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Movie Mythbusting: Liberty's Kids
Crossing the Delaware: a holiday classic... or was it? Learn the truth behind Washington's role in this historic event with this edition of Movie...
Murals Inspired by the Story of Virginia
Ocracoke: The Pearl of the Outer Banks
On August 8, 2013, Ray McAllister delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Ocracoke: The Pearl of the Outer Banks."
The Outer Banks have enticed...
Oh, Shenandoah
Oh, Shenandoah Traveling Exhibition
Oysters in 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...
Scottish Stone Masons and Virginia Stone
On June 5, 2019, Stewart McLaurin delivered the Banner Lecture, “Scottish Stone Masons and Virginia Stone.”
In the 1790s, the stone harvested from...
Secrets & Symbols: Desk by John Shearer
Desk, 1817
John Shearer (about 1760–after 1818)
VMHC Collection, Gift of The Children of Louis and Harriett Waldrop
John Shearer, a Scottish immigrant...
Shockoe Hill Cemetery: A Richmond Landmark's History
On December 7, 2017, Alyson Lindsey Taylor-White delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “Shockoe Hill Cemetery: A Richmond Landmark's History.”
I...
Skeletons on the Zahara by Dean King
On January 24, 2008, Dean King delivered this Banner Lecture. In 1815 the American sailing ship Commerce ran aground on the northwestern shore of...
Surrender of the English Army at Yorktown
The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775–1777
On October 23, 2019, Rick Atkinson delivered the J. Harvie Wilkinson, Jr. Lecture entitled “The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to...
The Brook Hill Collection
The Great Upheaval: America and the Birth of the Modern World, 1788–1800 By Jay Winik
On April 16, 2008, Jay Winik delivered a lecture entitled “The Great Upheaval: America and the Birth of the Modern World, 1788–1800.” As the 1790s...
The Greatest Fury: The Battle of New Orleans and the Rebirth of America
On July 21,2021, historian William C. Davis delivered the 2021 Hazel and Fulton Chauncey Lecture entitled “The Greatest Fury: The Battle of New...
The History Crisis in America: Myth and Reality
On July 9 at noon, Charles F. Bryan, Jr., delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "The History Crisis in America: Myth and Reality."
History occupies a...
The History of Virginia's Natural Bridge: "So Beautiful an Arch"
The Internal Enemy: Slavery and War in Virginia, 1772-1832
On April 17, 2014 Alan Taylor delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "The Internal Enemy: Slavery and War in Virginia, 1772-1832."
In 1813, British...
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...