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The Strange Genius of Mr. O: The World of the United States’ First Forgotten Celebrity
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On July 15, 2021, historian Carolyn Eastman delivered a Banner Lecture examining the career of James Ogilvie, a now-forgotten celebrity of the very...
The Twentieth Century: Cities, Cars, and Civil Rights
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“The United States of Virginia”: Jefferson’s Invention of America through a Virginian Lens
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On October 13, 2022, historian Robert Pierce Forbes took a fascinating look at Thomas Jefferson’s Notes on the State of Virginia.
When Thomas...
The Weddells
The Wild Vine: A Forgotten Grape and the Untold Story of American Wine By Todd Kliman
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Vineyards and wine making have become all-American success stories in recent years, especially in Virginia. In his book, The Wild Vine, author Todd...
The World of Jim Crow
Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
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Thomas Jefferson’s 1774 Summary View of the Rights of British America
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Thomas Jefferson’s Enlightenment—Paris, 1785
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On September 11 at noon, James C. Thompson delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Thomas Jefferson’s Enlightenment—Paris, 1785."
In the summer of 1784...
Thomas Jefferson, Revered and Reviled
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On December 1, Robert M. S. McDonald delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “Thomas Jefferson, Revered and Reviled.”
Of all the founding fathers, Thomas...
Timeline of the Weddells
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Tiny Tomes
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Today’s Agents of Change: Recreating an Iconic Women’s Suffrage Photo
Today’s Agents of Change with the Virginia Museum of History & Culture
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In honor of the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment in the United States granting women the right to vote, the Commonwealth of...
Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy (Wilkinson Lecture 2021)
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On October 20, 2021, bestselling author Nathaniel Philbrick delivered the 2021 J. Harvie Wilkinson, Jr. Lecture based on his newest book, Travels with...
Turning Fact into Fiction: Writing Fiction about the Richmond Theater Fire
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On May 11, 2023, Rachel Beanland gave a lecture on the historical research behind her novel about the Richmond Theater Fire, The House is On Fire...
Twilight at Monticello: The Final Years of Thomas Jefferson By Alan Pell Crawford
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Thomas Jefferson returned to Monticello in 1809 at the end of his second presidential term and died there seventeen years later. In his new book, Alan...
Un/Bound: Free Black Virginians, 1619-1865 Traveling Exhibition
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Victory Gardens
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Virginia and Presidential Politics
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