The search results below contain listings from our website. To search our library and museum collections catalogs, please visit the Collections page.
John Marshall: The Man Who Made the Supreme Court
![](/sites/default/files/oembed_thumbnails/wTgmZteWeA4ikH3Pbz43gR-WK3zD7WqGBBMYw-hSVXM.jpg)
On November 12, 2018, Richard Brookhiser delivered the banner lecture, “John Marshall: The Man Who Made the Supreme Court.”
In 1801, a genial and...
John Randolph Dueling Pistols (c. 1820)
![John Randolph Dueling Pistols John Randolph's Dueling Pistol](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/JohnRandolphDuelingPistols_DuelingPistols_1961.35_v1.jpeg.webp?itok=lHDss51V)
John Randolph of Roanoke
![](/sites/default/files/oembed_thumbnails/gdYeNHnzSdb_V0zCi44Q8pzu73DNIOlnTAq_akxjirM.jpg)
John Smith's "General History of Virginia"
![](/sites/default/files/oembed_thumbnails/vDk5CUlVaJU3NvOWpiUj7ySVLnO5-UhSfFzBhW-32_Q.jpg)
In this video, former VMHC Vice President for Collections E. Lee Shepard discusses John Smith's The Generall Historie of Virginia, New England, and...
Juneteenth
![Juneteenth Flag Juneteenth Flag](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/PopCiv_Juneteenth_Flag.png.webp?itok=zFWtlf45)
“Keep It a Holy Thing”: Lee Chapel’s Greatest Challenge
![](/sites/default/files/oembed_thumbnails/5FoBakuApkCQRwFtc6fdttDVEoBGnFt-aftOYsiH32E.jpg)
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...
Lane Cedar Chest
![Lane furniture ad.jpg Lane furniture ad.jpg](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/Lane%20furniture%20ad.jpg.webp?itok=Y18Md4XP)
Larus & Brother Advertisements
![Mss3.L3297a.FA1_.Box15.Poles_.jpg Mss3.L3297a.FA1_.Box15.Poles_.jpg](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/Mss3.L3297a.FA1_.Box15.Poles_.jpg.webp?itok=bK5_t5e-)
Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition
![](/sites/default/files/oembed_thumbnails/N1Kw3m2rThMDvxPzOgVLofHYgsZLkwOuCbkB-Og4dpM.jpg)
Lee and Grant
![0.25 LetUsHavePEace_Grant_Lee.jpg 0.25 LetUsHavePEace_Grant_Lee.jpg](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/0.25%20LetUsHavePEace_Grant_Lee.jpg.webp?itok=xTzdH4gk)
Lee and Grant By William M.S. Rasmussen
![](/sites/default/files/soundcloud/fb_placeholder.png)
On November 1, 2007, William M. S. Rasmussen delivered a lecture in conjunction with the exhibition, Lee and Grant.
The two great opposing military...
Let Us Commence: Graduating At A Distance
![Let Us Commence: Graduating At A Distance Samantha Hukeless’s diploma from Van de Vyver Institute.](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/LetUsCommence_Screen%20Shot%202020-05-19%20at%2012.53.58%20PM.jpeg.webp?itok=MbIdG0xM)
Letterhead
![Letterhead engraving, c. 1860, of Richmond, Va., by Louis A. Ramm Letterhead engraving, c. 1860, of Richmond, Va., by Louis A. Ramm](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/VHE_Letterhead_Mss1.R7243a29.jpg.webp?itok=t1eWtOzZ)
Liberated Books
![VB360.A2.1826.Rare_.TitlePage.jpg VB360.A2.1826.Rare_.TitlePage.jpg](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/VB360.A2.1826.Rare_.TitlePage.jpg.webp?itok=m_z7X3le)
Life Portrait of Pocahontas
![VHE_PocahontasEngraving_Teaser.jpg VHE_PocahontasEngraving_Teaser.jpg](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/VHE_PocahontasEngraving_Teaser.jpg.webp?itok=weL_dH2x)
Lila (Meade) Valentine
![VHE_LilaMeadeValentine_Teaser.jpg VHE_LilaMeadeValentine_Teaser.jpg](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/VHE_LilaMeadeValentine_Teaser.jpg.webp?itok=yuhZextu)
Lincoln’s Spies: Their Secret War to Save a Nation
![](/sites/default/files/oembed_thumbnails/W04vubiDzbwmOW30SN7Dzj_zwdZT522mwSKqwcXWYHU.jpg)
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
![](/sites/default/files/media-icons/generic/video.png)
On Saturday, February 28, 2009, the community was invited to attend a conference about Richmond’s African American history, “Hidden Things Brought to...
Lonely Colonist Seeks Wife: Rediscovering the History of America’s First Mail-Order Brides by Marcia Zug
![](/sites/default/files/oembed_thumbnails/EDzFW38ZZ5a0cARXA_20ETea1apBwaJbojsVFJv7HBA.jpg)
On March 2, Marcia Zug delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “Lonely Colonist Seeks Wife: Rediscovering the History of America’s First Mail-Order Brides...
Louis Brandeis: An American Legal Giant by Melvin Urofsky
![](/sites/default/files/soundcloud/fb_placeholder.png)
On March 25, 2010, Melvin Urofsky delivered a lecture on his book Louis Brandeis: An American Legal Giant.
Louis Brandeis was one of the most...