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The Story of Virginia: The Arrival of the First Africans
On February 11, 2021, historian Ric Murphy told the fascinating story of the arrival of the first Africans in Virginia in 1619. Based on his book, Arr...
The Strange Genius of Mr. O: The World of the United States’ First Forgotten Celebrity
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 U.S. Marines at Belleau Wood, June 1918
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 Virginia Watercolor Society’s 41st Annual Exhibition
The Weddells
Theodore de Bry's Engravings
Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
Thomas Jonathan Jackson
Thomas Sully's Portrait of Pocahontas
Thunder and Flames: American Doughboys at War, 1917–1918
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
Transforming the James River in Richmond
The James River has always been the centerpiece of Richmond, but by the mid-twentieth century it had been abused and neglected. Today, the river draws...
Turning Fact into Fiction: Writing Fiction about the Richmond Theater Fire
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...
United States Colored Troops Muster Rolls
Unlocking Menokin’s Secrets: Archaeological and Landscape Research at a Northern Neck Plantation
Valentines
Victory Gardens
Violins of Hope
Virginia & the Vietnam War
Virginia Environmental Endowment: Leadership, Leverage, and Legacy
On Thursday October 7, 2010, Gerald P. McCarthy discussed the Virginia Environmental Endowment. Since its inception in 1977, Virginia Environmental...