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Ocracoke: The Pearl of the Outer Banks
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On August 8, 2013, Ray McAllister delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Ocracoke: The Pearl of the Outer Banks."
The Outer Banks have enticed...
On Hallowed Ground: The Story of Arlington National Cemetery By Robert Poole
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On February 18, 2010, Robert Poole delivered a lecture on his book On Hallowed Ground: The Story of Arlington National Cemetery.
In his new book...
Phyllis Galanti: A Life of Personal Activism
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Play ball! America’s Doughboys and the National Pastime in the Great War
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On August 29, 2019, Alexander F. Barnes delivered the Banner Lecture, “Play ball! America's Doughboys and the National Pastime in the Great War.” In...
Pocahontas – Religion and Faith (Pocahontas Symposium: Session 2)
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Few figures from the American past are better known than the young Powhatan woman who has come down to us as “Pocahontas.” Her fame began in her own...
Rampage: MacArthur, Yamashita, and the Battle of Manila
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On October 30, 2018, James M. Scott delivered the banner lecture, “Rampage: MacArthur, Yamashita, and the Battle of Manila.”
General Douglas...
Recovering History, Reclaiming the Present: The Apalachee Diaspora since the 16th Century
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On April 7, 2022, Kimberly C. Borchard presented a lecture about the 500-year-old myth of Appalachian gold and its catastrophic consequences for the...
Rentals at Virginia House
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Robert Knox Sneden Chronology
Searching for Stonewall Jackson
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On January 30, 2020, Ben Cleary delivered the Banner Lecture, "Searching for Stonewall Jackson: A Quest for Legacy in a Divided America."
Thomas...
Secrets & Symbols: Child's Chest of Drawers
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Chest of drawers, about 1914
William L. Hedgbeth, Sr. (1882–1966)
VMHC Collection, Gift of Llewellyn H. Hedgbeth in memory of her grandfather William L...
Secrets & Symbols: Temperance Quilt
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Quilt, about 1890–1900
Rena Effinger Coyner Koiner (1869–1949)
Cotton fabrics
VMHC Collection, Gift of Dennis and Kay Stockdale
Rena Koiner, the maker of...
Secrets & Symbols: "Crown of Thorns" Chest of Drawers
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“Crown of Thorns” chest of drawers, late 1800s
Unknown maker
VMHC Collection
So-called tramp art was popular across the U.S. from the 1870s to the 1930s...
Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery—Where War Comes Home
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On January 22 at noon, Robert M. Poole delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery—Where War Comes Home."
Writer and...
Silver in Virginia
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Spitfire: An American WWII Fighter Pilot in the RAF
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On May 25, 2023, Preston Smith gave a fascinating lecture about his father’s service as the last U.S. pilot accepted into the ranks of the RAF during...
Target Tokyo: Jimmy Doolittle and the Raid That Avenged Pearl Harbor (Christian Lecture 2017)
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On April 19, 2017, James M. Scott delivered the Stuart G. Christian, Jr. Lecture entitled, “Target Tokyo: Jimmy Doolittle and the Raid That Avenged...
Tears in the Darkness: The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath
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On Thursday, May 6, 2010, the VMHC held its annual Stuart G. Christian, Jr., Lecture in the Robins Family Forum. Elizabeth and Michael Norman...
The 100th Anniversary of The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
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The Abduction of Pocahontas
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