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"Hidden Figure" of GPS (Commonwealth Classroom)

In this virtual event on February 19, 2021, VMHC Curator Karen Sherry led audiences in a conversation with Dr. Gladys West. Dr. West, a Dinwiddie...

Time Period

1925 to Today

A century of foreign wars expanded the presence of both the federal government in Northern Virginia and the military in the Hampton Roads area. Growth in those regions helped transform the state from a rural to a primarily urban one, from a poor to a relatively affluent one, and from a state with few non-natives to one with many. Only painstakingly, however, have minorities gained equality. Since 1960, the population has doubled. The largest employer now is the government, next is agriculture, which adds billions of dollars to the state’s economy.

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A Better Life for Their Children:

Two people hold an ornately frame painted portrait of two people in early 1900s dress

From 1912-37, the Rosenwald schools program built 5,357 schools, shops, and teacher’s homes across 15 Southern and...

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A Century of Foreign Wars

Virginians were engulfed by the many wars that spanned the twentieth century and touched every generation.

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A Chat with Willie and Woody

On August 10, 2016, veteran Richmond Times-Dispatch sports columnist Paul Woody, and Hall of Famer Willie Lanier gave a Banner Lecture.

Virginia...

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A House Built of Virginia Stone

Photograph of the Government Island Quarry

Approximately forty miles south of Washington, D.C., the Aquia sandstone quarry on Government Island sits quietly in the...

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A Landscape Saved

This exhibition celebrated the efforts in preservation and horticulture made by the Garden Club of Virginia during its...

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A Landscape Saved: The Garden Club of Virginia at 100

The landscape of the state is enchanting and, when threatened, Garden Club members unite to educate themselves and the...

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A Life Rediscovered: The Story of Emily Winfree

An oval portrait in black and white of Emily Winfree

Emily Winfree, an African American woman who lived through slavery, the Civil War, Reconstruction, and Jim Crow, never...

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A Material World

P.O. Box 7311, Richmond, Virginia 23221 Photograph of Stephanie Lane wearing seven Swatch watches. Image courtesy of the Richmond Times-Dispatch.Enter FullscreenMore informationPhotograph of Stephanie Lane wearing seven Swatch watches. Image courtesy of the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

Featuring 43 iconic images from the archives of the Richmond Times-Dispatch and accompanied by historical objects that...

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A Material World Traveling Exhibition

A Material World is a touring exhibition traveling to venues beginning in 2018.

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A Nation of Deadbeats: An Uncommon History of America's Financial Disasters

On November 8, 2012, Scott Reynolds Nelson delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "A Nation of Deadbeats: An Uncommon History of America's Financial...

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A Native Son Comes Home: The Life and Legacy of Arthur Ashe

On July 23 at noon, Eric Hall delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “A Native Son Comes Home: The Life and Legacy of Arthur Ashe.”

Virginia’s own...

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A New Era in Building: Black Educational Activism in Goochland County, 1911–1932

Join historians Brian Daugherity and Alyce Miller for a lecture about Black educational activism in Goochland County in the early twentieth century.

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A Post-WWII Mother's Day Card

On June 25, 1944, from an Army Air Force base in Cerignola, Italy, 2d Lt. Harold Leazer penned a letter to his mother in...

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A. D. Price Funeral Establishment

In this video, Lauranett Lee, former Curator of African American History, discusses the A. D. Price Funeral Establishment, one of the oldest African...

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Across Time: Robinson House, Its Land and People

On February 28, 2019, Elizabeth L. O’Leary delivered the Banner Lecture, “Across Time: Robinson House, Its Land and People.”

What is that building...

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Activism from Home 101 (Commonwealth Classroom)

Interested in addressing a problem, making something better, or helping others in your community? Whether you are a veteran activist or a novice eager...

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Advice and Etiquette Books

Studying etiquette books offers researchers a glimpse of how people interacted and how they adapted to their changing...

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Against All Odds: A True Story of Ultimate Courage and Survival in World War II

In this lecture on May 24, 2022, historian Alex Kershaw spoke about his book, Against All Odds: A True Story of Ultimate Courage and Survival in World...