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Skeletons on the Zahara by Dean King
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On January 24, 2008, Dean King delivered this Banner Lecture. In 1815 the American sailing ship Commerce ran aground on the northwestern shore of...
The 1811 Richmond Theater Fire
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The Bartlett Book of Garden Elements
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On June 18, 2015, Rose Love Bartlett will delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "The Bartlett Book of Garden Elements."
Every beautiful garden, large...
The Poe You May Not Know
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On June 4 at noon, Barbara Anne Cantalupo delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "The Poe You May Not Know."
Although Edgar Allan Poe’s name is most...
The Queen and the USA: Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee in America
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On July 26, 2012, H. Edward "Chip" Mann delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "The Queen and the USA: Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee in America."
Althoug...
The Shipwreck That Saved Jamestown: The Sea Venture Castaways and the Fate of America
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On April 16, 2009, Lorri Glover delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “The Shipwreck That Saved Jamestown: The Sea Venture Castaways and the Fate of...
The Well-Dressed Hobo: The Many Wondrous Adventures of a Man Who Loves Trains
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On September 8 at noon, Rush Loving, Jr., delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "The Well-Dressed Hobo: The Many Wondrous Adventures of a Man Who Loves...
Virginia Environmental Endowment: Leadership, Leverage, and Legacy
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On Thursday October 7, 2010, Gerald P. McCarthy discussed the Virginia Environmental Endowment. Since its inception in 1977, Virginia Environmental...
We Shall Not Be Moved: Virginia Songs of Labor
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From the textile mills of Danville to the coal fields of Wise to the tobacco factories of Richmond, workers have rallied to songs of labor. The songs...
Weird-but-True Things Most People Don't Know about the Roaring Twenties
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On November 14 at 2 p.m., Mary Miley Theobald delivered a lecture entitled "Weird-but-True Things Most People Don't Know about the Roaring Twenties."
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