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Virginia Gay Lesbian Bisexual Community Center Flag
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Currently there are numerous regional LGBTQ community centers—including the Gay Community Center of Richmond—that serve...
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Virginia Home for Boys
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The Virginia Home for Boys (now the Virginia Home for Boys and Girls) was founded in 1843 as the Richmond Male Orphan...
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Virginia's Constitution
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The delegates who gathered in convention in Richmond in 1901 to rewrite Virginia’s Constitution had no doubt about why...
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Virginia’s Star Political Cartoonists
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Virginia has been home to many well-known politicians and artists, but it can also lay claim to several prominent...
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War Stories: Commemorating the Centennial of World War I
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World War I had a dramatic impact on the nation and our Commonwealth. For Virginia, perhaps one of the most significant...
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Washington's Mentor: Governor Dinwiddie's Correspondence, 1751-58
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Robert Dinwiddie's name is little known today, but this Scottish merchant-turned-government official played a key role...
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West Virginia v. EPA
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How has America wrestled with the debate over regulation versus growth of industry, and how does the Supreme Court’s...
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What Exactly Is A Shadow Docket?
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Who was Oliver Hill?
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The VMHC has a group of items that belonged to Oliver W. Hill, Sr., a prominent Richmond civil rights attorney, donated...
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Why We Need to Talk About James Armistead Lafayette
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James Armistead Lafayette was an enslaved man who, during the American Revolution, volunteered to join the Continental...
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Women in Virginia
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Learn about how women in the early 20th century lived in Virginia.
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World War II Stamp Corsage (c. 1942)
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During World War II, Clair Bugg of Farmville became a kind of walking advertisement for the war effort: She wore this...
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Writing the Declaration of Independence, 1776
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Learn about Thomas Jefferson and his role in writing the Declaration of Independence.
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Yearbooks
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View select images from yearbooks in the society's collections.