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Capital Dames: The Civil War and the Women of Washington
On May 12 at noon, Cokie Roberts delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Capital Dames: The Civil War and the Women of Washington By Cokie Roberts."
Wi...
Champion of War, Champion of Peace: The Leadership of George C. Marshall
On November 19 at noon, Gerald M. Pops delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Champion of War, Champion of Peace: The Leadership of George C. Marshall."...
Civil Rights Movement in Virginia
Civil War in Virginia
This video discusses the Civil War in Virginia. The video focuses on some of the major battles, generals, and themes of the Civil War in Virginia.
Th...
Civil War Lawyers: Constitutional Questions and Courtroom Dramas
On September 13, 2012, Arthur T. Downey delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Civil War Lawyers: Constitutional Questions and Courtroom Dramas."
Lawye...
Civil War Medicine
Staggering numbers of sick and wounded soldiers placed unprecedented demands on the practice of medicine on both sides during the Civil War. This...
Confederate Alamo: Bloodbath at Petersburg’s Fort Gregg on April 2, 1865
On April 1 at noon, John J. Fox III, delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Confederate Alamo: Bloodbath at Petersburg’s Fort Gregg on April 2, 1865."
...Contested Borderland: The Civil War in Appalachian Kentucky and Virginia
On July 25, Brian D. McKnight delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Contested Borderland: The Civil War in Appalachian Kentucky and Virginia."
During...
Curators At Home: From the Vault
This program from May 1, 2020, is part of our Curators At Home Series taped by curatorial staff members from their own homes as they worked remotely...
Curators At Home: Virginia Stories from the Underground Railroad
On June 5, 2020, VMHC Museum Collections Curator Dr. Karen A. Sherry presented this program as part of our Curators At Home Series presented by...
Curators At Work: New to the Collection
Every year, the VMHC adds hundreds of items to its already vast collections. Some of these improve our understanding of Virginia’s history, while...
Curators At Work: Treasures from the Collection
Join members of the VMHC curatorial team as they tell their own stories about working with the museum’s remarkable collections, show rarely seen...
Daniel Morgan, Virginian
On May 23, 2019, Albert Louis Zambone delivered the Banner Lecture, Daniel Morgan, Virginian.
By the end of his life, Daniel Morgan had variously been...
Defiant: American POWs in Vietnam's Most Infamous Prison
On September 25 at noon, Alvin Townley delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Defiant: American POWs in Vietnam's Most Infamous Prison."
During the...
Doing Their Bit: The Surprising Role of Virginians in the Great War
On February 22, 2018, Lynn Rainville delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “Doing Their Bit: The Surprising Role of Virginians in the Great War.”
In...
Dreams of War and Peace: How Americans Experienced the Civil War in their Sleep
On April 27, 2017, Jonathan W. White delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “Dreams of War and Peace: How Americans Experienced the Civil War in their...
Eye of the Storm: The Civil War Drawings of Robert Knox Sneden
Family of Assassins
On October, 31, David O. Stewart, delivered a banner lecture entitled "Family of Assassins: The Surratts of Maryland."
Everyone knows about John...
Family of Assassins: The Surratts of Maryland
On October, 31, David O. Stewart, delivered a banner lecture entitled “Family of Assassins: The Surratts of Maryland.”
Everyone knows about John...
FDR and Marshall: The Men Who Saved D-Day (George C. Marshall Foundation Lecture 2019)
On May 14, 2019, author Nigel Hamilton delivered the George C. Marshall Foundation Lecture.
In honor of the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings...