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A Life Rediscovered: The Story of Emily Winfree

Emily Winfree, an African American woman who lived through slavery, the Civil War, Reconstruction, and Jim Crow, never...

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

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In the VMHC collections are several rare editions of his work, including a first edition of Viviparous Quadrupeds and...

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Charlotte Clarise Sears Risley Harrold Ramsey (1867–1922), whose parents were Joseph Henry Risley and Mary Elizabeth...

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Born a slave in Dinwiddie County, Elizabeth Hobbs Keckley (1818–1907) purchased her freedom in 1855 and supported...

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White women and children were left to fend for themselves, and many became widows and orphans when one in five...

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Maggie Lena Walker (1864–1934) was the daughter of Elizabeth Draper, a former kitchen slave and then cook in the Civil...

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Learn how Mary-Cooke Branch Munford helped improve education in 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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Learn about the history of oyster in Virginia's food culture, tourism, and economy.

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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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Learn about important events in the life of the Weddells.

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

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Secession from Virginia was the hope of some western Virginians as early as 1829. Many western Virginians felt...