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Confederate Alamo: Bloodbath at Petersburg’s Fort Gregg on April 2, 1865
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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."
...Confederate Citadel: Richmond and Its People at War
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On January 13, 2022, Dr. Mary A. DeCredico presented about Banner Lecture about Richmond and its people during the Civil War.
Confederate Citadel...
Contested Borderland: The Civil War in Appalachian Kentucky and Virginia
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On July 25, Brian D. McKnight delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Contested Borderland: The Civil War in Appalachian Kentucky and Virginia."
During...
Curator Conversation: Bringing it Together: Stories Behind “Our Commonwealth”
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In this series, VMHC curatorial staff bring exclusive member-only programs to you on a variety of interesting topics. To see upcoming events in this...
Curator Conversations: Cheers, Virginia!
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In this series, VMHC curatorial staff bring exclusive member-only programs to you on a variety of interesting topics. To see upcoming events in this...
Curator Conversations: Meet Joseph Rogers
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In this series, VMHC curatorial staff bring exclusive member-only programs to you on a variety of interesting topics. To see upcoming events in this...
Curator Conversations: New to the Collection
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In this series, VMHC curatorial staff bring exclusive member-only programs to you on a variety of interesting topics. To see upcoming events in this...
Curator Conversations: Secret Agency
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In this series, VMHC curatorial staff bring exclusive member-only programs to you on a variety of interesting topics. To see upcoming events in this...
Curator Conversations: The Soldier's Gaze
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In this series, VMHC curatorial staff bring exclusive member-only programs to you on a variety of interesting topics. To see upcoming events in this...
Curator Conversations: Tomorrow's Treasures Today
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In this series, VMHC curatorial staff bring exclusive member-only programs to you on a variety of interesting topics. To see upcoming events in this...
Curator Conversations: Violins of Hope
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In this series, VMHC curatorial staff bring exclusive member-only programs to you on a variety of interesting topics. To see upcoming events in this...
Curator Conversations: We Choose to Go to the Moon
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In this series, VMHC curatorial staff bring exclusive member-only programs to you on a variety of interesting topics. To see upcoming events in this...
Curators At Home: Virginia on Film
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On May 8, 2020, VMHC Sr. Director of Curatorial Affairs Andrew Talkov presented this program as part of our Curators At Home Series taped by...
Curators at Work: Conversation with Judd Proctor and Brian Burns
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In 2005, Richmond gay activist Judd Proctor and his partner (now husband) Brian Burns, began underwriting WRIR Richmond’s “This Way Out,” an award...
Curators at Work: Stamping Out Smallpox: The History of the First Vaccine
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As we entered our second year of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic in 2021, we asked: have you ever wondered how Virginians fought infectious disease...
Curators at Work: “Walking Off the War:” Veterans on the Appalachian Trail
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As you commemorate America’s servicemen and women on Veterans Day, you probably don’t think about the Appalachian Trail, the 2,200-mile hiking route...
Curators At Work: New to the Collection
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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: Virginia's Brewed Past
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Did you know that September includes holidays like “Crush a Can Day” and “National Drink Beer Day”? In recent years, Virginia’s craft beer scene has...
Defiant: American POWs in Vietnam's Most Infamous Prison
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On September 25 at noon, Alvin Townley delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Defiant: American POWs in Vietnam's Most Infamous Prison."
During the...
Ends of War: The Unfinished Fight of Lee's Army after Appomattox
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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...