The search results below contain listings from our website. To search our library and museum collections catalogs, please visit the Collections page.
Sheltering Arms: A Legacy of Caring
![](/sites/default/files/oembed_thumbnails/-lhhESry5jtPRjzxO4DBnWlXTcPy6cfWDVlRaX7k-hU.jpg)
On August 28 at noon, Anne Rutherford Lower delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Sheltering Arms: A Legacy of Caring."
Sheltering Arms: A Legacy of...
The 100th Anniversary of The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
![The 100th Anniversary of The Tomb of the Unknown Solider Photograph of The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/The100thAnniversaryoftheTomboftheUnknownSoldier_VHC_FW21_iStock-186885853.jpeg.webp?itok=l6xXEpVl)
The Abduction of Pocahontas
![VHE_AbductionofPocahontas_Teaser.jpg VHE_AbductionofPocahontas_Teaser.jpg](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/VHE_AbductionofPocahontas_Teaser.jpg.webp?itok=kqq6M1fT)
The Battle of Five Forks
![VHE_BattleofFiveForks_Teaser.jpg VHE_BattleofFiveForks_Teaser.jpg](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/VHE_BattleofFiveForks_Teaser.jpg.webp?itok=zBNMvFFS)
The Central Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Inc.
![from the book Daytime Radio and increased sales volume , 1948](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/Central-Coca-Cola_Mss3%20C3332a%20FA2.os_.1.png.webp?itok=XAls5svp)
The Commonwealth and the Great War
![WWI tanks Black & White photo of a row of tanks in front of a building circa 1912-1914](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/2001.230.1912-1914_1914_v1_1920x1440.jpg.webp?itok=2JmcFkDT)
The Ghosts of Eden Park
![](/sites/default/files/oembed_thumbnails/2gTuebbjMX0sZkFT6HcUyI1t8FSxGCCaowqPldr7qw0.jpg)
On October 10, 2019, Karen Abbott delivered a Banner Lecture entitled, “The Ghosts of Eden Park: The Bootleg King, the Women Who Pursued Him, and the...
The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History
![](/sites/default/files/oembed_thumbnails/52QpEcRc5PtVwe27W8Edab5biGJtaznTyBfOeab8yN4.jpg)
As part of the Health in History Series, cosponsored with the MCV Foundation, on September 20, 2018, John M. Barry delivered the lecture entitled "The...
The History Crisis in America: Myth and Reality
![](/sites/default/files/oembed_thumbnails/kT1AAya1aq6nYj8ns4LYS9EP-CpS3yLK6NKqNhP8nbc.jpg)
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 Notorious History of the Virginia State Penitentiary
![](/sites/default/files/oembed_thumbnails/cQfQij0UdJs5UBoHgg5UGUc1m_5SjwX3g3fwyb9lLSk.jpg)
On November 6, 2019, Dale M. Brumfield delivered a Banner Lecture, “The Notorious History of the Virginia State Penitentiary.”
In 1796, the Virginia...
The Old Bay Line—1840 to 1962
![](/sites/default/files/oembed_thumbnails/-KaSoZ5UZ-ozZ3AGyUAo5sBgqxVPPlv1gwCrRDJ1Lm4.jpg)
On November 3, 2022, author Jack Shaum lectured on the subject of his newest book, 122 Years on the Old Bay Line.
Old Bay Line is the name by which...
The Twentieth Century: Cities, Cars, and Civil Rights
![](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/TwentiethCentury_postcard-marketst-bristol-1999-17-983.jpg.webp?itok=xogbdKbf)
The U.S. Marines at Belleau Wood, June 1918
![](/sites/default/files/oembed_thumbnails/kxvdyAPMUCRr8alyi5pshsuf8y97EfhoCSv4AR-04K8.jpg)
On June 14, 2012, Patrick Mooney delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "The U.S. Marines at Belleau Wood, June 1918."
In 1917 the German Empire won its...
The Wild Vine: A Forgotten Grape and the Untold Story of American Wine By Todd Kliman
![](/sites/default/files/soundcloud/fb_placeholder.png)
Vineyards and wine making have become all-American success stories in recent years, especially in Virginia. In his book, The Wild Vine, author Todd...
Thunder and Flames: American Doughboys at War, 1917–1918
![](/sites/default/files/oembed_thumbnails/wOEzvi0qpzqzZ8xxAMiFivP_oqzDZsNzZMz5tpaGNBU.jpg)
On April 7 at noon, Edward G. Lengel delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Thunder and Flames: American Doughboys at War, 1917–1918."
In November 1917...
Tiny Tomes
![](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/TinyTomes_z1033-m6-a7-rare_open.jpg.webp?itok=w5B2CpJX)
Victory Gardens
![SB321.N3.1919.Cover_.jpg SB321.N3.1919.Cover_.jpg](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/SB321.N3.1919.Cover_.jpg.webp?itok=14NU7FB-)
Virginia’s Sweet History – Chocolate-Making in the Commonwealth
![VHE_Chocolate_2019-12-14_Chocolate-Demo001.jpg VHE_Chocolate_2019-12-14_Chocolate-Demo001.jpg](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/VHE_Chocolate_2019-12-14_Chocolate-Demo001.jpg.webp?itok=q1IV_d0S)
War Stories: Commemorating the Centennial of World War I
![War StoriesL Commemorating the Centennial of World War I A photograph of an American Red Cross Volunteer.](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/WarStoriesCommemoratingTheCentennial_P14_WWI_Lunch_CMYK.jpeg.webp?itok=4_CXfQuI)
WW1 America Curator Talk with Brian Horrigan
![](/sites/default/files/oembed_thumbnails/QzpyzMndsUSehjpiYNGF7YnvSRPITTnokSpABSndSZQ.jpg)
On February 15, 2018, Brian Horrigan spoke at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture about the exhibition WW1 America during the exhibition's Member...