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"Hidden Figure" of GPS (Commonwealth Classroom)

In this virtual event on February 19, 2021, VMHC Curator Karen Sherry led audiences in a conversation with Dr. Gladys West. Dr. West, a Dinwiddie...
Airship ROMA: A Forgotten Tragedy

On February 9, Nancy E. Sheppard delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “Airship ROMA: A Forgotten Tragedy.”
In March 1921, Maj. John G. Thornell and...
American City, Southern Place: Richmond on the Eve of War

On March 10, 2011, Gregg Kimball delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "American City, Southern Place: Richmond on the Eve of War."
As a city of the...
Bound to the Fire: How Virginia’s Enslaved Cooks Helped Invent American Cuisine

In grocery store aisles and kitchens across the country, smiling images of “Aunt Jemima” and other historical and fictional black cooks can be found...
Captivity and the British Subject in Colonial America

On August 11th, 2022, Catherine Ingrassia held a fascinating discussion of her latest book, “Domestic Captivity and the British Subject, 1660–1750.”
...Confederate Citadel: Richmond and Its People at War

On January 13, 2022, Dr. Mary A. DeCredico presented about Banner Lecture about Richmond and its people during the Civil War.
Confederate Citadel...
Curators at Home: A Letter is Worth a Thousand Words

This program from May 22, 2020, is part of our Curators At Home Series taped by curatorial staff members from their own homes as they worked remotely...
Curators at Work: Natural Bridge

Thomas Jefferson purchased Natural Bridge from the king of England in 1774 in order to guarantee its preservation. When he encouraged Americans and...
Curators at Work: Pocahontas's Virginia

The Virginia Company that sponsored the Jamestown settlement arranged for Pocahontas to travel to England in 1616. The purpose was to show her off as...
Curators at Work: Virginia's Brewed Past

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...
Death and Rebirth in a Southern City: Richmond's Historic Cemeteries

On April 8, 2021, Ryan K. Smith presented an exploration of the history and recovery of the burial grounds of Richmond, Virginia, through the lens of...
Doing Their Bit: The Surprising Role of Virginians in the Great War

On February 22, 2018, Lynn Rainville delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “Doing Their Bit: The Surprising Role of Virginians in the Great War.”
In...
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...
First Dads: Parenting and Politics from George Washington to Barack Obama

On June 2 at noon, Joshua Kendall delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "First Dads: Parenting and Politics from George Washington to Barack Obama."
...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...
Founders as Fathers: Going Home with Virginia's Revolutionary

On October 9, 2014, Lorri Glover delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Founders as Fathers: Going Home with Virginia's Revolutionary." Set against the...
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.”
...Historic Disasters of Richmond

On January 18 at 5:30 p.m., Walter S. Griggs, Jr. delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “Historic Disasters of Richmond.”
Richmond has had its share...
How Imperfect is Our Past? A Conversation with Charles Bryan

On March 15, 2022, Dr. Charles Bryan and VMHC president and CEO Jamie Bosket had a conversation about some of the topics covered in Dr. Bryan’s latest...
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...