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Hatteras Island: Keeper of the Outer Bank By Ray McAllister
On July 23, 2009, Ray McAllister delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “Hatteras Island: Keeper of the Outer Banks.”
The Outer Banks have enticed...
Historic Virginia Gardens By Margaret Bemiss & Will Rieley
For nearly a century, the Garden Club of Virginia has undertaken garden research and preservation work at numerous historic sites across the Old...
Horns, Masks, and Women's Dress: How the First Klan Used Costume to Build Domestic Terrorism
On December 8 at noon, Elaine Frantz Parsons delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “Horns, Masks, and Women's Dress: How the First Klan Used Costume to...
In Pursuit of Jefferson: Traveling through Europe with the Most Perplexing Founding Father
On August 25th, 2022 writer Derek Baxter held a lecture about his book, In Pursuit of Jefferson: Traveling through Europe with the Most Perplexing...
In the True Blue’s Wake: Slavery and Freedom among the Families of Smithfield Plantation
On July 14th, 2022, historian Daniel Thorp held a lecture about his latest book, In The True Blue’s Wake: Slavery and Freedom among the Families of...
Inventing Disaster: The Culture of Calamity from the Jamestown Colony to the Johnstown Flood
On February 13, 2020, Cynthia A. Kierner delivered the Banner Lecture, "Inventing Disaster: The Culture of Calamity from the Jamestown Colony to the...
“Keep It a Holy Thing”: Lee Chapel’s Greatest Challenge
On August 2, 2018, David Cox delivered a banner lecture, “‘Keep It a Holy Thing’: Lee Chapel’s Greatest Challenge.”
The chapel that Robert E. Lee...
Keep On Keeping On: The NAACP and the Implementation of Brown v. Board of Education in Virginia
On September 12, 2019, Brian J. Daugherity delivered the Banner Lecture, “Keep on Keeping On: The NAACP and the Implementation of Brown v. Board of...
Living Queer History: Remembrance and Belonging in a Southern City
On June 23rd, 2022, Samantha Rosenthal held a lecture about an LGBTQ community in Roanoke, Virginia, and how queer people today think about the past...
Lost Attractions: The Parks and Places That Built the Tidewater
For generations, many have flocked to the shores of southeastern Virginia for its beaches, resorts, and seasonal fun at its many destinations. In this...
Managing the Mountains: Land Use Planning, the New Deal, and the Creation of the Federal Landscape in Appalachia
On March 16, 2012, Sara M. Gregg delivered a lecture entitled "Managing the Mountains: Land Use Planning, the New Deal, and the Creation of the...
Mapping Virginia: Pictures of a Moving Place, 1587–1783 by William C. Wooldridge
On December 5, William C. Wooldridge delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “Mapping Virginia: Pictures of a Moving Place, 1587-1783.”
Drawing from...
Mapping Virginia: Pictures of a Moving Place, 1587–1783 by William C. Wooldridge
On December 5, William C. Wooldridge delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Mapping Virginia: Pictures of a Moving Place, 1587-1783."
Drawing from...
Message, Money, and Management: A Roundtable Discussion on the Future of the Chesapeake Bay.
On March 16, 2012, the Hon. Gerald Baliles, Ann F. Jennings, Gerald P. McCarthy, and Hon. W. Tayloe Murphy, Jr., participated in a roundtable...
Navigating Native Land and Water in the Seventeenth-Century Chesapeake
On November 30, 2023, historian Jessica Taylor discussed the subject of her new book, Plain Paths and Dividing Lines: Navigating Native Land and Water...
Notes from the Ground: Science, Soil, and Society in the American Countryside
On March 16, 2012, Ben R. Cohen delivered a lecture entitled "Notes from the Ground: Science, Soil, and Society in the American Countryside."
This...
Ocracoke: The Pearl of the Outer Banks
On August 8, 2013, Ray McAllister delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Ocracoke: The Pearl of the Outer Banks."
The Outer Banks have enticed...
Play ball! America’s Doughboys and the National Pastime in the Great War
On August 29, 2019, Alexander F. Barnes delivered the Banner Lecture, “Play ball! America's Doughboys and the National Pastime in the Great War.” In...
Pocahontas – Religion and Faith (Pocahontas Symposium: Session 2)
Few figures from the American past are better known than the young Powhatan woman who has come down to us as “Pocahontas.” Her fame began in her own...
Rebellious Passage: The Creole Revolt and America's Coastal Slave Trade
On March 18, 2021, Jeffrey R. Kerr-Ritchie presented the Banner Lecture "Rebellious Passage" about the first comprehensive history of the ship revolt...