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Curators At Work: New to the Collection
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Every year, the VMHC adds hundreds of items to its already vast collections. Some of these improve our understanding of Virginia’s history, while...
Curators at Work: The Watercolor in Virginia
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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
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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...
Defiant: American POWs in Vietnam's Most Infamous Prison
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On September 25 at noon, Alvin Townley delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Defiant: American POWs in Vietnam's Most Infamous Prison."
During the...
Dismal Freedom: A History of the Maroons of the Great Dismal Swamp
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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...
Eco-History of the Tidewater: The Long View
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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...
Ends of War: The Unfinished Fight of Lee's Army after Appomattox
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On November 11, 2021, historian Caroline E. Janney had a discussion for her new book about Lee’s army after Appomattox.
In her dramatic new history...
Escape!: The Story of the Confederacy's Infamous Libby Prison and the Civil War's Largest Jail Break
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On September 2, 2021, historian Robert P. Watson delivered a Banner Lecture about his research and book about the Confederacy’s infamous Libby Prison...
Eye of the Storm: The Civil War Drawings of Robert Knox Sneden
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FDR and Marshall: The Men Who Saved D-Day (George C. Marshall Foundation Lecture 2019)
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On May 14, 2019, author Nigel Hamilton delivered the George C. Marshall Foundation Lecture.
In honor of the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings...
Fighting for America: The Struggle for Mastery in North America, 1519-1871
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On March 28, 2012, Jeremy Black delivered a lecture entitled "Fighting for America: The Struggle for Mastery in North America, 1519–1871."
In his...
For Better or For Worse: The Journey of a POW and His Wife By Phyllis and Paul Galanti
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On June 11, 2009, Phyllis and Paul Galanti delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “For Better or For Worse: The Journey of a POW and His Wife.” In June...
Fresh Paint
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From Richmond to France: Images and Stories of Richmond and Her World War I Soldiers
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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...
Frozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of WWII (Christian Lecture 2014)
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On April 17, Mitchell Zuckoff delivered the 2014 Stuart G. Christian, Jr., Lecture entitled "Frozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern...
General Lee's Army: From Victory to Collapse by Dr. Glatthaar
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In this lecture, based on his new book General Lee’s Army, Dr. Glatthaar used the story of Robert E. Lee’s army as a powerful lens for viewing the...
General Orders No. 61
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George Thomas: Virginian for the Union By Christopher Einolf
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Most southern-born army officers resigned their commissions to join the Confederacy in 1861. But a substantial minority remained loyal to the national...
Grant verse Lee: The Wilderness to Petersburg
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The video is from the 2007 Lee and Grant Exhibition at the Virginia Historical Society and looks at Grant versus Lee, the Wilderness to Petersburg.
Harold's Boys
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