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The Commonwealth and the Great War
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The Virginia Museum of History & Culture’s exhibition, The Commonwealth and the Great War, presented the dramatic role of
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The Portent: John Brown's Raid in American Memory
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John Brown remains one of the most controversial figures in our history. To destroy the institution of slavery, he firmly believed there was only one possible course of action. He saw what he thought was the ultimate wrong and tried in the only way he could imagine to right it. Which John Brown should we remember? The crusader for abolition or the bloodthirsty terrorist? Is it possible to list him among the great pantheon of American heroes, or do we still recoil from the image of his attack on an American military installation, an action that can be described by no term other than treason?
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Thomas Tyler Bouldin
Thomas Tyler Bouldin (1813-1891)of “Golden Hills,” Charlotte County, Va. List of CorrespondentsCall Number Mss1 B6638 a Section 11 Individuals...
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Virginia House
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Formerly an English manor house, Virginia House was relocated to Richmond in 1925.
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Virginia's Colonial Dynasties
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In the colonial period, portraiture proved to be a particularly useful tool in establishing and preserving family status. This exhibit presents twenty-four portraits from the Virginia Historical Society's collection. Early Virginia portraits reveal much about the families that commissioned them, as well as how these Virginians valued how they were perceived by others.
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Walter Spencer Robertson, Section 15
A Guide to the Papers, 1824-2002, of Walter Spencer Robertson.Section 15. Correspondence of Mary Dade (Taylor) Robertson (1899-2001).Call Number Mss1...
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Walter Spencer Robertson, Section 5
A Guide to the Papers, 1824-2002, of Walter Spencer Robertson (1893-1970).Section 5. Correspondence, 1910-1970, of Walter Spencer Robertson.Call...
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Wise Family, Section 14
Wise Family Papers, 1840-1967. Section 14.Correspondence, 1872-1913, of John Sergeant WiseCall Number Mss1 W7547 a 103-5,318 Index to Correspondents...
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Wise Family, Sestion 51
Wise Family Papers, 1840-1967. Section 51.Correspondence, 1886-1967, of Henry Alexander WiseCall Number Mss1 W7547 a 6,703-15,040 Index to...
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Young Family, Section 18
Young family papers, 1835-1900. Section 18 Mss1 Y885 a 660-701 Index to Correspondents and Subjects Adams, John SEE Young, Elizabeth (Steel) Baird, E...