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Gordon Family
The Gordon portraits depict the family of an Ulster merchant and planter of Scottish origin who emigrated to Lancaster County
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Grace Sherwood: The "Witch of Pungo"
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On July 10, 1706, a forty-six-year-old Princess Anne County woman named Grace Sherwood faced an unusual legal procedure...
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Grand Avenues: The Story of Pierre Charles L'Enfant, the French Visionary Who Designed Washington, D.C.
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In 1791, George Washington asked Pierre Charles L'Enfant, who had been a French volunteer during the American Revolution, to design a new federal city...
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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.
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Great things are expected from the Virginians
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Capt. John Chilton of the 3rd Virginia Infantry described his experiences in New York and New Jersey in 1776–77 in letters home to family and friends. Located in the society's manuscripts collection, Chilton's letters offer a fascinating glimpse of one Virginian's thoughts and experiences during a pivotal time in the Revolutionary War.
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Greatest History Teacher Salute
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Group Tours FAQ
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Guide to African American Manuscripts
Introduction As Great Britain's largest and wealthiest North American colony, and later as the state with the largest enslaved and free black...
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Guidelines for Acquisitions
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Learn about acquisition guidelines of the Virginia Museum of History & Culture and how decisions are made about...
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Guides for Researchers
Explore our collections by digging deeper into guides for the Civil War, African American, environmental, and women's...
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Gunston Hall
Address: Lorton, VA 22079 Phone: 703.550.9220 Web site: http://www.gunstonhall.org George Mason, renowned for his...
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H. A. White & Co. - Hutchison
H. A. White & Co., Warrenton, records, 1852–1867. 6 vols. Mss5:3W5868:4–9.Concern a major mercantile operation conducted by Hamden A. White in...
Portrait Index - Individuals
Haas - Hynes: photographs and portraits of individuals
The VMHC maintains an extensive series of photograph files that may contain a combination of original photographs, cartes de
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Haile, Robert Gaines - Hutchison Family Papers
Haile, Robert Gaines, Diary, 1862. 1 item. Typescript copy. Mss5:1H1252:1. A photocopy of a typed transcript of a diary, 1–23 June 1862, kept by...
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Hall, Nancy Johns Turner – Huntington, William
[Hall, Nancy Johns Turner], The Imaginist, 1844. 4 volumes. Mss5:9H1405:1.Written under the pseudonym Ann Tracy, "The Imaginist or Recollections of an...
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Hampton Institute and Booker T. Washington
Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute was founded in 1868 by General Samuel Armstrong. He was interested in moral
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Hampton Roads Murder and Mayhem: The Darker Side of the Tidewater
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On March 14, 2019, Nancy E. Sheppard delivered the Banner Lecture, “Hampton Roads Murder and Mayhem: The Darker Side of the Tidewater.”
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Hannah Family, Section 33
Hannah Family Papers, 1760-1967.Section 33 Correspondence, 1835-1888, of George Cunningham HannahCall Number Mss1 H1956 a 1199-2063Index to...