The search results below contain listings from our website. To search our library and museum collections catalogs, please visit the Collections page.
Dismal Freedom: A History of the Maroons of the Great Dismal Swamp
On February 16, 2023, historian Brent Morris gave a lecture examining the lives of the maroons living in the Great Dismal Swamp and their struggles...
Documents and Drawings: "The Private Jefferson" Examined
On December 10, Susan R. Stein delivered a Banner Lecture called “Documents and Drawings: 'The Private Jefferson' Examined.”
Thomas Jefferson devoted...
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...
Edgar Allan Poe: Lessons for Creative Success from Literature’s Greatest Antihero
On October 28, 2021, writer Catherine Baab-Muguira presented a lively and informative look at Edgar Allan Poe and how his life can teach us...
Ends of War: The Unfinished Fight of Lee's Army after Appomattox
On November 11, 2021, historian Caroline E. Janney had a discussion for her new book about Lee’s army after Appomattox.
In her dramatic new history...
Escape!: The Story of the Confederacy's Infamous Libby Prison and the Civil War's Largest Jail Break
On September 2, 2021, historian Robert P. Watson delivered a Banner Lecture about his research and book about the Confederacy’s infamous Libby Prison...
Establishing Religious Freedom: Jefferson’s Statute in Virginia
On July 24 at noon, Thomas E. Buckley delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Establishing Religious Freedom: Jefferson's Statute in Virginia."
The...
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...
Farm to Easel: Queena Stovall’s Evolution as an Artist
On June 14, 2018, Ellen Schall Agnew delivered a Banner Lecture, “Farm to Easel: Queena Stovall’s Evolution as an Artist.”
Self-taught Virginia...
Fellow Travelers on the Road to Black Ned’s Forge by Turk McCleskey
On February 19 at noon, Turk McCleskey delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “Fellow Travelers on the Road to Black Ned’s Forge.”
Edward Tarr, known...
Female African American Civil Rights Pioneers in Education: The Road to Brown & Beyond
Professor Beth Hopkins, Wake Forest University Law School (Retired) and JMC Board Member, explores the women pioneers of Brown & Beyond. Hopkins is...
First House: Two Centuries with Virginia's First Families
On October 10, Mary Miley Theobald, delivered a banner lecture entitled "First House: Two Centuries with Virginia's First Families."
Conceived...
Fortune’s Fool: The Life of John Wilkes Booth (Chauncey Lecture 2015)
On June 11, Terry Alford delivered the 2015 Hazel and Fulton Chauncey Lecture, entitled "Fortune’s Fool: The Life of John Wilkes Booth."
With a...
From a Richmond Streetcar: Life through the Lens of Harris Stilson
On July 10, 2014, Kitty Snow deliverered a Banner Lecture entitled "From a Richmond Streetcar: Life through the Lens of Harris Stilson."
Streetcar...
From Marshall to Moussaoui: Federal Justice in the Eastern District of Virginia
On February 5, 2015, John O. Peters, author of "From Marshall to Moussaoui: Federal Justice in the Eastern District of Virginia," was interviewed by...
From Reel to Real Indians
On November 20, 2019, the VMHC presented a screening of the award-winning film Reel Injun (2009, 88 minutes) by Cree-Canadian filmmaker Neil Diamond....
From Richmond to France: Images and Stories of Richmond and Her World War I Soldiers
On July 12, 2018, Kitty Snow delivered the banner lecture, “From Richmond to France: Images and Stories of Richmond and Her World War I Soldiers.”
Wh...
General Lee's Army: From Victory to Collapse by Dr. Glatthaar
In this lecture, based on his new book General Lee’s Army, Dr. Glatthaar used the story of Robert E. Lee’s army as a powerful lens for viewing the...
George Thomas: Virginian for the Union By Christopher Einolf
Most southern-born army officers resigned their commissions to join the Confederacy in 1861. But a substantial minority remained loyal to the national...