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Who was Oliver Hill?
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The VMHC has a group of items that belonged to Oliver W. Hill, Sr., a prominent Richmond civil rights attorney, donated...
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Who Was the Traitor and Who the Patriot?
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![Who Was the Traitor and Who the Patriot? A painting of Jubal Anderson Early.](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/WhoWasTheTraitor_VHE_ATP_JubalEarly.1974.jpeg.webp?itok=em479WpY)
In 1776, George Washington rebelled against the established government of his day. We remember him as a patriot, but to...
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Why is there a West Virginia?
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![Why is there a West Virginia? A drawing of Confederates gathering in the Shenandoah Valley.](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/WhyIsThereAWestVirginia_VHE_ATP_IrregularTroops.2000.165.3.jpeg.webp?itok=9uWgE1j1)
Secession from Virginia was the hope of some western Virginians as early as 1829. Many western Virginians felt...
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Yearbooks
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View select images from yearbooks in the society's collections.