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Historic Virginia Gardens By Margaret Bemiss & Will Rieley
For nearly a century, the Garden Club of Virginia has undertaken garden research and preservation work at numerous historic sites across the Old...
History Begins at Home: A Personal Journey By Charles F Bryan, JR
In this autobiographical lecture, Dr. Bryan reflects on the field of public history as it developed during the course of his own career. In 1988, he...
House Tour
"In a Constitutional Way": Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, and the Meaning of a Loyal Opposition
On December 14, 2023, historian John Ragosta gave a lecture on Patrick Henry’s final political battles.
In a democracy, how do you disagree with...
In the True Blue’s Wake: Slavery and Freedom among the Families of Smithfield Plantation
On July 14th, 2022, historian Daniel Thorp held a lecture about his latest book, In The True Blue’s Wake: Slavery and Freedom among the Families of...
Inside the Jemima Code: The Joy of African American Cooking
On April 6, 2018, Toni Tipton-Martin presented a Banner Lecture about her book, “Inside the Jemima Code: The Joy of African American Cooking.”
Women...
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...
J. Harvie Wilkinson, Jr. Lecture: An Evening with Joseph Ellis
Was the American Revolution really a revolution? Was George Washington a great general? Was the American victory a miracle or inevitable?
On July 20th...
Jacob L. "JL" Morewitz
James Jones Archive (1870s-1960s)
Jefferson, Paine, and Monroe: The American Revolution’s Authentic Revolutionaries
On June 26, 2018, Dr. John Ferling delivered a Banner Lecture, “Jefferson, Paine, and Monroe: The American Revolution’s Authentic Revolutionaries.” He...
Jefferson’s Desk
Jim Crow to Civil Rights in Virginia
John Carter of Mars
John Murray, fourth Earl of Dunmore
Juneteenth
Keep On Keeping On: The NAACP and the Implementation of Brown v. Board of Education in Virginia
On September 12, 2019, Brian J. Daugherity delivered the Banner Lecture, “Keep on Keeping On: The NAACP and the Implementation of Brown v. Board of...
Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition
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 Attractions: The Parks and Places That Built the Tidewater
For generations, many have flocked to the shores of southeastern Virginia for its beaches, resorts, and seasonal fun at its many destinations. In this...