographs from the Archives of The...
Meuse-Argonne, 1918: The Battle That Ended World War I
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On September 17, 2009, Edward G. Lengel delivered a lecture on his book Meuse-Argonne, 1918: The Battle That Ended World War I.
After four years of...
Michael Scales — Rosenwald Schools Oral History
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Pine Grove School, Cumberland County (1959–1964).
This oral history is presented as part of the exhibition "A Better Life for Their Children: Julius...
Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War
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On November 16, 2011, Tony Horwitz delivered the Alexander W. Weddell Trustees lecture entitled "Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked...
More Important Than Gettysburg: The Seven Days Campaign as a Turning Point
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On July 11, 2012, Gary W. Gallagher delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "More Important Than Gettysburg: The Seven Days Campaign as a Turning Point."
...Movie Mythbusting: Liberty's Kids
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Crossing the Delaware: a holiday classic... or was it? Learn the truth behind Washington's role in this historic event with this edition of Movie...
Movie Mythbusting: Thanksgiving
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In this program with VMHC Education, learn about the myths and real history surrounding Thanksgiving in America.
My Father's Name: A Black Virginia Family after the Civil War
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