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Ocracoke: The Pearl of the Outer Banks
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On August 8, 2013, Ray McAllister delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Ocracoke: The Pearl of the Outer Banks."
The Outer Banks have enticed...
Our Little Monitor: The Greatest Invention of the Civil War
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On January 25, 2018, Jonathan W. White delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “Our Little Monitor: The Greatest Invention of the Civil War.”
On March 9...
Play ball! America’s Doughboys and the National Pastime in the Great War
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On August 29, 2019, Alexander F. Barnes delivered the Banner Lecture, “Play ball! America's Doughboys and the National Pastime in the Great War.” In...
Race to the Top of the World: Richard Byrd and the First Flight to the North Pole
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On January 23 at noon, Sheldon Bart delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Race to the Top of the World: Richard Byrd and the First Flight to the North...
Rampage: MacArthur, Yamashita, and the Battle of Manila
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On October 30, 2018, James M. Scott delivered the banner lecture, “Rampage: MacArthur, Yamashita, and the Battle of Manila.”
General Douglas...
Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson
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On May 7 at noon, S. C. Gwynne delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Rebel Yell: The Violence, Passion, and Redemption of Stonewall Jackson."
Stonew...
Rebellious Passage: The Creole Revolt and America's Coastal Slave Trade
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On March 18, 2021, Jeffrey R. Kerr-Ritchie presented the Banner Lecture "Rebellious Passage" about the first comprehensive history of the ship revolt...
Recipes Remade | Malinda Russell's Drop Ginger Cake
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The Recipes Remade video series explores Virginia's food and beverage history through the adaptation of historic recipes for the modern kitchen. Join...
Recovering History, Reclaiming the Present: The Apalachee Diaspora since the 16th Century
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On April 7, 2022, Kimberly C. Borchard presented a lecture about the 500-year-old myth of Appalachian gold and its catastrophic consequences for the...
Richmond’s Gilded Age: The Grit Behind the Glitz
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On November 2, 2017, Brian Burns delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “Richmond’s Gilded Age: The Grit Behind the Glitz.”
In the aftermath of the...
Searching for Stonewall Jackson
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On January 30, 2020, Ben Cleary delivered the Banner Lecture, "Searching for Stonewall Jackson: A Quest for Legacy in a Divided America."
Thomas...
Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery—Where War Comes Home
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On January 22 at noon, Robert M. Poole delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery—Where War Comes Home."
Writer and...
Spitfire: An American WWII Fighter Pilot in the RAF
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On May 25, 2023, Preston Smith gave a fascinating lecture about his father’s service as the last U.S. pilot accepted into the ranks of the RAF during...
Surviving Southampton: Finding Women in Nat Turner’s Community
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On June 24, 2021, historian Vanessa Holden delivered a Banner Lecture about her new book about how women contributed to America’s most famous slave...
Target Tokyo: Jimmy Doolittle and the Raid That Avenged Pearl Harbor (Christian Lecture 2017)
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On April 19, 2017, James M. Scott delivered the Stuart G. Christian, Jr. Lecture entitled, “Target Tokyo: Jimmy Doolittle and the Raid That Avenged...
Tears in the Darkness: The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath
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On Thursday, May 6, 2010, the VMHC held its annual Stuart G. Christian, Jr., Lecture in the Robins Family Forum. Elizabeth and Michael Norman...
The Age of Eisenhower: America and the World in the 1950s
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On September 27, 2018, William I. Hitchcock delivered a banner lecture,“The Age of Eisenhower: America and the World in the 1950s.”
Once thought to...
The Bedford Boys (Christian Lecture 2016)
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On March 17, 2016, Alex Kershaw delivered the Stuart G. Christian, Jr. Lecture entitled “The Bedford Boys.”
On June 6, 1944, nineteen boys from rural...
The Blood of Legends: Crockett, Bowie, Travis, and the Alamo (Chauncey Lecture 2016)
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On May 10, 2016, William C. Davis delivered the Hazel and Fulton Chauncey Lecture, entitled "The Blood of Legends: Crockett, Bowie, Travis, and the...
The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775–1777
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On October 23, 2019, Rick Atkinson delivered the J. Harvie Wilkinson, Jr. Lecture entitled “The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to...