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A Spoon That Got Around...

Birthday Songs for George Washington

Captivity and the British Subject in Colonial America

On August 11th, 2022, Catherine Ingrassia held a fascinating discussion of her latest book, “Domestic Captivity and the British Subject, 1660–1750.”
...Colonial Cookbooks

Copies and Adaptations of de Bry
Curator Conversations: New to the Collection

In this series, VMHC curatorial staff bring exclusive member-only programs to you on a variety of interesting topics. To see upcoming events in this...
Curator Conversations: Who's In Your Locket?

In this series, VMHC curatorial staff bring exclusive member-only programs to you on a variety of interesting topics. To see upcoming events in this...
Curator Conversations: Year-End Review

In this series, VMHC curatorial staff bring exclusive member-only programs to you on a variety of interesting topics. To see upcoming events in this...
Curators at Home: A Letter is Worth a Thousand Words

This program from May 22, 2020, is part of our Curators At Home Series taped by curatorial staff members from their own homes as they worked remotely...
Death and Rebirth in a Southern City: Richmond's Historic Cemeteries

On April 8, 2021, Ryan K. Smith presented an exploration of the history and recovery of the burial grounds of Richmond, Virginia, through the lens of...
Determined

Fore-edge Painting

Founding Frenemies

Motives of Honor, Pleasure, and Profit: Plantation Management in the Colonial Chesapeake, 1607–1763

On April 21, 2011, Lorena S. Walsh delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Motives of Honor, Pleasure, and Profit: Plantation Management in the Colonial...
Murals Inspired by the Story of Virginia

Reclamation: How a Monticello Descendant Uncovered and Restored Her Family’s Heritage

Join Gayle Jessup White, author of Reclamation: Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a Descendant’s Search for Her Family’s Lasting Legacy, as she...
The Brook Hill Collection

The Jeffersons at Shadwell

On January 13, 2011, Susan Kern discussed her book, The Jeffersons at Shadwell. In her book, Susan Kern merges archaeology, material culture, and...
The Material World of Eyre Hall: Four Centuries of Chesapeake History

On March 24, 2022, Carl R. Lounsbury delivered a lecture about four centuries of Chesapeake history as revealed through material world of Eyre Hall.
...The Permanent Resident: Excavations and Explorations of George Washington’s Life

On October 13, 2022, Dr. Philip Levy gave a fascinating lecture on the principal archaeological sites associated with George Washington and what they...