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A House Built of Virginia Stone

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Approximately forty miles south of Washington, D.C., the Aquia sandstone quarry on Government Island sits quietly in the...

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Arthur Ashe Jr.’s Family Tree: Tracing the Blackwell Family to 1735

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See a rare family tree, drawn by hand on canvas, tracing Arthur Ashe, Jr.’s family.

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Bookplates

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The use of bookplates is almost as old as printing itself. They were used to record ownership and to reassure the owner...

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Clementina Rind

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Clementina Rind was Virginia’s first female printer and newspaper publisher, publishing important official documents for...

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Colonial Cookbooks

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Food and dining were integral to social life in the eighteenth century, particularly among the upper class. The gentry...

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Dolley Madison

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Dolley (Payne) Todd Madison (1768–1849) lived through three wars, knew eleven presidents, and was a gracious and...

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Martha (Dandridge) Custis Washington

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This portrait of Martha Washington (1731–1802) is the work of Charles Willson Peale, who also painted the sitter several...

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Murals Inspired by the Story of Virginia

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Richmond is now home to more than 100 outdoor murals, and this popular form of artwork reflects the city’s modernity and...

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The Brook Hill Collection

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In 2018, the VMHC was gifted an extraordinary collection of books, documents, and art associated with the Stewart and...

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The History of Virginia's Natural Bridge: "So Beautiful an Arch"

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In the late eighteenth century, when Thomas Jefferson “discovered” Natural Bridge and purchased it from the King of...

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The Media General Papers and Thomas Jefferson's Letters

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Richmond-based Media General and its predecessors were led and grown by four generations of the Bryan family.

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Tiny Tomes

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Defined as no more than three inches in height or width, miniature books were first produced with convenience in mind...

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Virginia Landscapes: Sublime & Picturesque

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Thomas Jefferson wrote that Natural Bridge is “the most sublime of nature’s works”: “It is impossible for the emotions...

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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.