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George Washington: The Making of a Leader
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In this lecture, historian David O. Stewart discusses his new book, George Washington: The Political Rise of America’s Founding Father.
Washington’s...
George Washington's America: A Biography Through His Maps
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The maps George Washington drew and purchased, from his teens until his death, were always central to his work. Inspired by these remarkable maps...
Glee Clubs
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Gordon Family
Grand Avenues: The Story of Pierre Charles L'Enfant, the French Visionary Who Designed Washington, D.C.
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In 1791, George Washington asked Pierre Charles L'Enfant, who had been a French volunteer during the American Revolution, to design a new federal city...
Great things are expected from the Virginians
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Henkel Press
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Historic Disasters of Richmond
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On January 18 at 5:30 p.m., Walter S. Griggs, Jr. delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “Historic Disasters of Richmond.”
Richmond has had its share of...
Inside Looking Out
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Interpreting Historical Images
Invented Scenes for Narratives
J. Harvie Wilkinson, Jr. Lecture: An Evening with Joseph Ellis
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Was the American Revolution really a revolution? Was George Washington a great general? Was the American victory a miracle or inevitable?
On July 20th...
Jacob L. "JL" Morewitz
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Jamestown, the Truth Revealed (Chauncey Lecture 2017)
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On July 19, 2017, Dr. William M. Kelso delivered the Hazel and Fulton Chauncey Lecture entitled “Jamestown, the Truth Revealed.”
What was life really...
John Carter of Mars
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John Smith's "General History of Virginia"
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In this video, former VMHC Vice President for Collections E. Lee Shepard discusses John Smith's The Generall Historie of Virginia, New England, and...
Juneteenth
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