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Civil War Maps
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Contact and Conflict
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The first settlers were welcomed by the Indians with ceremony. However, following Capt. John Smith’s return to England...
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Dabney - Durgin
Dabney, Mrs. Charity, papers, 1873–1898. 24 items. Mss2D1123b.Most of these papers are tax receipts of Charity Dabney, an African American property...
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Dabney Family Papers - Dwinelle, Justin
Dabney Family Papers, 1742–1928. 4,012 items. Mss1D1124b. Microfilm reels C330–331.This collection consists primarily of the papers of Charles William...
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Dabney, Charity – Duval, Sarah Dandridge Cooke
Dabney, Charity, Papers, 1873–1898. 24 items. Mss2D1123b.This collection consists primarily of receipts documenting the payment of state and city...
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Determined for High Schoolers
These lesson plans have been designed in conjunction with the Virginia Museum of History & Culture's 2019-2020 ground
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Determined for Middle Schoolers
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These lesson plans have been designed in conjunction with the Virginia Museum of History & Culture's 2019-2020 ground
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Documenting Women's Lives
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Early - Everett
Early family papers, 1764–1956. 437 items. Mss1Ea765b. Microfilm reels C16 and C456–458.The papers of this prominent Lynchburg family are primarily...
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Early Family – Every Monday Club
Early Family Papers, 1798–1903. 239 items. Mss1Ea765a. Microfilm reel C456.This collection consists primarily of the papers of Mary Virginia (Early)...
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Early Family Papers - Ezell Family Papers
Early Family Papers, 1764–1956. 437 items. Mss1EA765b. Microfilm reels C456–458.This collection contains the papers of the Early family of Franklin...
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Early Images of Virginia Indians: The William W. Cole Collection
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Explore engravings and illustration of early Virginia Indians.
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From the period of its founding as an English settlement in North America, essentially a business venture from the start, Virginia has thrived on the...
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Establishing a Nation
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Three of Virginia’s Revolutionary era leaders played critical roles in the successful establishment of the nation’s...
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Exploration of the New World
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Initially, European nations were searching for a water route to the Far East, not a New World.
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Eye of the Storm: The Civil War Drawings of Robert Knox Sneden
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Through his 5,000-page personal memoir, Robert Knox Sneden takes us to the front lines of the Civil War.
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F Company Association - Funsten, David
F Company Association, Minute Book, 1876–1895. 1 volume. Mss4F1a1.The minute book of the F Company Association, kept by Robert Alonzo Brock (1839–1914...
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Fairfax - Funsten
Fairfax, John Walter (1828–1908), papers, 1863–1937. 15 items. Mss1F1613a. Microfilm reel C596. Fairfax served as assistant adjutant and inspector...
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Fairfax County Court – Fry, Mary Ella Fourqurean
Fairfax County, Court, Papers, 1742–1793. 12 items. Mss4F1613d.Consist of miscellaneous legal papers. Of particular note is a summons, 1755...
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Gallagher, Charles H. - Gwathmey Family Papers
Gallagher, Charles Kewell, Letter, 1861. 1 item. Mss7:2H2884:1. A letter, 2 September 1861, from Charles Kewell Gallagher (1833–1893) of Washington, N...