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Winnie Davis: Daughter of the Lost Cause
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On June 26, Heath Hardage Lee delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Winnie Davis: Daughter of the Lost Cause."
Varina Anne “Winnie” Davis was the...
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World War II Stamp Corsage (c. 1942)
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During World War II, Clair Bugg of Farmville became a kind of walking advertisement for the war effort: She wore this...
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WW1 America Curator Talk with Brian Horrigan
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On February 15, 2018, Brian Horrigan spoke at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture about the exhibition WW1 America during the exhibition's Member...
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WWI Military Toys
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These figures, dressed in Red Cross uniforms and English Brodie helmets worn during the First World War, were created by...
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Year of Meteors: Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln, and the Election that Brought on the Civil War
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On March 24, 2011, Douglas R. Egerton delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Year of Meteors: Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln, and the Election that...