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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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A Spoon That Got Around...

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This silver serving spoon, labeled as “A Spoon That Got Around," was on view in The Story of Virginia exhibition 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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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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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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Olaudah Equiano

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Snatched from his Ibo village in Nigeria at the age of eleven, Equiano (c. 1745-1797) was transported to Barbados...

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On Dueling

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In the United States and elsewhere, traditional and patriarchal conceptions of honor prescribed that men could respond...

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Oysters in Virginia

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Learn about the history of oyster in Virginia's food culture, tourism, and economy.

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Shaving Kits

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Before the invention of the disposable double-edged safety razor in 1895, a straight razor was the easiest, most...

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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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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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Tom Molineaux

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Born into enslavement on a Virginia plantation, Tom Molineaux (1784–1818) fought fellow enslaved people while plantation...

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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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Virginia’s Sweet History – Chocolate-Making in the Commonwealth

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Production methods and flavorings have changed in the 4,000 years since chocolate was consumption began, but it remains...

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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...