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Exhibition
Determined
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This exhibition examined the long history of black Americans in North America as they have fought for freedom, equal...
Exhibition
Founding Frenemies
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This exhibition explored Alexander Hamilton’s relationships with the founding generation of Virginians through rare...
Article Set - Chapter
The House
Virginia House was completed in 1928, and in 1929 it was presented to VHS.
Article Set - Intro
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.