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An Artist's Story: Civil War Drawings by Edwin Forbes
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An expanded and reinvigorated Virginia Museum of History & Culture (VMHC) will reopen to the public.
An expanded and reinvigorated Virginia Museum of History & Culture (VMHC) will reopen to the public.
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An Eyewitness Account of Stonewall Jackson's Wounding
On the second day of the battle of Chancellorsville, May 2, 1863, the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia experienced its
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Apollo to the Moon: A History in Objects
On July 20, 2023, historian and curator Teasel Muir-Harmony gave a lecture on the Apollo program, told through key objects of the Space Age. Project...
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Apollo: When We Went to the Moon
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Through objects and artifacts from the U.S. Space & Rocket Center’s archives, this exhibition explored the social and...
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Appalachian Power Educator Resources
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Appendix: African American Family Records
The following is a supplementary list of African American birth, death, and marriage records in the holdings of the Virginia Historical Society...
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April
April 2, 1865 Robert E. Lee orders the evacuation of the city of Richmond, and Union forces occupy the Confederate...
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April 1967
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Archibald Gerard Robertson
Archibald Gerard Robertson. Papers, 1787-1986Section 5. Correspondence, 1914-1985Call Number Mss1 R5453 a 21-2198 (2,178 items) Index to...
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Arming the Commonwealth
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From providing protection from enemy combatants to finding dinner for a family, weapons have played a significant role...
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Arthur Ashe Boulevard Dedication Ceremony — Highlights
On Saturday, June 22, 2019, the Virginia Museum of History & Culture co-hosted the official dedication ceremony of Arthur Ashe Boulevard in...
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Arthur Ashe Boulevard Dedication Ceremony — Full Ceremony
On Saturday, June 22, 2019, the Virginia Museum of History & Culture co-hosted the official dedication ceremony of Arthur Ashe Boulevard in...
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Arthur Ashe Jr.’s Family Tree: Tracing the Blackwell Family to 1735
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See a rare family tree, drawn by hand on canvas, tracing Arthur Ashe, Jr.’s family.
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Articles & Book Reviews
As the journal of record for Virginia history, the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography routinely publishes...
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Artists4ERA
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Artists4ERA is part of ongoing efforts to ensure that the ERA becomes the 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution...