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Michael Scales — Rosenwald Schools Oral History
Pine Grove School, Cumberland County (1959–1964).
This oral history is presented as part of the exhibition "A Better Life for Their Children: Julius...
Motives of Honor, Pleasure, and Profit: Plantation Management in the Colonial Chesapeake, 1607–1763
On April 21, 2011, Lorena S. Walsh delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Motives of Honor, Pleasure, and Profit: Plantation Management in the Colonial...
Nadine Armstrong — Rosenwald Schools Oral History
West View School, Fluvanna County (1954).
This oral history is presented as part of the exhibition "A Better Life for Their Children: Julius Rosenwald...
On the Back Roads Again: More People, Places, and Pie Around Virginia
On October 20 at noon, Bob Brown and Bill Lohmann delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “On the Back Roads Again: More People, Places, and Pie Around...
Pat Beach — Rosenwald Schools Oral History
Cape Charles Elementary, Northampton County (1950–1958).
This oral history is presented as part of the exhibition "A Better Life for Their Children...
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...
Reclamation: How a Monticello Descendant Uncovered and Restored Her Family’s Heritage
Join Gayle Jessup White, author of Reclamation: Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a Descendant’s Search for Her Family’s Lasting Legacy, as she...
Rev. Joseph Haden — Rosenwald Schools Oral History
Second Union School, Goochland County (1949–1955).
This oral history is presented as part of the exhibition "A Better Life for Their Children: Julius...
Secrets & Symbols: Cooler by George Fulton
Cooler for water or beer, 1856
George N. Fulton (1834–1894) for David Parr’s Pottery, Richmond, Virginia
On long-term loan from The Greenbrier, White...
The Ghosts of Eden Park
On October 10, 2019, Karen Abbott delivered a Banner Lecture entitled, “The Ghosts of Eden Park: The Bootleg King, the Women Who Pursued Him, and the...
The Jamestown Brides: The Story of the Virginia Company’s Trade in Young English Wives
On June 25, 2019, Jennifer Potter delivered the Banner Lecture, “The Jamestown Brides: The Story of the Virginia Company's Trade in Young English...
The Jeffersons at Shadwell
On January 13, 2011, Susan Kern discussed her book, The Jeffersons at Shadwell. In her book, Susan Kern merges archaeology, material culture, and...
The Material World of Eyre Hall: Four Centuries of Chesapeake History
On March 24, 2022, Carl R. Lounsbury delivered a lecture about four centuries of Chesapeake history as revealed through material world of Eyre Hall.
...The Rarefied Life of George Washington Parke Custis
George Washington Parke Custis was raised at Mount Vernon by George and Martha Washington. Young “Wash” appears in Edward Savage's 1789 painting of...
The Virginia Venture: American Colonization and English Society, 1580-1660
On June 22, 2023, Misha Ewen presented a fascinating virtual discussion of her new book, The Virginia Venture: American Colonization and English...
Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy (Wilkinson Lecture 2021)
On October 20, 2021, bestselling author Nathaniel Philbrick delivered the 2021 J. Harvie Wilkinson, Jr. Lecture based on his newest book, Travels with...
VMHC Education | Games of the Past: Paper Dolls
In this edition of Games of the Past, we're talking about Paper Dolls! This video gives a brief history of paper dolls and shows you how to make your...
War and Pieces: Quilts through America's War Years
On Thursday, August 22, Neva Hart delivered a banner lecture entitled "War and Pieces: Quilts through America's War Years."
For soldiers in the field...
Weird-but-True Things Most People Don't Know about the Roaring Twenties
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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