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Curators At Work: New to the Collection
Every year, the VMHC adds hundreds of items to its already vast collections. Some of these improve our understanding of Virginia’s history, while...
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...
Defiant: American POWs in Vietnam's Most Infamous Prison
On September 25 at noon, Alvin Townley delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Defiant: American POWs in Vietnam's Most Infamous Prison."
During the...
Determined
Determined Traveling Exhibition
Dismal Freedom: A History of the Maroons of the Great Dismal Swamp
On February 16, 2023, historian Brent Morris gave a lecture examining the lives of the maroons living in the Great Dismal Swamp and their struggles...
Edgar Allan Poe: Lessons for Creative Success from Literature’s Greatest Antihero
On October 28, 2021, writer Catherine Baab-Muguira presented a lively and informative look at Edgar Allan Poe and how his life can teach us...
Ellen Glasgow’s Broken Heart
Equal Access to Public Accommodations
Eye of the Storm: The Civil War Drawings of Robert Knox Sneden
FDR and Marshall: The Men Who Saved D-Day (George C. Marshall Foundation Lecture 2019)
On May 14, 2019, author Nigel Hamilton delivered the George C. Marshall Foundation Lecture.
In honor of the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings...
Fighting for America: The Struggle for Mastery in North America, 1519-1871
On March 28, 2012, Jeremy Black delivered a lecture entitled "Fighting for America: The Struggle for Mastery in North America, 1519–1871."
In his...
First Dads: Parenting and Politics from George Washington to Barack Obama
On June 2 at noon, Joshua Kendall delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "First Dads: Parenting and Politics from George Washington to Barack Obama."
Ev...
First House: Two Centuries with Virginia's First Families
On October 10, Mary Miley Theobald, delivered a banner lecture entitled "First House: Two Centuries with Virginia's First Families."
Conceived...
For Better or For Worse: The Journey of a POW and His Wife By Phyllis and Paul Galanti
On June 11, 2009, Phyllis and Paul Galanti delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “For Better or For Worse: The Journey of a POW and His Wife.” In June...
Fore-edge Painting
Founding Frenemies: Hamilton and The Virginians
Fresh Paint
From Horse-Driven to Gas-Fueled Transportation
From Marshall to Moussaoui: Federal Justice in the Eastern District of Virginia
On February 5, 2015, John O. Peters, author of "From Marshall to Moussaoui: Federal Justice in the Eastern District of Virginia," was interviewed by...