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A Connected Legacy: John Marshall and George Washington

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Both the first object acquired by the Virginia Historical Society and arguably one of the best objects in the VMHC...

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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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Arming the Commonwealth

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From providing protection from enemy combatants to finding dinner for a family, weapons have played a significant role...

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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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Diderot's Encyclopédie

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Housed within the library collections of the museum is a complete thirty-five volume set of Diderot's Encyclopédie.

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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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Flag Day

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Although it is not a national holiday, in 1916 President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation that officially...

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Founding Frenemies: Hamilton and The Virginians

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This exhibition examined how critically important relationships between Alexander Hamilton and three Virginians shaped...

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George Washington

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This depiction of George Washington (1732–1799) as commander of the Continental army was painted in the 1790s by Charles...

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George Washington's Farewell Address

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George Washington’s Farewell Address to the people of the United States appeared in newspapers across the nation; then...

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Henkel Press

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In 1806, two young men, Ambrose Henkel and his brother Solomon, started one of the first German language presses in the...

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Industrialization in Virginia

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The 1920 census revealed that, for the first time, more Americans were living in urban areas than rural ones. However...

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John Marshall's Robe

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The only surviving judicial robe from John Marshall’s 34 years of service as Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court...

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John Murray, fourth Earl of Dunmore

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John Murray, fourth Earl of Dunmore, was Virginia's last royal governor.

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John Randolph Dueling Pistols (c. 1820)

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The death of former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton — resulting from his famous 1804 duel with Vice President...

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Let Us Commence: Graduating At A Distance

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Learn about the history of commencement ceremonies and traditions in Virginia.