The search results below contain listings from our website. To search our library and museum collections catalogs, please visit the Collections page.
Fighting for America: The Struggle for Mastery in North America, 1519-1871 By Jeremy Black
![](/sites/default/files/soundcloud/fb_placeholder.png)
In his latest book, prize-winning author Jeremy Black traces the competition for control of North America from the landing in 1519 of Spanish troops...
First Dads: Parenting and Politics from George Washington to Barack Obama
![](/sites/default/files/oembed_thumbnails/cU7TaL0AInB9gS8s9Gsfqlg9R3ctW8SIvs8aoqaJem4.jpg)
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
![](/sites/default/files/oembed_thumbnails/2EGdVSx-bU_-jTDuE3u_qMSzUeuWqzPbfQG8Vy__njM.jpg)
On October 10, Mary Miley Theobald, delivered a banner lecture entitled "First House: Two Centuries with Virginia's First Families."
Conceived...
Freedmen's Schools
![VHE_Freedmen_Harpers Weekley cropped.jpg VHE_Freedmen_Harpers Weekley cropped.jpg](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/VHE_Freedmen_Harpers%20Weekley%20cropped.jpg.webp?itok=TmJCMsl0)
From Marshall to Moussaoui: Federal Justice in the Eastern District of Virginia
![](/sites/default/files/oembed_thumbnails/tlVTifnWdCi1ShTIn90RAaaheaHAnKAAWzsjtZoR5DU.jpg)
On February 5, 2015, John O. Peters, author of "From Marshall to Moussaoui: Federal Justice in the Eastern District of Virginia," was interviewed by...
Gerrymanders: How Redistricting Has Protected Slavery, White Supremacy, and Partisan Minorities in Virginia
![](/sites/default/files/oembed_thumbnails/oXD8vKdAr5LxuDljwmKtdK0i7p0bSX2PHe6URMhgVXU.jpg)
On January 9, 2020, Brent Tarter presented a Banner Lecture about his most recent book, Gerrymanders: How Redistricting Has Protected Slavery, White...
Getting the Message Out: Presidential Campaign Memorabilia from the Collection of Allen A. Frey
![](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/VHE_Campaigns_IL.2012.2.22.2%20%281%29.jpg.webp?itok=1zNZICUe)
Glee Clubs
![](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/Gleek_broadside-1848-19-rallywhigs.jpeg.webp?itok=YPtAkXdH)
Historic Disasters of Richmond
![](/sites/default/files/oembed_thumbnails/j3b__2t6O35vtkqHCMf3ncdgnM2OIU9kUx2o_d0mG5M.jpg)
On January 18 at 5:30 p.m., Walter S. Griggs, Jr. delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “Historic Disasters of Richmond.”
Richmond has had its share of...
In the True Blue’s Wake: Slavery and Freedom among the Families of Smithfield Plantation
![](/sites/default/files/oembed_thumbnails/-ujj8w05tee0Nj7rZUsz1XZcxlGyrbp-pR86MTjiqPM.jpg)
On July 14th, 2022, historian Daniel Thorp held a lecture about his latest book, In The True Blue’s Wake: Slavery and Freedom among the Families of...
Inside the Jemima Code: The Joy of African American Cooking
![](/sites/default/files/oembed_thumbnails/y0mtqMQvfh0edBrt79eF8QXvyBBI0W83B-WGQ59_WLA.jpg)
On April 6, 2018, Toni Tipton-Martin presented a Banner Lecture about her book, “Inside the Jemima Code: The Joy of African American Cooking.”
Women...
Jefferson’s Desk
![Jefferson's Writing Desk A rectangular wooden desk, with writing surface propped at an angle and drawer opened](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/Desk.1956.1_Open_SLIDE.jpg.webp?itok=TN1yHIPN)
John Marshall Judicial Robe Exhibit Preview
![](/sites/default/files/oembed_thumbnails/ewlfz037PfbyBgmHOrVCAhxpGm6QWfNGFFD_JCBu78A.jpg)
This recording is of a past program by the John Marshall Center for Constitutional History & Civics, as part of a series featuring constitutional...
John Marshall Speculates on America’s Second Bank
![John Marshall letters Two sepia toned handwritten letter pages](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/John%20Marshall%20letter%20to%20son%20about%20bank.JPG.webp?itok=mi5rOD9Q)
John Marshall's Robe
![John Marshall's Robe Painting of John Marshall](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/JohnMarshallsRobe_VHC_FW21_JohnMarshall.1988.jpeg.webp?itok=mRNB0pPr)
John Marshall: The Final Founder
![](/sites/default/files/oembed_thumbnails/BlOH6G-_6xXctsCUlWne9jhm7C8hB8ThM5fU1OyrE70.jpg)
This recording is of a past program by the John Marshall Center for Constitutional History & Civics, as part of a series featuring constitutional...
John Marshall: The Man Who Made the Supreme Court
![](/sites/default/files/oembed_thumbnails/wTgmZteWeA4ikH3Pbz43gR-WK3zD7WqGBBMYw-hSVXM.jpg)
On November 12, 2018, Richard Brookhiser delivered the banner lecture, “John Marshall: The Man Who Made the Supreme Court.”
In 1801, a genial and...
John Randolph Dueling Pistols (c. 1820)
![John Randolph Dueling Pistols John Randolph's Dueling Pistol](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/JohnRandolphDuelingPistols_DuelingPistols_1961.35_v1.jpeg.webp?itok=lHDss51V)
John Randolph of Roanoke
![](/sites/default/files/oembed_thumbnails/gdYeNHnzSdb_V0zCi44Q8pzu73DNIOlnTAq_akxjirM.jpg)
Let Us Commence: Graduating At A Distance
![Let Us Commence: Graduating At A Distance Samantha Hukeless’s diploma from Van de Vyver Institute.](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/LetUsCommence_Screen%20Shot%202020-05-19%20at%2012.53.58%20PM.jpeg.webp?itok=MbIdG0xM)