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Exhibition
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...
Article Set - Chapter
Before the War
Born into a Virginia family whose members had for generations assumed public leadership roles, Robert E. Lee followed the
Article Set - Chapter
Conclusion
Throughout the twentieth century and during the past decade, apologists for John Brown have turned out imagery and
Article Set - Chapter
Conclusion - Did the Civil War End at Appomattox?
Lee’s army had become the embodiment of Confederate nationalism, and after its surrender other southern forces soon gave up
Article Set - Chapter
Interpreting Historical Images
A historical image can be interpreted in a number of ways. Each approach brings a different set of considerations, or frame
Article Set - Chapter
Robert Knox Sneden Chronology
1832 June 3 born in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, British provinces of America 1851 family moves to New York 1858 earliest
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The House
Virginia House was completed in 1928, and in 1929 it was presented to VHS.
Exhibition
The League of Wives
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Featuring artifacts, photographs, and oral histories, this exhibition illustrated the dramatic story of how the spouses...
Article Set - Chapter
The Weddells
Learn more about Alexander Weddell and Virginia Chase Steedman Weddell.
Exhibition
Virginia & the Vietnam War
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On the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, this display will invite guests to immerse themselves in the choices...