The search results below contain listings from our website. To search our library and museum collections catalogs, please visit the Collections page.
Article
The 100th Anniversary of The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Image
On November 11, 1921, known as Armistice Day and the anniversary of the end of World War I in 1918, the remains of an...
Article
The Blender
Image
Learn about the stories that appeared during World War II in The Blender newsletter.
Article
The Brook Hill Collection
Image
In 2018, the VMHC was gifted an extraordinary collection of books, documents, and art associated with the Stewart and...
Article
The Central Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Inc.
Image
As an American fixture in the beverage industry, the Central Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Inc., of Richmond, Virginia...
Article
The Christopher Werle Collection
Image
Learn about Christopher Werle's work in Kuwait during the Persian Gulf War.
Article
The Darling of Miller & Rhoads
Image
Richmond native Martha Brayton worked in the Miller & Rhoads department store from 1948 to about 1959, during the store...
Article
The History of Virginia's Natural Bridge: "So Beautiful an Arch"
Image
In the late eighteenth century, when Thomas Jefferson “discovered” Natural Bridge and purchased it from the King of...
Article
The Kline Kar
Image
James Allen Kline was born near Siddonsburg, Pennsylvania, on May 20, 1874. At the age of 18, Kline began an...
Article
The Lewises and Andy Warhol
Image
Read a letter by Andy Warhol's partner, Billy Name, to Sydney and Frances Lewis after Warhol was shot.
Article
The Richmond Home for Ladies
Image
The Richmond Home for Ladies was an elderly care facility for women established in 1883, and still operates today as...
Article
The Twentieth Century: Cities, Cars, and Civil Rights
Image
Technological revolutions, increased urbanization, and advances in civil rights created the commonwealth we know today.
Article
Tiny Tomes
Image
Defined as no more than three inches in height or width, miniature books were first produced with convenience in mind...
Article
Transportation in Virginia
Image
Transportation began to change early in the nineteenth century with the introduction of steam power and the development...
Article
Urbanization in Virginia
Image
Learn about the process of urbanization in Virginia.
Article
Valentines
Image
February 14 has a long history as a day for friends and sweethearts to exchange tokens of affection. By the end of the...
Article
Victory Gardens
Image
First promoted during World War I, war gardening, or victory gardens, provided American citizens an opportunity to...
Article
Virginia Home for Boys
Image
The Virginia Home for Boys (now the Virginia Home for Boys and Girls) was founded in 1843 as the Richmond Male Orphan...
Article
Virginia’s Sweet History – Chocolate-Making in the Commonwealth
Image
Production methods and flavorings have changed in the 4,000 years since chocolate was consumption began, but it remains...
Article
Virginia’s Star Political Cartoonists
Image
Virginia has been home to many well-known politicians and artists, but it can also lay claim to several prominent...
Article
Walter Washington Foster Glass Plate Negatives Collection
Image
Originally from Norfolk, Walter Washington Foster relocated to Richmond, where he worked in partnership with other...